Hindi 1 (Beginners)

Enrolment deadlines

Courses starting in October 2023

  • 8 October 2023

Courses starting in January 2024

  • 8 January 2024
Enrolment on this course opens 1 August 2023. Join our mailing list for updates.

Hindi 1 (Beginners)
Wednesdays 19:30 - 21:00
10 weeks | January - March
Fees from £135
Tutor: Sabrina Osborne
Live online course

Previous experience: None required

This course will give you a general foundation in the language and culture of Hindi speaking countries so that you can deal with a range of predictable, everyday communicative situations, interacting at a very basic level, mostly verbally.

The course will also provide an introduction to the Hindi script, everyday vocabulary, the basic grammatical structures of the language and aspects of Indian culture, although these will be introduced in a gentle way to get you used to the forms and structure of the language.

Whether you plan to visit India on holiday, or do business with the Hindi-speaking world, or you have family connections to India, or maybe you are just fascinated by Indian culture, this course is the perfect starting point for learning Hindi.

By the end of the course, you should be able to:

  • greet and respond to the greeting
  • express gratitude and apology
  • use short everyday phrases
  • introducing yourself - e.g. your name, nationality and what you do for work
  • how introduce a friend
  • ask about family, work, health, and weather
  • talk about your family members
  • ask questions using interrogatives - ie. how who, where, and what
  • recognise and be able to write some Hindi script

There is no set course book for this class. You will be provided by the tutor with access to all the materials you need to study Hindi.

Class Recordings

These classes are not recorded

 

Attendance Certificate

 

Successful completion of this course leads to the award of an Imperial College attendance certificate

 

Terms and conditions apply to all enrolments to this course. Please read them before enrolment

Course Information

Sabrina Osborne graduated from Aligarh Muslim University, India with a BA in Hindi and Sanskrit in 1990 and was awarded three University Gold Medals. She then went on to study Fine Art for a BFA & MFA in 1994 and 1996 respectively from Delhi University, India and an MA in Art Practice at Goldsmiths' College, London University in 2007-2009.

Sabrina has been teaching Hindi for over 9 years and uses audio/visual resources and activities in language teaching along with her own original teaching materials. Her in-depth knowledge of the language and teaching experience with specially designed lessons make her lessons very enjoyable. Her cultural inputs and anecdotes provide a deeper understanding of her fascinating country - India.

Her research interests include contemporary Hindi in urban and rural settings and in Bollywood. She is also a proofreader for Hachette. Recently she reviewed the Hindi Grammar book for Routledge. She also teaches Sanskrit at City Lit.

Choosing the right language level

This is a course for absolute beginners.

Please contact the tutor with any questions about your level: Dr Sabrina Osborne, s.osborne@imperial.ac.uk

If you have any questions about the academic content or teaching of this course please contact our Hindi Course Tutor, Dr Sabrina Osborne, s.osborne@imperial.ac.uk

If you have any questions about your enrolment or payment processes please contact the Programme Administrator, Christian Jacobi, eveningclass@imperial.ac.uk