1	Name of the institution
	Columbia University (MESAAS)
2	City, State where institution is located
	New York
3	Country
	United States of America
4	Institution's webpage (URL)
	https://www.columbia.edu/
5	Department Web Page / URL (If Any)
	https://mesaas.columbia.edu/
6	Course 1 (Name of the Course)
	Fall semester Middle East UN1601 ELEMENTARY HINDI-URDU I
7	Course 1 - Short Description or URL
	Fall semester- Middle East UN1601 ELEMENTARY HINDI-URDU I--An introduction to the most widely spoken language of South Asia. Along with an understanding of the grammar, the course offers practice in listening and speaking. The Hindi (Devanagari) script is used for reading and writing. No P/D/F or R credit is allowed for this class.
8	Course 2 (Name of the Course)
	Spring semester- Middle East UN1602 section 001 ELEMENTARY HINDI-URDU II
9	Course 2 - Short Description or URL
	An introduction to the most widely spoken language of South Asia. Along with an understanding of the grammar, the course offers practice in listening and speaking. The Hindi (Devanagari) script is used for reading and writing. No P/D/F or R credit is allowed for this class.
10	Course 3 (Name of the Course)
	Fall semester - Middle East UN2601 INTERMEDIATE HINDI-URDU I
11	Course 3 - Short Description or URL
	Prerequisites: (MDES UN1601) and (MDES UN1602) MDES UN1601-UN1602 or the instructor's permission. Continuing practice in listening, speaking, and grammatical understanding. Devanagari is used for reading and writing. No P/D/F or R credit is allowed for this class.
12	Course 4 (Name of the Course)
	Spring semester- Middle East UN2602 section 001 INTERMEDIATE HINDI-URDU II
13	Course 4 - Short Description or URL
	One year of prior coursework in Elementary Hindi-Urdu I&II or the instructor’s permission. The course aims to continue consolidating and building upon the existing listening, speaking, reading, writing and cultural skills and will help students acquire higher level proficiency in Hindi language. Students will be introduced to new grammatical structures and a broad range of vocabulary through exposure to a variety of authentic materials including Hindi literature, newspapers, folk tales, films, songs, and other kinds of written and audio-visual materials and through these materials. Students will expand their knowledge base of the society and culture of the target languages in this course. No P/D/F or R credit is allowed for this class.
14	Course 5 (Name of the Course)
	Fall semester-Middle East UN1608 HINDI FOR HERITAGE SPEAKERS I
15	Course 5 - Short Description or URL
	This is an accelerated course for students of South Asian origin who already possess a knowledge of basic vocabulary and limited speaking and listening skills in Hindi. They may not have sufficient skills in reading and writing but are able to converse on familiar topics such as: self, family, likes, dislikes and immediate surroundings. This course will focus on developing knowledge of the basic grammar of Hindi and vocabulary enrichment by exposing students to a variety of cultural and social topics related to aspects of daily life; and formal and informal registers. Students will be able to read and discuss simple texts and write about a variety of everyday topics by the end of the semester. No P/D/F or R credit is allowed for this class.
16	Course 6 (Name of the Course)
	Spring semester- Middle East UN1609 HINDI FOR HERITAGE SPEAKERS II
17	Course 6 - Short Description or URL
	This is an accelerated course for students of South Asian origin who already possess a knowledge of basic vocabulary and limited speaking and listening skills in Hindi. They may not have sufficient skills in reading and writing but are able to converse on familiar topics such as: self, family, likes, dislikes and immediate surroundings. This course will focus on developing knowledge of the basic grammar of Hindi and vocabulary enrichment by exposing students to a variety of cultural and social topics related to aspects of daily life; and formal and informal registers. Students will be able to read and discuss simple texts and write about a variety of everyday topics by the end of the semester. No P/D/F or R credit is allowed for this class.
18	Course 7 (Name of the Course)
	Fall semester- Middle East GU4624 ADVANCED HINDI I
19	Course 7 - Short Description or URL
	Advanced Hindi I and II are third year courses in the Hindi-Urdu program that aim to continue building upon the existing four language skills (speaking, listening, reading and writing) along with grammar and vocabulary in a communicative approach. The objective of these courses is to strengthen students’ language skills and to go beyond them to understand and describe situations and the speech community, understand and discuss Hindi literature and films, news items, T.V. shows and current events. Students will also be given opportunities to work on their areas of interest such as popular culture, professional and research goals in the target language. Students will be expected to expand their vocabulary, enhance grammatical accuracy and develop cultural appropriateness through an enthusiastic participation in classroom activities and immersing themselves in the speech community outside. This course will be taught in the target language. All kinds of conversations such as daily life, on social/public interests’ topics as well as on academic interests, will occur in the target language. No P/D/F or R credit is allowed for this class.
20	Course 8 (Name of the Course)
	Spring semester- Middle East GU4625 ADVANCED HINDI II
21	Course 8 - Short Description or URL
	Advanced Hindi I and II are third year courses in the Hindi-Urdu program that aim to continue building upon the existing four language skills (speaking, listening, reading and writing) along with grammar and vocabulary in a communicative approach. The objective of these courses is to strengthen students’ language skills and to go beyond them to understand and describe situations and the speech community, understand and discuss Hindi literature and films, news items, T.V. shows and current events. Students will also be given opportunities to work on their areas of interest such as popular culture, professional and research goals in the target language. Students will be expected to expand their vocabulary, enhance grammatical accuracy and develop cultural appropriateness through an enthusiastic participation in classroom activities and immersing themselves in the speech community outside. This course will be taught in the target language. All kinds of conversations such as daily life, on social/public interests’ topics as well as on academic interests, will occur in the target language. No P/D/F or R credit is allowed for this class.
22	Professor 1 - Name
	Rakesh Ranjan
23	Professor 1 - Title / URL
	Senior Lecturer, Hindi-Urdu/https://mesaas.columbia.edu/language-programs/hindi-urdu/
24	Professor 2 - Name
	Aftab Ahmad
25	Professor 2 - Title / URL
	Senior Lecturer, Hindi-Urdu/https://mesaas.columbia.edu/faculty-directory/aftab-ahmad/
26	Professor 3 - Name
	Timsal Masud
30	Please enter your comments / questions or any other Information
	During the Academic Year 2020-2021 Christine Marrewa-Karwoski (Lecturer in Hindi-Urdu Language) taught Elementary Hindi-Urdu in the fall and spring semesters and in Fall 2021 Timsal Masud is scheduled to teach Intermediate Hindi. We need one regular lecturer position.
33	Email Address
	aa3070@columbia.edu
34	Your Name
	Aftab Ahmad

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