Modern dialects of the Hindi language

Course: Hindi Language and Literature and Translation, English Language

Structural unit: Educational and Scientific Institute of Philology

Title
Modern dialects of the Hindi language
Code
ДВС.1.09.
Module type
Вибіркова дисципліна для ОП
Educational cycle
First
Year of study when the component is delivered
2023/2024
Semester/trimester when the component is delivered
7 Semester
Number of ECTS credits allocated
3
Learning outcomes
PLO 4. To understand the fundamental principles of being a person, nature, society. PLO 9. To characterize the dialectal and social varieties of the Hindi language, describe the sociolinguistic situation. PLO 21. To apply knowledge of lingual country studies of India, history of relations between Ukraine and the countries of the East.
Form of study
Full-time form
Prerequisites and co-requisites
Successful mastering of the disciplines "Oriental language: advanced level", "Lexicology of the first oriental language", "Theoretical grammar of the first oriental language".
Course content
The purpose of the discipline is to give an idea of the territorial varieties of the Hindi language, to acquaint students with the main features of modern dialects of the Hindi language and their territorial variations. A systematic description of the grammatical structure of modern Braj, one of the main dialects of the Hindi-speaking area of modern India, is provided. The discipline belongs to the block of disciplines of the student's free choice and has a practical direction.
Recommended or required reading and other learning resources/tools
Planned learning activities and teaching methods
Practical classes involve active work of students in the analysis and translation of Braj dialect texts in the classroom, self-study. Control from the teacher's side is carried out through an oral survey and the organization of written tasks, tests, modular control works.
Assessment methods and criteria
Semestral assessment is based on the oral answers, written tasks, lexical dictations, and translation exercises – 24/40 points, modular test papers – 12/20 points. Final evaluation in the form of exam: max. 40 / min. 24 points (60% of the maximum number of points assigned to the exam); the exam is conducted in written and oral forms, the examinational task consist of three questions, viz. 1) written translation of an unfamiliar text from Braj to Ukrainian; 2) grammatical question. Students who in total scored less than 36 points during the semester are not allowed to pass the exam.
Language of instruction
Ukrainian, Hindi

Lecturers

This discipline is taught by the following teachers

Yurii Volodymyrovych Botvinkin
Department of Middle East Languages and Literature
Educational and Scientific Institute of Philology

Departments

The following departments are involved in teaching the above discipline

Department of Middle East Languages and Literature
Educational and Scientific Institute of Philology