Urdu

A short five-week Urdu course is running in Hilary term 2013, as a follow-up to the 5-week beginners course held in Michaelmas Term 2012.

The Hilary Term course will run on Mondays from 5.00 p.m. to 6.15 p.m. from 28th January to 25th February 2013. The course will develop conversational ability whilst bringing in some reading and writing elements.

Interested applicants who have some knowledge of Urdu should email the Academic Office detailing their experience in the language for their applications to be considered by the course tutor.

The course fee is £50 for the Hilary Term 5-week course.

Tutor: Dr Alison Shaw, DPhil, Senior Associate of the Oxford Centre for Islamic Studies

Core text:
Russell, R. A New Course in Urdu and Spoken Hindi for Learners in Britain, London: School of Oriental and African Studies
Beginners should already have access to Part 1 of A New Course in Urdu and Spoken Hindi, and ideally will purchase Part 2, 3 and 4 of the series before their classes start.
(Copies are available from the Centre's Academic Office for £10 per text)

Completed application forms should be sent to:

The Academic Office
Oxford Centre for Islamic Studies
George Street
Oxford OX1 2AR
Telephone: 01865 278730
Email: Academic.Office@oxcis.ac.uk