On the general 2023 SASLI application, prospective students can elect to study the first or second year of a modern South Asian language or Sanskrit, as well as the third year of Hindi, Sanskrit, or Urdu. However, the availability of courses varies year to year based on student interest, and specific languages/levels may not run due to low enrollments, so it’s best to apply early.
Course options for SASLI 2023, including synchronous remote options, are listed to the right. Archived syllabi that include required textbooks are also available for languages offered at SASLI in the past five years.
Information on distance learning can be found here.
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2023 Course Offerings
Applicants can select from the languages/levels below for SASLI 2023 but should apply early to help ensure that your class will not be canceled. The modality for 2023 will be in-person, except for two elementary sections of Hindi and Sanskrit.
- Elementary Bengali
- Intermediate Bengali
- Elementary Dari
- Intermediate Dari
- Elementary Gujarati
- Intermediate Gujarati
- Elementary Hindi (in-person)
- Elementary Hindi (synchronous remote – not eligible for FLAS and ProjectGo funding)
- Intermediate Hindi
- Advanced Hindi
- Elementary Marathi
- Intermediate Marathi
- Elementary Nepali
- Intermediate Nepali
- Elementary Pashto
- Intermediate Pashto
- Elementary Punjabi
- Intermediate Punjabi
- Elementary Sanskrit (in-person)
- Elementary Sanskrit (synchronous remote)
- Intermediate Sanskrit
- Advanced Sanskrit
- Elementary Sinhala
- Intermediate Sinhala
- Elementary Tamil
- Intermediate Tamil
- Elementary Tibetan
- Intermediate Tibetan
- Elementary Urdu
- Intermediate Urdu
- Advanced Urdu
Kannada, Malayalam, and Telugu are offered by the University of Texas at Austin. Details available here.
2022 Course Syllabi
Elementary Bengali Syllabus 2022
Elementary Hindi Syllabus 2022
Intermediate Hindi Syllabus 2022
Advanced Hindi Syllabus 2022
Elementary Pashto Syllabus 2022
Elementary Sanskrit Syllabus 2022
Intermediate Sanskrit Syllabus 2022
Intermediate Tamil Syllabus 2022
Elementary Tibetan Syllabus 2022
Elementary Urdu Syllabus 2022
Intermediate Urdu Syllabus 2022
2021 Course Syllabi
Elementary Bengali Syllabus 2021
Elementary Hindi Syllabus 2021
Intermediate Hindi Syllabus 2021
Advanced Hindi Syllabus 2021
Intermediate Pashto Syllabus 2021
Elementary Sanskrit Syllabus 2021
Intermediate Sanskrit Syllabus 2021
Advanced Sanskrit Syllabus 2021
Elementary Sinhala Syllabus 2021
Elementary Tamil Syllabus 2021
Intermediate/Advanced Tibetan Syllabus 2021
Elementary Urdu Syllabus 2021
Intermediate Urdu Syllabus 2021
Advanced Urdu Syllabus 2021
2020 Course Syllabi
Elementary Bengali Syllabus 2020
Elementary Hindi Syllabus 2020
Intermediate Hindi Syllabus 2020
Advanced Hindi Syllabus 2020
Elementary Punjabi Syllabus 2020
Elementary Sanskrit Syllabus 2020
Intermediate Sanskrit Syllabus 2020
Elementary Tamil Syllabus 2020
Elementary Tibetan Syllabus 2020
Elementary Urdu Syllabus 2020
Intermediate Urdu Syllabus 2020
Advanced Urdu Syllabus 2020
2019 Course Syllabi
Elementary Bengali Syllabus 2019
Elementary Hindi Syllabus 2019
Intermediate Hindi Syllabus 2019
Advanced Hindi Syllabus 2019
Elementary Marathi Syllabus 2019
Elementary Sanskrit Syllabus 2019
Intermediate Sanskrit Syllabus 2019
Elementary Sinhala Syllabus 2019
Elementary Tamil Syllabus 2019
Intermediate Tamil Syllabus 2019
Elementary Tibetan Syllabus 2019
Elementary Urdu Syllabus 2019
Intermediate Urdu Syllabus 2019
Advanced Urdu Syllabus 2019
2018 Course Syllabi
Elementary Bengali Syllabus 2018
Elementary Hindi Syllabus 2018
Intermediate Hindi Syllabus 2018
Advanced Hindi Syllabus 2018
Elementary Pashto Syllabus 2018
Elementary Sanskrit Syllabus 2018
Intermediate Sanskrit Syllabus 2018
Elementary Sinhala Syllabus 2018
Intermediate Tamil Syllabus 2018
Elementary Tibetan Syllabus 2018
Elementary Urdu Syllabus 2018
Intermediate Urdu Syllabus 2018
Advanced Urdu Syllabus 2018
Questions about course offerings in general or prior to 2018 can be directed to sasli@lpo.wisc.edu.