Information about SASLI 2024 courses will appear here as it becomes available. Syllabi will be posted on the first day of classes (June 17th).
For distance learning students, Zoom links will be provided by your instructors via Canvas after the course page has been published.
All courses meet Monday through Friday, 8:30 a.m. – 1:00 p.m. (CDT), with one thirty-minute break. No classes will be held on July 4, 2024.
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Intermediate Bangla
Instructor: Aminur Rahman
Instructor email: arahman4@wisc.edu
Classroom: 475 Van Hise
Syllabus: SASLI 2023 Syllabus Intermediate Bengali
Required Textbook:
Epar Banlga Opar Bangla: Bangla Across Borders – a free of cost downloadable book.
The instructor will provide supplemental readings and practice texts.
Elementary Hindi
Instructor: Syed Ekhteyar Ali
Instructor email: seali@wisc.edu
Faculty Assistant: Courtney Averkamp
Email: caverkamp@wisc.edu
Classroom: moved to 486 Van Hise
Syllabus: SASLI 2023 Elementary Hindi Syllabus
Textbooks:
- Elementary Hindi by Richard Delacy (not necessary to buy the audio if a cheaper one is available without it)
- Elementary Hindi Workbook by Richard Delacy
- Introduction to Hindi Grammar by Usha Jain
Intermediate Hindi
Instructor: Rashmi Sharma
Instructor email: rsharma69@wisc.edu
Classroom: 482 Van Hise
Syllabus: SASLI 2023 Intermediate Hindi Syllabus (2)
Required Textbooks:
- Spoken Hindi in Social Context (2010) by Mithilesh Mishra and Awadesh Mishra. Lakshi Publishers. Delhi, India. To be purchased at UW-Madison.
- A collection of Texts. Prepared by Mithilesh Mishra
- Theme-based vocabulary and affixes of Hindi (2010) by Mithilesh Mishra and Awadhesh Mishra. Lakshi Publishers. Delhi, India. To purchased at UW-Madison.
- Advanced Hindi Grammar (2007) by Usha R. Jain. University of California, Berkeley.
How to get these books: stop by the CSA (Center for South Asia) office and pay for the books with cash (exact change only).CSA hours of operation are as M-Th 9:15-4:30 and F 9:15-3:30. This pair of textbooks is $65. Another way would be to purchase your textbooks online (if you prefer to use a credit card). The online store is configured to automatically charge shipping (which CSA can refund), and students can stop by CSA to pick up their textbooks during the first week of class.
NOTE: Spoken Hindi in Social Context and Theme based vocabulary and affixes of Hindi can only be purchased at the UW-Madison Center for South Asia bookstore.
Optional Texts (instructor to provide PDFs as needed):
Introduction of Hindi Grammar (1995) by Usha R. Jain, University of California, Berkeley.
Intermediate Hindi by Yamana Kacharu and Rajeshwari Pandharipande, Motilal Banarasidass.
Advanced Hindi
Instructor: Mithilesh Mishra
Instructor email: mishra@wisc.edu
Classroom: 483 Van Hise
Syllabus: Advanced Hindi Syllabus and Weekly 1-2 Schedule
Textbook:
- Advanced Hindi Grammar by Usha Jain.
- Spoken Hindi in Social Context by Mishra and Mishra
- Theme Based Vocabulary and Affixes of Hindi by Mishra and Mishra
How to get these books: stop by the CSA (Center for South Asia) office and pay for the books with cash (exact change only).CSA hours of operation are as M-Th 9:15-4:30 and F 9:15-3:30. This pair of textbooks is $65. Another way would be to purchase your textbooks online (if you prefer to use a credit card). The online store is configured to automatically charge shipping (which CSA can refund), and students can stop by CSA to pick up their textbooks during the first week of class.
Elementary Sanskrit
Instructor: Peter Scharf
Instructor email: pmscharf@wisc.edu
Classroom: Remote (zoom link provided by instructor via Canvas)
Syllabus: file: SASLI2023Sanskrit1Syllabus
Textbooks:
- Śabdabrahman: A linguistic introduction to Sanskrit by Peter M. Scharf
Intermediate-Advanced Sanskrit
Instructor: Dhruv Raj Nagar
Instructor email: drnagar@wisc.edu
Classroom: 486 Van Hise
Syllabus: SASLI Sanskrit Syllabus 2023
Textbooks:
- Samskrtasubodhini: A Sanskrit Primer by Deshpande, Madhav M.. Ann Arbor, MI: Center for South and Southeast Asian Studies, University of Michigan, 1997.
- The Practical Sanskrit-English Dictionary by V.S. Apte (any reprint)
- OR A Sanskrit-English Dictionary by Monier Monier-Williams (any reprint)
- OR any paper dictionary you may already have (Sanskrit-English)
The Apte or Monier-Williams is recommended, but if you already have another paper dictionary, you needn’t purchase a new one.
Intermediate Tamil
Instructor: Maithili Thayanithy
Instructor email: thayanithy@wisc.edu
Classroom: Remote (zoom link provided by instructor via Canvas)
Syllabus: Intermediate Tamil Syllabus 2023
Textbook:
- A Grammar of Modern Tamil (2nd ed.). by Lehemann, T. (1993). Pondicherri Institute of Linguistics and Culture.
- The University of Madras Tamil Lexicon
- Crea’s Tamil-English and English-Tamil dictionary
Elementary Urdu
Instructor: Jameel Ahmad
Instructor email: jahmad5@wisc.edu
Classroom: 1125 Nancy Nicholas Hall
Syllabus: Urdu First Year 2023_Final Draft
Textbooks:
- Let’s Study Urdu: An Introductory Course: With Online Media by Ali S. Asani and Syed Akbar Hyder
- Let’s Study Urdu: An Introduction to the Script: With Online Media by Ali S. Asani and Syed Akbar Hyder
Intermediate Urdu
Instructor: Faiza Saleem
Instructor email: fsaleem@wisc.edu
Classroom: Van Hise 290
Syllabus: SASLI 2023 Intermediate Urdu Syllabus.
Textbook:
Let’s Study Urdu: An Introductory Course by Ali Asani and Syed Akbar Hyder