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Took multiple Hindi semesters from 2022 to 2023. Despite my not great grades due to outside and family factors during the time; I can speak Hindi intermediately and feel comfortable knowing I don't just speak English.Rate My Professors ↗
Prof. Zara is incredible. The bad reviews on here are nonsense—she's one of the kindest professors I've had and genuinely wants everyone to succeed. She adjusts the pace of the class based on how we're doing, gives tons of helpful resources, and made learning fun. Our class got super close thanks to her.Rate My Professors ↗
Prof. Chowdhary is incredibly knowledgeable and kind. She is a nice grader and understanding of any problems you might have relating to school, work, or absences. This class definitely throws a lot of information at you, and you have to keep up daily with the textbook or you really fall behind. It is a medium difficulty class if you work hard.Rate My Professors ↗
While it was clear that Prof. Chowdhary is very knowledgeable about the Hindi language and India, everything else about the class was a mess--shifting deadlines, unclear assignments, and unreasonable expectations. A prior background in Hindi felt assumed, and the class felt overwhelming for a first-time learner.Rate My Professors ↗
Zara was very unclear about grading criteria and assignment deadlines, and the "exams" we had were not at all similar to the content we were taught in class. The class was an unnecessary amount of work and weirdly difficult. This class made me give up on learning Hindi because the experience was so bad. Do not take this class if you don't have to.Rate My Professors ↗
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Second semester Hindi focusing on elementary proficiency in listening, speaking, reading, and writing through communicative approaches.
No offering record · Spring 2025
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Spring 2022–Spring 2025 · limited sampleFourth semester Hindi focusing on intermediate proficiency in listening, speaking, reading, and writing through communicative approaches.
No offering record · Spring 2025
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Spring 2022–Spring 2022 · limited sampleASIALANG 560 reinforces advanced reading proficiency in Asian languages by focusing on various genres of writings.
No offering record · Spring 2025
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Fall 2021–Spring 2022 · limited sampleDistinct courses recorded per term
Explore courses taught by this instructor →| Term | Course | Title |
|---|---|---|
| Spring 2025 | ASIALANG 134 | Second Semester Hindi |
| Spring 2025 | ASIALANG 234 | Fourth Semester Hindi |
| Spring 2025 | ASIALANG 560 | Advanced Reading Proficiency in Asian Languages |
| Fall 2024 | ASIALANG 133 | First Semester Hindi |
| Fall 2024 | ASIALANG 233 | Third Semester Hindi |
| Fall 2024 | ASIALANG 560 | Advanced Reading Proficiency in Asian Languages |
| Spring 2024 | ASIALANG 134 | Second Semester Hindi |
| Spring 2024 | ASIALANG 234 | Fourth Semester Hindi |
| Spring 2024 | ASIALANG 560 | Advanced Reading Proficiency in Asian Languages |
| Fall 2023 | ASIALANG 133 | First Semester Hindi |
| Fall 2023 | ASIALANG 233 | Third Semester Hindi |
| Fall 2023 | ASIALANG 333 | Fifth Semester Hindi |
| Spring 2023 | ASIALANG 134 | Second Semester Hindi |
| Spring 2023 | ASIALANG 234 | Fourth Semester Hindi |
| Spring 2023 | ASIALANG 334 | Sixth Semester Hindi |
| Spring 2023 | ASIALANG 358 | Fourth Semester Asian Language for Graduate Students |
| Fall 2022 | ASIALANG 133 | First Semester Hindi |
| Fall 2022 | ASIALANG 233 | Third Semester Hindi |
| Fall 2022 | ASIALANG 355 | First Semester Asian Language for Graduate Students |
| Fall 2022 | ASIALANG 357 | Third Semester Asian Language for Graduate Students |
| Fall 2022 | ASIALANG 560 | Advanced Reading Proficiency in Asian Languages |
| Fall 2022 | INTLST 310 | International Learning Community Seminar |
| Spring 2022 | ASIALANG 134 | Second Semester Hindi |
| Spring 2022 | ASIALANG 234 | Fourth Semester Hindi |
| Spring 2022 | ASIALANG 560 | Advanced Reading Proficiency in Asian Languages |
| Spring 2022 | ASIAN 699 | Directed Study |
| Fall 2021 | ASIALANG 133 | First Semester Hindi |
| Fall 2021 | ASIALANG 233 | Third Semester Hindi |
| Fall 2021 | ASIALANG 560 | Advanced Reading Proficiency in Asian Languages |
| Fall 2020 | ASIALANG 133 | First Semester Hindi |
| Fall 2020 | ASIALANG 233 | Third Semester Hindi |
| Fall 2020 | ASIALANG 333 | Fifth Semester Hindi |
| Fall 2020 | ASIALANG 355 | First Semester Asian Language for Graduate Students |
Teaching history may be incomplete. Course pages contain course-specific feedback and citations.
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