URDU LANGUAGE 3

Academic year
2025/2026 Syllabus of previous years
Official course title
LINGUA URDU 3
Course code
LT0U90 (AF:452514 AR:328322)
Teaching language
Italian
Modality
On campus classes
ECTS credits
12
Degree level
Bachelor's Degree Programme
Academic Discipline
L-OR/19
Period
1st Semester
Course year
3
Where
VENEZIA
Moodle
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The study and knowledge of urdu is very important in the geo-political and economic context of contemporary South Asia as well as the Middle-East and, to some extent, Central-Asia. Beyond its relevance for the millions of native urdu speakers in South Asia (urdu is the national language of Pakistan and recognized as one of the offical languages of the Republic of India), urdu adequately completes the knowledge pertaining to the hindi language. Its study and knowledge are thus important means of an autonomous undertanding and enquiry of South Asian culture and is a precious asset for the study of written and oral sources pertaining to the rich and multi-layered culture of that part of the world.
The course offers a practical approach to the study of urdu through reading, writing and translation exercises enhanced by elements of grammatical and logical analysis of its specific morpho-syntactic elements.
The course offers students the opportunity of approaching study of phonological, morphological and syntactical elements pertaining to the urdu language.
To have attended Urdu language 1 and 2.
Notions of grammar (verbes) and sentence structure (syntax), based on the chapters in the textbook Grammatica Urdu, Hoepli (see bibliography).
Reading, translating and comprehension of selected texts, both literary and non-literary.
Dahnhardt T., Graziani, I. (2014): Grammatica della Lingua Urdu, Milano, Ulrico Hoepli editore. ISBN 978-88-203-5970-6
-Platts, John T. : A Dictionary of Urdu, Classical Hindi and English, edizioni varie.
Additional text material will be provided by the teacher during classes.
Written and oral translation of an urdu text with grammatical and logical analysis of morphological and syntactic elements.
written and oral
Scores/marks will be assigned according to the following scheme:
A. Honors will be awarded in the presence of excellent knowledge and applied comprehension with concern to the program;
B. Scores in the range between 28-30 will be awarded in the presence of a good or excellent knowledge and applied comprehension with concern to the program;
C. Scores in the 23-27 range will be awarded in the presence of a fair knowledge and applied comprehension with concern to the program;
D. Scores in the 18-22 range will be awarded in the presence of sufficient knowledge and applied comprehension with concern to the program.
Frontal classes complemented by individual study.

This subject deals with topics related to the macro-area "Human capital, health, education" and contributes to the achievement of one or more goals of U. N. Agenda for Sustainable Development

Definitive programme.
Last update of the programme: 25/03/2025