Continuation of the first semester. Graded exercises and reading for mastery of grammatical structures and essential vocabulary. Composing short dialogues from the students' own environment. Reading and writing competence is increased, as well as the ability to conduct conversations. Reading mythology, folklore, and modern short stories and poetry, including several examples from Urdu literature.
Students compose and perform dialogues based on the material read.
Promotes rapid reading skills and vocabulary building. Study of grammar is based on Hindi reading material and includes regular grammar drills. Students sharpen composition skills by retelling stories from the reading material orally and in writing. Introduction to Sanskrit, a classical language of ancient India. Basic grammatical structure and vocabulary in preparation for the reading of both secular and religious texts.