HINDI 201 | Intermediate Hindi I

Enrollment is now closed

Course Description

The focus of this course is to develop students’ linguistic (grammar and vocabulary), communicative (reading, writing, speaking, and listening), and cultural competence. The course will follow Dr. Ranjan's and his colleagues’ online textbook, Hindi-Urdu.

HINDI 201 aims to develop students’ proficiency up to the intermediate mid or intermediate high level of the American Council on the Teaching Foreign Languages (ACTFL) proficiency scale. The pedagogical approach of this course will be primarily communicative, however, we HINDI 201 will adopt various techniques to meet the learning styles of the students in a unique online learning environment. By the end of the first term, students will have the intermediate level of skills to read and write in Hindi, and to handle interpretive, interpersonal, and presentational modes of language communication along with cultural appropriateness in Hindi.

HINDI 201 will provide strong foundation for those wishing to continue their study of the language, travel and effectively communicate in India, begin translation work, engage with Hindi-language films, and more!

Students Will Receive: 

  • 18 Zoom live class sessions + recordings (90 min)
  • Up to 27 Hours of CE credit with YA
  • Yogic Studies Certificate upon completion (PDF)
  • Access to the private Community Forum

Dr. Rajiv Ranjan

Professor of Hindi and Urdu, Michigan State University

Rajiv Ranjan is a professor of Hindi and Urdu language at Michigan State University. He received his PhD in Second Language Acquisition (SLA) from the University of Iowa in 2016. He has been teaching Hindi and Urdu languages in the U.S. since 2010. In addition to his classroom-teaching experience, Rajiv has also taught online at MSU and at Kean University. He taught an immersion program for the South Asia Summer Language Institute (SASLI) at the University of Wisconsin, Madison and he has also taught in a study abroad context for the American Institute of Indian Studies (AIIS) in India.

Rajiv has published an Open Educational Resource (OER) Hindi textbook, Basic Hindi I. Rajiv’s primary area of research is generative approaches to SLA. His research interests also include socio-cultural approaches to SLA, second language writing and speaking, language pedagogy, and morpho-syntax.

"Hindi 101 with Dr. Ranjan is well organized and rich. He is skilled at making the grammar come alive by engaging the students with examples and stories. I suggest this course for beginners, but especially recommend it for intermediate students who wish to improve their Hindi and have some tools to better understand the Indian Tradition."

— Stefania Floreani, Yoga Teacher, Italy

"Dr. Ranjan is a compassionate and passionate teacher of Hindi, and I would recommend his classes to anyone looking to learn this beautiful language."

— HINDI 101 Student

Enrollment is now closed.

Regular Tuition

$300

One-Time Payment

  • Lifetime access to HINDI 201

Regular Tuition

$100 x 3

Three Monthly Payments

  • Lifetime access to HINDI 201

This course is eligible for 27 hours of Continued Education (CE) credits with Yoga Alliance

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