Announcing new courses in
Bengali language and literature
The Center for South Asia
Studies and the Department of South and Southeast Asian Studies
are pleased to announce new courses in
Bengali at the University of California, Berkeley.
This course has been made possible thanks to the generous support
of donors to the Berkeley Bengali Studies Initiative, an ongoing
fundraising effort. With continued support, we will be able to
offer Bengali courses for the next two years at Berkeley and
eventually attain our longterm goal of raising an endowment to
fund Bengali studies on a permanent basis.
See a list of our donors, learn more about the Initiative, or
find out how to make your donation.
About the Courses
Introductory Bengali (Bangla 1A) [5 units]
Instructor: Paul, A
Location: MTWTF 1-2P, 262 Dwinelle
Course description: In this course students will acquire knowledge
of grammar and vocabulary so that they learn to read simple graded
texts and to speak and write at the "low intermediate"
level in Bangla (or Bengali) by the end of the year.
The instructor creates an informal and interactive learning environment
in the Bangla classroom, where students are immersed in Bangla culture
from the beginning of the course. Language acquisition is achieved
within the rich cultural context of Bangla literature, music, art,
cuisine, public affairs and cinema. To enhance fluency in speech,
listening and writing, a combination of audio and audio-visual texts
is used. Classroom activities include, but are not limited to, conversing,
discussing, interviewing, recording, and interpreting voice and
video texts and messages in Bangla. Grading is based on regular
class attendance, participation in class activities, timely submission
of homework assignments and weekly class tests. At the end of the
semester, students will learn to express themselves in Bangla with
accuracy and with as much creativity as possible.
Instructor: Abhijeet Paul
Abhijeet Paul has taught courses in Bengali language and South
Asia in UC Berkeley since 2005. He is currently a graduate student
in South and Southeast Asian Studies with research interests in
modern Bengal.
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