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Bengali (BANGLA)

BANGLA 1A Introductory Bengali 5 Units

Department: Bengali

Course level: Undergraduate

Terms course may be offered: Fall and spring

Grading: Letter grade.

Hours and format: 1.5 hours of lecture and 2.5 hours of reading/writing per week.

Prerequisites: 1A is prerequisite to 1B, or consent of instructor.

Students will be expected to acquire knowledge of the basic grammar of Bengali, such that they learn to read simple graded texts and to speak at the "low intermediate" level by the end of the year.

BANGLA 1B Introductory Bengali 5 Units

Department: Bengali

Course level: Undergraduate

Terms course may be offered: Fall and spring

Grading: Letter grade.

Hours and format: 1.5 hours of lecture and 2.5 hours of reading/writing per week.

Prerequisites: 1A is prerequisite to 1B, or consent of instructor.

Students will be expected to acquire knowledge of the basic grammar of Bengali, such that they learn to read simple graded texts and to speak at the "low intermediate" level by the end of the year.

BANGLA 101A Intermediate Bengali 5 Units

Department: Bengali

Course level: Undergraduate

Terms course may be offered: Fall, spring and summer

Grading: Letter grade.

Hours and format: 5 hours of Session per week for 15 weeks. 7.5 hours of Session per week for 10 weeks.

Prerequisites: 1B is prerequisite to 101A; 101A is prerequisite to 101B; or consent of instructor.

Students are expected to be able to read, with the aid of a dictionary, modern Bengali literature, and speak at a "high-intermediate" level by the end of the year. There will be viewing of Bengali videos at a mutually agreed upon time and in class from time to time.

BANGLA 101B Intermediate Bengali 5 Units

Department: Bengali

Course level: Undergraduate

Terms course may be offered: Fall, spring and summer

Grading: Letter grade.

Hours and format: 5 hours of Session per week for 15 weeks. 7.5 hours of Session per week for 10 weeks.

Prerequisites: 101A or consent of instructor.

Students are expected to be able to read, with the aid of a dictionary, modern Bengali literature, and speak at a "high-intermediate" level by the end of the year. There will be viewing of Bengali videos at a mutually agreed upon time and in class from time to time.

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