BENG5200 - Beginning Bengali Part II

Status

A

Activity

SEM

Section number integer

680

Title (text only)

Beginning Bengali Part II

Term

2026A

Subject area

BENG

Section number only

680

Section ID

BENG5200680

Course number integer

5200

Registration notes

Penn Lang Center Perm needed

Meeting times

TR 5:15 PM-7:14 PM

Meeting location

WILL 438

Level

graduate

Instructors

Haimanti Banerjee

Description

This course introduces students to colloquial Bengali. It gives equal emphasis to each of the four skills, reading, writing, listening, and speaking. Language will be studied in the context of socio-cultural aspects of West Bengal and Bangladesh. Besides lessons from the text, a major portion of the syllabus will be based on topics drawn from films, cultural events, festivals, food, and religion.

Course number only

5200

Cross listings

BENG0200680

Use local description

No