Urdu Literacy A (PG)
Key information
- Status
- Module not running
- Module code
- 15PSAH032
- FHEQ Level
- 7
- Credits
- 15
- Department
- South Asia Section
Module overview
The module is designed to meet the needs of students who already speak and understand Urdu or Hindi to some degree; students are not assumed to have any previous knowledge of the Urdu script. The module covers the basics of the Urdu writing system. The module also introduces students to a selection of texts and provides practice in reading comprehension by looking at selected Urdu texts and textual extracts. Successful students will gain the ability to read lower-intermediate level Urdu texts, and write short Urdu passages.
Objectives and learning outcomes of the module
On successful completion of this module a student will be able to:
- gain knowledge and understanding of Urdu vocabulary at lower-intermediate level
- develop the ability to read and understand short to medium-length passages in written Urdu taken from literary and journalistic sources at lower-intermediate level
- develop the ability to produce short passages in written Urdu at lower-intermediate level
Workload
Total of 10 weeks teaching with 2 hours classroom contact per week.
Scope and syllabus
Students on this module will be studying the following:
- Urdu alphabet and joining letters
- High frequency words in Urdu
- Writing words and sentences
- Reading prose texts
- Comprehension of a variety of texts
Method of assessment
- 40% - Mid-term assignment (400 words)
- 60% - End-of-term assignment (600 words)
- Exact assessment deadline dates are published on the relevant module Moodle/BLE page.
Suggested reading
Core reading
- Delacy, Richard. 2010. Read and Write Urdu Script. London, Teach Yourself Books
- Narang, Gopi Chand. 1967. Urdu: Readings in Literary Urdu Prose. New Delhi, National Council for Promotion of Urdu Language
Additional reading
- Matthews & Dalvi. 2014. Complete Urdu. London, Hodder Education
- Asani Ali. 2007. Let’s Study Urdu. Yale University Press
- Bhatia, Tej. 2000. Colloquial Urdu.London, Routledge
- 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
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