Resources

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).

HUF to host teacher training workshop

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.

Topic-Specific Language: Health 1 – Disease Symptoms – Meningococcal

Dr. Shankar begins an extended exploration of the language of health in Hindi with this look at the case of meningococcal symptoms. 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.

Topic-Specific Language: Ahimsa

We take our first look at topic-specific Hindi — अहिंसा, the language of non-violence.  The presentation begins with a simple re-telling of the story of Siddartha and concludes with two fascinating videos.  You can view the presentation online,  or download it as either a multimedia PDF or a Powerpoint presentation.