Course Description
Continuation of Elementary Urdu I, emphasizing oral fluency, written expression, and reading comprehension. Taught by the use of vocabulary in simulated settings through repetition drills, frequent use of vocabulary, acting, and reading aloud.
Athena Title
ELEMENT URDU II
Prerequisite
URDU 1001
Semester Course Offered
Offered fall
Grading System
A - F (Traditional)
Course Objectives
This course continues the development of oral and written skills begun in Elementary Urdu I and emphasizes conversational competence in common practical situations. 1- read texts of elementary II level difficulty. 2- communicate and converse in Urdu on a variety of topics occurring in everyday situations. 3- write elementary II narrative style paragraphs. 4- develop cultural awareness.
Topical Outline
Topics: Week 1 Dialogue: Settling a bill Grammar and Expressions: Guzarna, Future tense (I shall do), Future of hona, must (obligation 1), something else, we shall meet again, numbers review 0-10 Week 2 Dialogue: Departing on a trip Grammar and Expressions: Sir, obligation 2, object of the verb, ki taraf, I remember, chalna, phir, Week 3 Dialogue: Taking a taxi and finding a porter Grammar and Expressions: probably, I know/speak, bas, -vala, bithana, numbers review 11-20 Week 4 Dialogue: Finding a lost person Grammar and Expressions: Past tense of tha (was), itna, nazar ana, comparative adjectives, pahle, ki talas karna Week 5 Dialogue: Traveling and Narrating a Life Grammar and Expressions: kyon, thora, numbers from 100 on. Week 6: Dialogue: Arriving in a city and finding one's hotel Grammar and Expressions: Spelling expressions from Arabic, pahuncana, right/left, oblique case Week 7 Dialogue: Asking permissions, making requests, describing a hotel Grammar and Expressions: sakna, subjunctive, "if" conditionals, balki, bhar, bhar, in comparison with, to want, to begin, numbers review 21-30 Week 8 Midterm Dialogue: Touring Lahore Grammar and Expressions: Son/daughter, broken plurals from Arabic, to enter Week 9 Dialogue: The Bazaar and Expressing Hunger/Thirst Grammar and Expressions: It seems, -vala (2), to cross, love, great interest, numbers review 31-40 Week 10 Dialogue: I'll Show you My Village Grammar and Expressions: Past habitual, past continuous, to say/tell, apna, bat, the very best, possibility, kal/parson, to arrange Week 11 Dialogue: Driving in the Countryside Grammar and Expressions: to rain, be vaqt, directions, ordinal numbers, dates, nearby, darya, tez, anevala, se milana, numbers 41-60 Week 12 Dialogue: Reporting about a trip Grammar and Expressions: farmana, the past participle, transitive and intransitive verbs (simple past), hua (became), xairiat, dekhne jana, old things/people, milna, salam, any/all, to take, congratulations Week 13 Dialogue: Calling and leaving messages Grammar and Expressions: Excusing oneself, perfect and pluperfect (affirmative and negative), to finish doing st., to sit, to be tired, to begin to ask, numbers 61-80 Week 14 Dialogue: Checking in at at an Airport Grammar and Expressions: To wait for, past tenses of transitive verbs, fractions, telling time, to practice Week 15 Dialogue: Conversing with a Passenger Grammar and Expressions: Conjunctive participle "having done," samajhna, lagna, ap ka kahna, haram/halal, to try, to allow, oneself, hi (only, just), Week 16 Review and final exam.
General Education Core
CORE IV: World Languages and Global CultureSyllabus