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Beginning Urdu: A Complete Course
- ISBN-10:
- 1589017781
- ISBN-13:
- 9781589017788
- Pub. Date:
- 06/18/2012
- Publisher:
- Georgetown University Press
- ISBN-10:
- 1589017781
- ISBN-13:
- 9781589017788
- Pub. Date:
- 06/18/2012
- Publisher:
- Georgetown University Press
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Overview
Beginning Urdu is a complete first-year textbook designed to help learners acquire the language by actively using it in real-life situations. The book and its accompanying audio files–available on the Press website–contain all that is needed to complete one full year of study, including clear explanations of language structures; useful, fun, and engaging activities; and an organizational format that makes it easy to chart student progress.
FEATURES• Develops all four skills—listening, speaking, reading, writing—through a wide range of tasks and activities, including role plays, games, and short conversations• Beautifully illustrated with full-color, authentic images and written in an accessible style• Introduces the sound system and script of Urdu• Organized around functional themes such as home and family, everyday life, the marketplace, personal responsibilities, and travel• Features straightforward grammatical explanations and topically organized vocabulary lists for each of the 34 chapters• Integrates cultural information within the thematic units and also presents culture through aphorisms, poetry, and photographs• Provides an activity set for each unit along with review activities, including tips for increasing fluency and sets of questions to help personalize learning• Contains Urdu–English and English–Urdu glossaries • Includes three appendices—Urdu numbers, additional grammatical structures for moving to advanced levels of proficiency, and a suggested syllabus Beginning Urdu covers approximately 150 contact hours and is designed to bring learners to the ACTFL proficiency level of mid- to high-intermediate in all four skills. The book also serves as a valuable resource for independent learners.
Product Details
ISBN-13: | 9781589017788 |
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Publisher: | Georgetown University Press |
Publication date: | 06/18/2012 |
Pages: | 688 |
Product dimensions: | 8.80(w) x 11.00(h) x 1.40(d) |
Language: | Urdu |
Age Range: | 18 Years |
About the Author
Fauzia Farooqui teaches Urdu and Hindi at Princeton University. She has also taught Urdu-Hindi at various other institutions, including the University of Virginia, the Defense Language Institute, University of Michigan, and the American Institute of Indian Studies in Lucknow, India. Her other publications include a monograph on the prose poem in Urdu and various original pieces of poetry, short fiction, and literary criticism, which have appeared in leading Urdu literary journals.
Table of Contents
About Beginning UrduHow to Use This Book: For TeachersHow to Use This Book: For StudentsAbout the Urdu LanguageThe Sound System and Script of Urdu
Part I: The Sound System of UrduLesson 1: Sounds Similar to EnglishLesson 2: The Consonants r, l, v and the Vowels e and oLesson 3: Aspirated and Unaspirated ConsonantsLesson 4: Dental and Retroflex ConsonantsLesson 5: The Consonants r and rh and the Vowels ai and auLesson 6: The Consonants q, x, and ghLesson 7: Nasalized Vowels and Doubled ConsonantsExercise Answers
Part II: The Urdu ScriptLesson 8: Introduction to the Urdu Script: The be SeriesLesson 9: The jīm Series, sukūn and taśdīdLesson 10: The dāl and re SeriesLesson 11: The sīn and suād SeriesLesson 12: The Vowels vāo, choī ye, and baī yeLesson 13: fe, qāf, kāf, gāf, and lāmLesson 14: Mīm, choī he, do caśmī he, and nūn ghunnaLesson 15: The to and ain SeriesLesson 16: Additional SignsThe Arabic Definite ArticleExercise Answers
Unit 1: Me and My School
1. IntroductionsMeeting Somebody NewIdentifying Classroom ItemsAsking and Answering QuestionsYes-or-No QuestionsGreeting an Acquaintance
2. Me and My ClassmatesExchanging Basic Personal Information
3. My ClassroomListing Items: There Is and There AreNoun Types and FormsIndefinite Words: koī and kuch
4. Describing Classroom ItemsDescribing Items by Their Qualities: AdjectivesAdjectival Question WordsPlurality and Respect with Adjectives and Nouns
5. Giving Commands and Making RequestsThe InfinitiveThe Imperative 6. Unit 1 Review Activities
Unit 2: My Family and My Home 7. Locating Places and ObjectsLocating Places in the CityLocating Places within CountriesLocating Objects in the HomeUsing Postpositions: Oblique Forms
8. Identifying Family MembersUsing the Possessive Postposition kāPossessive PronounsStating the Number of Siblings You Have
9. Describing Family MembersDescribing a Person's Physical AppearanceStating a Person's AgeOblique Adjectives
10. My Home, My BelongingsFeatures of One's HomeExpressing What one Has: Physical PossessionsSummary of Constructions for Expressing Possession
11. Making ComparisonsComparative ConstructionsOblique Pronoun FormsThe Superlative Construction
12. Unit 2 Review Activities
Unit 3: Daily Life
13. My Daily Routine 1Saying Where You Live and WorkDescribing Routine ActivitiesClock TimeUsing Postpositions with Verbs
14. My Daily Routine 2Uses of the InfinitiveReflexive Pronouns
15. Describing Events in ProgressThe Present Continuous Verb TenseConjunct Verbs
16. Weather and ClimateDescribing the WeatherDescribing the Climate
17. Unit 3 Review Activities
Unit 4: In the Market
18. Expressing Likes, Needs, and DesiresExpressing Likes and NeedsContracted ko Pronoun FormsAdditional Uses of the Infinitive
19. Choosing Items and Expressing MeasuresUsing vālā to indicate an ItemMeasures
20. Discussing PricesPrice Constructions
21. Unit 4 Review Activities
Unit 5: My Childhood
22. My Childhood HomeDescribing Past Circumstances 23. Describing One's ChildhoodThe Past Habitual Verb Tense 24. Describing a Scene in the PastThe Past Continuous Verb Tense
25. Expressions of TimeClock-Related Time ExpressionsNon-Clock Based Time Expressions
26. Unit 5 Review Activities
Unit 6: Rules and Responsibilities
27. Rules and RegulationsThe Verb saknāV-ne denāThe verb pānā
28. Expressing CompulsionExpressions of Compulsion
29. Giving and Following InstructionsThe Subjunctive: IntroductionExpressing What One Wants Others to Do
30. Unit 6 Review Activities
Unit 7: A Trip to South Asia
31. My PlansThe Future Verb TenseInvitations and Plans 32. My Travel Plans: Definite and PossibleUsing the Subjunctive with Subordinating Expressions
33. Arranging Transportation and LodgingHow Long It Takes and How Much It CostsImminent Events
34. Finding One's WayGiving and Following Directions
35. Seeking Information for Travel Plans The Conjunction ki
36. Unit 7 Review Activities
Unit 8: Past Events and Experiences
37. My WeekendThe Perfective Verb TenseTransitive and Intransitive VerbsThe Perfective of Transitive Verbs
38. Narrating a StoryThe Past PerfectThe kar Construction
39. My Experience and AccomplishmentsThe Present Perfect Verb TenseStating How Long You Have Been Doing SomethingThe verb cuknā
40. At the DoctorAilments and Physical ConditionsExpressing the Beginning of an ActionCompound Verbs 41. Unit 8 Review Activities
Appendix 1: NumbersCardinal NumbersHigher NumbersOrdinal Numbers
Appendix 2: Grammar SupplementCausative VerbsRelative-Correlative ConstructionsThe Contrafactual Verb FormAdditional Meanings and Uses of honāThe Passive VoiceParticipial Forms
Appendix 3: Additional Information for TeachersUrdu-English GlossaryEnglish-Urdu Glossary
Appendix 3: Additional Information for Teachers
Urdu-English Glossary
English-Urdu Glossary
What People are Saying About This
Beginning Urdu is a welcome addition to the study of South Asian languages. I commend this book for its accuracy, thoroughness, and usefulness. Going through the book, one can clearly see that the authors have a meticulous understanding of language pedagogy principles and a knack of presenting materials with great sensitivity to learners’ needs. One feels a fresh breeze in the selection of content and methodology here.