SASLI 2024 Classes

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.

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

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

1. Volume I, Text and exercises.
2. Volume II, Appendices.

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.