Hindi Program at Penn
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The University of Pennsylvania is the first institution in the United States to offer language instruction in Hindi and other South Asian languages after World War II. The program has grown over the years and currently offers Hindi at several levels: Beginning, Intermediate, Advanced, and Accelerated. The Accelerated course is especially designed to meet the needs of the so called 'semi-native speakers' who have skewed proficiency in the target language due to their exposure in limited domains. Such students are usually Intermediate or Advanced in their oral-aural skills and Novice in their literacy skills. The Penn was the first to recognize the special instructional needs of the 'semi-native learners' and start a separate track for such learners. There is a reading course in Hindi and an independent study for those graduate students who demonstrate a keen interest in the language and do not fit into the available courses. The advanced and reading courses are designed to meet the specialized needs of the area social scientists. [A broken link]
Hindi/Urdu conversation lessons on the web at SU
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Hindi/Urdu conversation and practice lessons at Syracuse University. Students interested in learning Hindi/Urdu should use these pages to become familiar with basic alphabet, tenses, vocabulary etc., and practice it in conjunction with their formal language instruction. Word lists for Hindi 101 lessons on Basic Vocabulary, Cooking Processes, Kitchen Items, Countries, Nationalities and Languages, Dress, Family and Relations, Food Items, Food Grains and Flours, Fruits and Nuts, Herbs and Spices, Tastes, Vegetables, Hobbies, Time: Daily Increments, Time: Months, Professions, and Religions have been contributed by Prof. Tej Bhatia from his book Colloquial Hindi published by Routledge. [A broken link]