Diploma in Vernacular Language (Hindi)

Special Admission Requirements:

• A working knowledge of Hindi and Devanagari script.

Programme Requirements:

• The Diploma in Vernacular Language (Hindi) consists of 8 courses.

Courses:

1. LL171 (Introduction To Hindi) - The aims of this course are to give the student an understanding of the Hindi language, to develop the user`s skills in the use of Hindi and to enhance through understanding and practice the ability to use it with confidence.


2. LL172 (Introduction To Hindi Literature) - This introductory course in Hindi literature will facilitate the general development of a reading habit in Hindi and will cover the major genres. The course will encourage both kinds of reading, extensive and intensive.


3. LL215 (The Teaching Of Pacific Language) - This course is offered in two versions: Fijian and Hindi. A student enrolled for a Diploma or major in Pacific Vernacular Language must take the course in the language identified in their program.


4. LL271 (Varieties Of Hindi) - There are two components to this course: a more advanced study of the Hindi language, and the use of Hindi according to the mode of communication and the relationship between the user and the audience.


5. LL272 (Hindi Prose Fiction) - The course examines Hindi prose fiction as a distinctive body of writing. It traces its origin and milieu and engages in the study of the language, cultural concerns and aesthetic values of representative texts.


6. LL371 (Cultural Studies) - The course will introduce the field of cultural studies in Hindi, including Fiji-Hindi texts, define its overlapping subject matter, and encourage students to work on one or two major areas of study such as history of cultural studies, gender and sexuality, race ...


7. LL372 (Culture, Literature & Language) - This course is intended to offer an in-depth study of Indian culture and is not designed exclusively for students of literature and language. The course will involve explorations of the relationships between language, literature and cultural values and influences, with specific reference to Fiji Island societies.


8. plus one 100-level LL course.

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