{"product_id":"beginning-hindi-joshua-h-pien-9781626160224","title":"Beginning Hindi: A Complete Course","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eeTextbooks are now available through VitalSource.com!\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eBeginning Hindi\u003c\/i\u003e is a complete first-year language textbook designed to help learners acquire the language by actively using it in realistic situations. The book and its accompanying audio files-available on the Press website-contain all that is needed to complete one full year of study, including clear explanations of language structures; useful, fun, and engaging activities; and an organizational format that makes it easy to chart student progress. \u003ci\u003eBeginning Hindi\u003c\/i\u003e parallels the authors' textbook \u003ci\u003eBeginning Urdu\u003c\/i\u003e and can be used side-by-side with it in classrooms that teach both languages in the same course. This is a fun, engaging, and well-tested approach to learning Hindi. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eFEATURES\u003c\/b\u003e Develops all four skills--listening, speaking, reading, writing--through a wide range of tasks and activities, including role-plays, games, and short conversations. Alongside \u003ci\u003eBeginning Urdu\u003c\/i\u003e, can support parallel instruction of both Hindi and Urdu in a single classroom. Includes 41 chapters in eight units, organized around functional themes such as home and family, everyday life, the marketplace, personal responsibilities, and travel. Can be used as a first-year, class-based textbook or a tool for independent study. Provides a review for each unit that includes review activities, tips for increasing fluency, and sets of questions to help personalize learning. Introduces grammar in a straightforward and practical way that is integrated with practical uses. Includes an English-Hindi and Hindi-English glossary Contains an appendix of advanced grammar. Includes common idiomatic expressions and proverbs in each unit. A list of Bollywood film songs to go with each unit is also included.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Joshua H. Pien, Fauzia Farooqui\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1626160228\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781626160224\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Georgetown University Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 05\/01\/2014\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 696\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 3.50lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 10.90h x 8.40w x 1.50d","brand":"Joshua H. Pien","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44829812850943,"sku":"9781626160224","price":76.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_072101d4-ed07-4223-8069-8a3d8805678a.jpg?v=1708451716","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/beginning-hindi-joshua-h-pien-9781626160224","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}