Learning and Teaching
Topic-Specific Language: Environment 5 – Bat & Bird: A Film
Dr. Shankar’s look at environmental Hindi ends with a flourish: a line-by-line breakdown of a quirky, environment-themed cartoon dubbed in Hindi. Great practice for beginners! You can view the presentation online, or download it as PDF or a Powerpoint presentation.
Topic-Specific Language: Environment 4 – Recycling Paper
Our exploration of Hindi in environmental contexts continues with this look at recycling paper in India. The presentation begins with some questions which guide you through a look at an in-depth government-sponsored recycling advertisement. The presentation concludes with a translation exercise. You can view the presentation online, or download it as a PDF or a Powerpoint presentation.
Topic-Specific Language: Environment 3 – Saving Delhi’s Environment
We continue our exploration of Hindi in environmental contexts with this look at saving Delhi’s environment. The presentation begins with some questions which guide you through a subsequent tour of newspaper and advertisement clippings. The presentation concludes with some comprehension questions. You can view the presentation online, or download it as PDF or a Powerpoint presentation.
Topic-Specific Language: Environment 2 – Saving Water
Dr. Shankar continues our exploration of Hindi in environmental contexts with this look at water conservation. The presentation begins with some questions which guide you through a subsequent tour of newspaper and advertisement clippings. The presentation concludes with some comprehension questions. You can view the presentation online, or download it as PDF or a Powerpoint presentation.
Topic-Specific Language: Environment 1 – World Environment Day
We begin an in-depth look at how Hindi is used to discuss environmental concerns with this look at World Environment Day in India. The presentation begins with some questions which guide you through a subsequent tour of newspaper and advertisement clippings. The presentation concludes with some comprehension questions. You can view the presentation online, or download… Read More
Grammar: Conditional Sentences
Dr. Shankar returns to grammatical concerns with this explanation of conditional sentences in Hindi. The presentation includes many examples from Hindi newspapers and advertisements. Two Bollywood songs featuring conditional sentences in their titles are sprinkled in to the mix. You can view the presentation online, or download it as PDF or a Powerpoint presentation.
Topic-Specific Language: Health 4 – First Aid
Our four-part exploration of the language of health concludes with this look at first-aid Hindi. The presentation begins with some questions that guide the viewer through a series of government-sponsored health education notices and instructions. The presentation concludes with some comprehension questions. You can view the presentation online, or download it as PDF or a Powerpoint presentation.
HUF to host teacher training workshop
At the beginning of each year, the Hindi Urdu Flagship holds a workshop on teaching South Asian Languages to undergraduate students. The primary purpose of this workshop is to train our new TAs, but it also provides an excellent opportunity for a general exchange of views on language teaching, and we encourage anyone involved in South Asian language teaching at UT to attend. The schedule includes a useful session on the use of Blackboard (the full schedule is listed below). The workshop will be held on Monday, August 22nd from 2-5pm in the Meyerson Conference Room (WCH 4.118).
Topic-Specific Language: Health 3 – Polio Prevention
Dr. Shankar’s look at the language of health gets really interesting as he breaks down a polio prevention television message staring a visibly upset Amitabh Bachchan and a slightly nervous Shah Rukh Khan! We view the video as a whole and then examine the dialogue sentence-by-sentence. Great, engaging practice for beginners! You can view the presentation online, or download… Read More
Topic-Specific Language: Health 2 – Polluted Water
Our extended look at the language of health continues with this exploration of the Hindi used to discuss water pollution and resultant diseases. The presentation begins with some questions that guide the viewer through a series of government-sponsored health education notices and advertisements. You can view the presentation online, or download it as PDF or a Powerpoint presentation.