Urdu Language 2 (PG)
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- Full Year
Objectives and learning outcomes of the module
At the end of the module, a student should be able to demonstrate…
- knowledge and understanding of intermediate Urdu grammar
- knowledge and understanding of a wide range of Urdu vocabulary
- knowledge and understanding of the appropriateness of a wide range of Urdu structures and expressions in a given context
- the ability to understand passages in written Urdu of medium length on everyday and some specialised topics
- the ability to produce passages in written Urdu of medium length on everyday and some specialised topics
- the ability to understand spoken Urdu of medium complexity on everyday and some specialised topics
- the ability to engage in short spoken discourse of medium complexity on everyday and some specialised topics
Total of 20 weeks teaching with 4 hours classroom contact per week in language classes.
Scope and syllabus
The module provides teaching and learning of intermediate level Urdu language with emphasis on practical written and spoken Urdu. It covers complex points of word and sentence structure as well as textual relations in Urdu writing and discourse. Communicative practice and structural knowledge is established through reading and discussing a variety of Urdu texts dealing with different topics and of different length and complexity.
The module provides students with intermediate knowledge of Urdu and practice of using Urdu in a variety of everyday and more specialised situations, including the understanding and expression of opinions and different points of view. It allows students to interact with Urdu speakers in Urdu and to use original Urdu language sources within the level covered in the module. This provides students with a basis to approach research topics relating to Urdu language and the histories, societies and cultures associated with Urdu.
Method of assessment
One three-hour written exam to be taken in May/June (60%); an oral examination taken in May/June (20%) ; a written test taken in week 2 of term 2 (10%); a written test taken the week after reading week in term 2 (10%). These tests will be on vocabulary acquisition, comprehension or specific language structures and will be agreed in class beforehand.
1) The module will be based on
Reading and translation passages, supplemented by topical materials linked to weekly themes, providing the basis of conversation and essay writing.
Additional materials will be made available throughout the course.
2) Additional Urdu References
Urdu Learning Resources
Matthews & Dalvi. 2010. Complete Urdu. London, Hodder Education
Asani, Ali. 2007. Let’s Study Urdu. New Haven, Yale University Press
Bhatia, Tej. 2013. Colloquial Urdu. London, Routledge
Salimuddin, S.M. 2013. Oxford Urdu-English Dictionary. OUP
Haqee, Shanul. 2002. The Oxford English-Urdu Dictionary. Oxford, OUP
Platts, John T. 1977. A Dictionary of Urdu, Classical Hindi, and English. New Delhi, Oriental Books Reprint Corporation
Schmidt, Ruth Laila. 1999. Urdu: An Essential Grammar. London, Routledge
3) Additional resources relating to language-based scholarship
Austin, Peter, ed., 2008, 1000 Languages: The world-wide history of living and lost tongues, London: Thames and Hudson.
Baker, Mona, 1992, In Other Words: A coursebook on translation, London: Routledge.
Duranti, Alessandro, 1997, Linguistic Anthropology, Cambridge: CUP
Geertz, Clifford, 1973/2000, The Interpretation of Cultures: selected essays, New York: Basic Books.
Pinker, Steven, 1994, The Language Instinct: the new science of language and mind, London: Allan Lane.