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Hindi Language Resources Hindi Textbooks: High School: Snell, Rupert, and Simon Weightman. (2003). Teach Yourself Hindi. McGraw-Hill. (Textbook/Reference book, Utilized as a grammar resource) Post-Secondary: Snell, Rupert, and Simon Weightman. (2003). Teach Yourself Hindi. McGraw-Hill. (Textbook/Reference book, Utilized as a grammar resource) Books: Blaz, Deborah. (2002). Bringing the Standards for Foreign Language Learning to Life. Eye on Education. Blaz, Deborah. (1999). Foreign Language Teacher’s Guide to Active Learning. Eye on Education. Curtain, Helena, and Carol Ann Dahlberg. (2008).Languages and Children—Making the Match: New Languages for Young Learners, Grades K-8. Allyn & Bacon. Hadley, Alice Omaggio. (2000). Teaching Language in Context. Heinle Lightbown, Patsy, and Nina Spada. (2006). How Languages Are Learned. Oxford University Press. Nunan, David. (1998). Second Language Teaching & Learning. Heinle ELT. Nunan, David, ed. (2003). Practical English Language Teaching. English as a Second Language. Patrick, Paula. (2007). The Keys to the Classroom: A Basic Manual to Help New Language Teachers Find Thier Way. ACTFL. Shrum, Judith L., and Eileen W. Gilsan. (2009). Teacher’s Handbook. Heinle. Multimedia (Software, Technology, Films, DVDs, CDs): Lipikar. (2009). http://sites.google.com/site/lipikar002/. (Can be used to input Hindi characters without the use of a keyboard.) Authentic Materials: Websites: Culture and Society: Abhivyakti. http://www.abhivyakti-hindi.org/. (An online Hindi literature journal) Anubhuti. http://www.anubhuti-hindi.org/. (A Hindi poetry website) Cultural Heritage Digital Library, Indira Gandhi National Centre for the Arts. http://tdil.mit.gov.in/coilnet/ignca/asp/all.asp?projectid=ag03. (Hindi translations of Sanskrit stories, descriptions in Hindi of various regions in the Hindi belt) Khaana Khazaana. http://in.jagran.yahoo.com/khanakhazana/. (Recipes in Hindi) Munshi Premchand’s Stories. http://munshi-premchand.blogspot.com/. (A number of Premchand’s short stories) Language Learning: Akhlesh. http://akhlesh.com. (A language learning website for children) Door into Hindi. http://taj.chass.ncsu.edu/. (An online Hindi course. Contains sections on the script and grammar as well as video lessons) Hindi ki Bindi. http://hindikibindi.com. (A language learning website for children) Hindi Language Resources. http://www.cs.colostate.edu/~malaiya/hindilinks.html. (A page of links to Hindi websites) Hindi Script Tutor. http://www.avashy.com/hindiscripttutor.htm. (Contains writing instructions, recordings of sounds, and tests.) Langnet. http://www.langnet.org/index.php. (Text and audio-based language learning materials and self-assessments for various languages. Available to government agencies and select academic institutions.) a ish a e o e irections e Peo e ). http://ccat.sas.upenn.edu/plc/hindi/video/. (A video-based stor of RI’s return trip to India. Also contains audio and slower-speed audio.) Virtual Hindi. http://www.nyu.edu/gsas/dept/mideast/hindi/. (Contains stories by proficiency level, audio recordings, video, authentic and pedagogical texts on Hindu festivals, grammar explanations and exercises, Hindi links.) Virtual Hindi Video. http://www.saffronthread.com/HindiVideo/#. (Video interviews with various Hindi speakers) Media: BBC Hindi. Source: http://www.bbc.co.uk/hindi/. (Hindi news) Professional Organizations (NFLRC, Title VI, Flagships etc): South Asia Language Resource Center (SALRC). http://salrc.uchicago.edu/. (Contains an e-journal focusing on South Asian language pedagogy, links to fonts, and general resources such as textbooks and dictionaries.) South Asian Language Teachers Association (SALTA). http://saltassociation.com/. University of Texas at Austin Hindi-Urdu Flagship Program. http://www.hindiurduflagship.org/resources/index.html. (Contains various resources including video, Hindi textbooks, and supplementary teaching materials.) .
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