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Offered :

This course is offered as an in-person course at the EarthDiverse Centre in Hamilton, New Zealand, live-streamed via Zoom if you live elsewhere, and as video recordings of the live sessions if you cannot attend the regularly scheduled class

This course is offered in Term 2 (May-Jun) and Term 4 (Oct-Dec) each year.

Date & Time:

Our 2023 Term 4 Hindi 102 course meets Wednesdays 6:00-7:30 pm (New Zealand time) beginning on Wednesday 18 Oct 2023 and continues for 8 consecutive weekly sessions, with the last class held on Wednesday 6 December 2023. If you live outside of New Zealand and wish to Zoom in to our live class sessions, check the local Time Zone equivalents below.

Time Zone equivalents:

for live-streaming Zoom Sessions from New Zealand. If your Time Zone doesn't suit our live-streamed class, you can also access our courses by watching the live-recorded sessions that are posted to the course webpage each week, usually the next day.

  • Honolulu, Hawai’i: begins Tue 17 Oct 2023, 8:00-9:30 pm

  • US Pacific: begins Tue 17 Oct 2023, 10:00 -11:30pm

  • US Eastern: begins Wed 18 Oct 2023, 1:00-2:30am

  • London, UK: begins Wed 18 Oct 2023, 6:00-7:30am

  • Paris, France: begins Wed 18 Oct 2023, 7:00-8:30am

  • New Delhi: begins Wed 18 Oct 2023, 10:30am-12:00pm

  • Bangkok, Thailand: begins Wed 18 Oct 2023, 12:00-1:30pm

  • Singapore & Shanghai: begins Wed 18 Oct 2023, 1:00-2:30pm

  • Tokyo, Japan: begins Wed 18 Oct 2023, 2:00-3:30pm

  • Sydney, Australia: begins Wed 18 Oct 2023, 4:00-5:30pm

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Description:

Hindi 102: Intorductory Hindi, Part 2

  • Our Introductory Hindi 102 course is specifically designed for adults (and children over 10 yrs) who wish to continue to learn to read and speak the Hindi language. It is open to continuing students, or to learners with some Hindi background.

  • Introductory Hindi 102 continues learning begun in our Hindi 101 course on the Devanāgarī (देवनागरी) script, reading practice, and continues with introductory grammar, vocabulary and conversation, with a focus on increasing comprehension. Subsequent Terms reinforce both reading and writing, and focus on grammar, conversation, vocabulary and comprehension.

  • Introductory Hindi 102 is offered twice a year, in Term 2 (May-Jun) and Term 4 (Oct -Dec). Hindi 102 classes run for eight consecutive weeks during each Term.

Meet our Instructor

Executive Director, Senior Lecturer Dr Todd Nachowitz, PhD

Dr Todd Nachowitz, PhD, is the Founder and Executive Director of EarthDiverse. Todd is a Hamilton-based lecturer, anthropologist, environmentalist and diversity educator. He previously taught in Religious Studies at the University of Waikato, teaching courses on Comparative Religion and Religious Fundamentalism & Extremism. Todd holds a Masters Degree in Development Anthropology from Syracuse University in upstate New York (1991) and a PhD from the University of Waikato (2015) in Political Science and Public Policy where he completed his thesis on diversity governance and the Indian diaspora in New Zealand.

Prior to settling in New Zealand in 1995, Todd lived and worked in the United States, India, Pakistan and Nepal. He spent 11 years in South Asia as the Academic Director for university study-abroad programmes in Varanasi, India (for the University of Wisconsin-Madison); Lahore, Pakistan (for the University of California-Berkeley); and Kathmandu, Nepal (for School for International Training, based in Brattleboro, Vermont, USA) focusing on language, culture and religion.

Todd speaks Hindi and Urdu, and is a specialist in comparative world religions and the history, religions, languages and cultures of South Asia. He also currently teaches our Hindi and Urdu language courses and the Religious Diversity courses at EarthDiverse.

Course curriculum:

Week by week new material will be posted throughout the duration of the course. Video recordings of each weekly session will be posted here after 1-2 days after each class.

    1. EarthDiverse Course Information

    2. EarthDiverse Zoom instructions

    1. EarthDiverse Hindi Alphabet Chart

    2. 2023T1 EarthDiverse Beginning Hindi textbook (updated for 2023 Term 1)

    3. Link to EarthDiverse's Hindi flashcard sets at Quizlet.com

    4. Hindi verb tenses cheat sheet!

    1. 20231018 T4.1 Hindi 102 class notes

    2. 20231018 T4.1 Hindi 102 video

    1. 20231025 T4.2 Hindi 102 class notes

    2. 20231025 T4.2 Hindi 102 video

    1. 20231101 T4.3 Hindi 102 class notes

    2. 20231101 T4.3 Hindi 102 video

    1. 20231108 T4.3 Hindi 102 class notes

    2. 20231108 T4.4 Hindi 102 video

Additional course info:

  • Videos and PDF content of class presentations or digital whiteboard notes are uploaded weekly within 1-2 days of each live session.
  • Begins on Wed 18 Oct 2023
  • NZ time: Weds 6:00-7:30pm

Locations:

This is a hybrid class with both in-person sessions in our classrooms and streamed live via Zoom.

All in-person classes are held at the EarthDiverse Centre located at 401 Anglesea Street, Hamilton Central, Hamilton (located just north of the Hamilton Central Bus Station) (entrance is located on the side of the building, see map below). Those looking for parking for our evening classes can park just in front of the building in any of the available car parks. Daytime parking can be found in our dedicated car parks, or free 2-hour on-street daytime parking can be found just in front of Anglesea Street.
Location

Distance Learning:

This course has distance-learning options for those unable to attend the live class sessions in Hamilton. Students have three options for attending our courses once they have registered:

  • Attend in-person classes in our Hamilton classrooms at the regularly scheduled day and time.

  • Attend our live on-line classroom sessions via Zoom at the regular scheduled day and time.

  • Watch the live-recorded class sessions at your leisure, at a time, day and place more suited to your schedule.

Distance-Learning options:

Live Zoom sessions or Video-Recordings

  • In addition to our in-person classes in Hamilton, our courses offer distance learning options for those unable to attend classes in-person. Live-streamed Hamilton classes are available via free Zoom software for those living outside the Waikato. Live-streaming allows you to participate fully in your own learning, ask questions of the instructor and participate fully in the same way as if you were in the physical classroom.

  • Those unable to attend the scheduled date and time of the actual class sessions, or those who need to miss a class or two due to previous engagements or unexpected illness, can watch any or all of the live-recorded video sessions on their computers, laptops, tablets or mobile devices and study at their own pace and in their own time.

  • Detailed instructions on how to access our distance learning components will be sent after completing your registration. There are no additional fees for this service. However, distance learners will need access to a desktop or laptop computer with a good quality web-camera (tablet devices and mobile phones can also access our live-streamed classes), a built-in microphone (most modern laptops have built-in microphones) or a headset with a microphone. You will also need to download and install the free Zoom software on your computer or device. Those accessing the video recordings will be able to do so with a simple web browser on any device.

Pricing options:

All prices in NZ dollars and includes GST. Unwaged includes students, seniors and retirees.

Notes:

Those who cannot make the class meeting day and time via live Zoom sessions may consider accessing this course through the weekly recorded video sessions. Class videos are usually posted within 1-2 days of each live class session and are available for your own personal learning on a day and time of your choosing.

• This class has no assignments, quizzes, tests or exams. • You will not need to purchase any reading materials. • All classes encourage questions and group discussion. • PDFs of class presentations and video recordings of each session will be posted 1-2 days after each session for the duration of the course. You are most welcome to come, sit back, relax, take part in and enjoy the discussions! • Course fees include a cup of tea or coffee if you'd like. • There are no refunds for missed class.

Materials:

All materials are included in the course fees. These are developed by our instructors and distributed as PDF files as the course progresses

An “Introductory Hindi” text is included in the course fees. This is available on the course webpage (after you register) as a PDF file and comprises a completed Hindi textbook to accompany you as you continue your Hindi language journey with EarthDiverse. This textbook is updated twice a year. You will only require a pen or pencil, a notebook for taking your own class notes, and a loose-leaf binder. Any notes that our instructor writes on the digital class notepad are posted on the course webpage as PDF files that you can print out at home and add them to your own notebook.

Prerequisites:

A keen desire to continue learning Hindi!

Our Hindi 101 course or equivalent. Learners should also have some experience with the Devanāgarī script. This course is open to both adults and kids 10 years and older.

Testimonials

Highly Recommended!

Amy Monsees (Hamilton, New Zealand)

Todd understands how to teach Hindi to English speakers. As a beginner I never thought I’d get past the alphabet and cannot believe how much I have learned in such a short amount of time. Todd’s approach, which includes free-flowing conversation in combination with textbook learning, is effective and we have a good time. He is an adaptable, patient, and dedicated teacher and I highly recommend his language courses. (2021)

Reviews

5 star rating

303 Hindi

Sheralee Moore

The method of teaching is based on social interaction for the first part, therefore the lesson is easier to remember. I like reviewing the lesson and often ...

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The method of teaching is based on social interaction for the first part, therefore the lesson is easier to remember. I like reviewing the lesson and often put on during some down time. Todd's vast experience, idioms, memories are often a feature of the learning experience which I enjoy the most!

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