Wednesday, April 26, 2006

Summer Urdu Program in Washington DC

JHU SAIS Summer Urdu Program in Washington DC

Johns Hopkins University is proud to host another summer of Urdu courses in Washington DC. Urdu is one of the major languages of South Asia and the national language of Pakistan. Urdu is the dominant language of Muslim culture in South Asia and incorporates Persian and Arabic influences as well as sharing many characteristics with Hindi. JHU's Nitze School of Advanced International Studies through the South Asia Studies program is excited to offer this opportunity to professionals and graduate students to study Urdu at their Dupont Circle campus.

Instruction is multi-functional, allowing students to read and write in Urdu exclusively through the Nastaliq Perso-Arabic script. Students are also asked to build their speaking and listening proficiency through exposure to modern Urdu media and group activities. Instructional materials foster a communicative approach to language learning and reflect real-life
circumstances. The courses are taught at the university level and are comparable to one semester's equivalent of Urdu.

Urdu Class timings for Summer 2006

June 3rd to August 5th

Elementary Urdu Saturday 9:30AM-12:00 PM, Tuesday 5:30PM-8:00 PM
Intermediate Urdu Saturday 12:00PM-2:30 PM, Wednesday 5:30PM-8:00 PM

Seating is limited and closes June 3rd

To register please refer to the following link:
http://www.sais-jhu.edu/programs/asia/southasia/sa_language/urdu/urduregistration

If you have any questions please email the instructor Rubab Qureshi:
rubab@sas.upenn.edu
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Please note that this program is a separate program from the Hindi-Urdu
courses offered through the Summer Language Institute at SAIS this year.
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We will hold two registration/workshops prior to the summer classes commencing.
April 29th at 9:30 AM
May 6th at 3:00 PM
These workshops will introduce the language and answer questions regarding registration, class structure, materials, and some script lessons. Workshops will be held at the SAIS campus off Dupont Circle in the Rome Building Room 200. Please email the instructor to RSVP at
rubab@sas.upenn.edu

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