Learning Hindi at La Trobe University Melbourne
Love India? learn Hindi.
Study Hindi with La Trobe University. You can study Hindi as a single subject, on campus at La Trobe’s Melbourne Bundoora campus, or from anywhere in the world through the internet via Open Universities Australia, or even as a summer school intensive which will be offered in Melbourne.
On campus classes start in March each year and meet twice a week, Tuesdays and Thursdays, from 4 pm to 6 pm at first year level. From 2012 we will be offering a full range of six subjects covering beginning to advanced levels.
La Trobe University Hindi summer School
Beginning Hindi 1a is a summer school intensive, for credit towards a degree, or as a single subject, or for audit.
Dates: 30 January to 10 February 2012.
Location: La Trobe University city Campus, 215 Franklin St, Melbourne.
The distance education subjects delivered through Open Universities Australia are each three months long and are offered twice a year starting in February/March and August/September each year.
For more details contact:
Dr. Peter G. Friedlander
Senior Lecturer in Hindi and Buddhist Studies
Asian Studies
La Trobe University,
Victoria 3086
AUSTRALIA
+61 3 9479 1400
p.friedlander@latrobe.edu.au
http://www.latrobe.edu.au/humanities/areas-of-study/asian-studies/hindi
Hindi at the ANU College of Asia & the Pacific
Be one of the 400 million people who speak Hindi, the official language of India.
The Program
The aim of the Hindi program is to provide students with the skills necessary to communicate in spoken Hindi as well as to read a wide range of material written in Hindi, including novels, newspapers, and academic works. Knowledge of Hindi is essential for students interested in any aspect of the civilization and society of modern and medieval India.
The Syllabus
Hindi 1A & 1B are the first courses undertaken by students, with the emphasis on mastery of the fundamentals of Hindi usage and on the acquisition of basic conversational skills. More advanced courses in the Hindi program are based on the reading of a variety of texts, including short stories as well as newspaper and magazine articles. Intermediate and advanced conversation courses are an integral part of the Hindi Program.
Students interested in Pakistan or in the Islamic heritage of southern Asia who have completed Hindi 1A & 1B may undertake Urdu courses as a part of their Hindi studies. Urdu, the official language of Pakistan and an important language in India has the same fundamental vocabulary and grammar as Hindi but is written in a different script.
In addition to the language courses a range of courses in religious studies, history, linguistics and politics are offered in the ANU College of Asia and the Pacific as well as the ANU College of Arts and Social Sciences.
Contact: richard.barz@anu.edu.au
Sanskrit at the School of Culture, History & Language ANU College of Asia & the Pacific
Sanskrit is the profound and beautiful classical language of India. It is the key to a vast treasure-house of ancient spirituality and allows students access to Indian philosophy, literature, Hinduism and Buddhism. Being one of the main cultural languages of South Asia, the study of Sanskrit also helps to unlock other Asian languages including Indonesian, Thai, Hindi, Urdu, Lao and Pali. Its Devangari script is very closely related to the scripts of a wide range of languages such as Burmese, Sinhala, Tamil, Thai and Tibetan. It is not only invaluable for the study of the culture and the history of ancient India and her neighbours, but it is of interest to students and teachers of yoga, practitioners of Indic spiritual traditions, and those involved with Indian arts, music, dance and drama.
The Program
Knowledge of Sanskrit is essential for:
• the classical cultures of South Asia
• the study of Asian Religions
• the study of historical linguistics and general linguistics
• an understanding of many Asian languages
• an understanding of classical Indian literature and philosophy
As a long-lost cousin of Latin and Greek, Sanskrit also offers a fascinating area of study for students of European Classics.
The Syllabus
The first year of Sanskrit is devoted to the study of fundamentals of reading, writing, chanting and speaking Sanskrit. We cover basic grammar and progress to simple selections from easy prose texts. Works studied in the second and third years represent a diversity of styles and subject matter, including prose narratives, epics and dramas. Advanced studies in Sanskrit may include the study of Vedic and more other more difficult Sanskrit texts. Vedic is indispensable for the study of early Indic and is the basis of Brahmanical tradition. To complement our rigorous text-based components, we offer an innovative ‘Living Sanskrit’ syllabus with a balance of conversation, song, recitation and role-play.
Flexible Delivery
The ANU Sanskrit program is now available to off-campus students through our flexible delivery program. Students are able to watch lectures over the Internet and participate in live online tutorials for 90 minutes per week. This suits students outside Canberra or students who are working full-time.
NOTE: Parts of this program are delivered collaboratively with the University of Sydney using video conferencing.
A range of courses in religious studies, history, linguistics and politics are offered in the ANU College of Asia and the Pacific and the ANU College of Arts and Social Science.
Contact: mccomas.taylor@anu.edu.au