Course Description
An introduction to Bengali, emphasizing oral fluency, written expression, and reading comprehension. Taught through the use of vocabulary in simulated settings through repetition drills, frequent use of vocabulary, acting, and reading aloud. Augmented by reading and grammatical analysis of texts.
Athena Title
ELEM BENGALI I
Semester Course Offered
Offered fall
Grading System
A - F (Traditional)
Course Objectives
This course is designed as a comprehensive approach to learning Bengali focusing on speaking, listening, reading, and writing. By the end of this course, students will be able to converse in everyday social situations, read texts of elementary level difficulty, write elementary narrative style paragraphs, and develop a cultural awareness.
Topical Outline
Week 1 Greetings, pronouns, vowels, consonants, and numbers 1-10 Week 2 Where do you live? Conversing about self and family, consonants and vowels (cont.), adjectives, possessive pronouns, days of the week, interrogative, numbers 11-20 Week 3 Adjectives (cont.), verbs (intro.), simple present tense, the body Week 4 Simple present tense (cont), begin Simple Future, directions Week 5 Simple Future tense, Present Perfect tense, time Week 6 Moral obligation (uchit), need/necessary, colors, trees, flowers Week 7 Infinitive, must, passive, food, ordering Week 8 Review, midterm Week 9 Present continuous, the verbiage , weather Week 10 Passive (cont.), negatives, adverb, months, and seasons Week 11 Conjunctions, imperative, festivals Week 12 Comparisons, past habitual, animals, birds Week 13, Conditionals, post-positionals, conversational review practice Week 14 Past continuous, past perfect, student skits Week 15 Relative and correlative conjunctions, student skits Week 16 Comprehensive review
General Education Core
CORE IV: World Languages and Global CultureSyllabus