SIPHUR


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	Summer Intensive Program for Hindi and Urdu – SIPHUR – India Studies Program Indiana University-Bloomington June 13 – July 11, 2008
	SIPHUR is funded by STARTALK, one of the projects of the National Security Language Initiative that is aimed at increasing the number of Americans learning critical-need foreign languages, such as Arabic, Chinese, Russian, Hindi, Persian, and others. SIPHUR is an intensive four week Hindi/Urdu course that would be equivalent to one semester of university-level instruction in Hindi/Urdu. Each class meets for four hours a day five days a week. Students will also engage themselves in various cultural activities in and out of class. SIPHUR is targeted at middle and high school students who are of Indian/Pakistani backgrounds or anyone who has an interest in the languages and cultures of India/Pakistan. This program will be a bridge to connect junior and senior high school education to a University education. Students will benefit from the program as it will provide students a valuable chance to start early foreign language learning. Students of Indian/Pakistani backgrounds will have the opportunity to take a first step toward learning about their heritage and connecting themselves to their relatives in India/Pakistan. The door is wide open to anyone who has an interest in the target language and culture, and a commitment to immersing themselves in the summer language instruction. SIPHUR is a residential program, and meals and lodging will be FREE for those selected for the program. Application Top of page ------- Deadline: Wednesday, April 30, 2008 -------- You may apply electronically, or you may also print out a copy of the form, and mail the completed form to the following address: Dr. Sungok Hong SIPHUR India Studies Program Indiana University-Bloomington 825 E.8^th St. Bloomington, IN 47408 All applicants are required to submit a high school/middle school transcript. If you have your transcript on file you may send it online as an attachment to the application. Otherwise, you may send it by mail separately. Housing/meals Top of page Students participating in SIPHUR will be housed in Eigenmann Residential Hall which is located at 1900 East Tenth St. Bloomington, IN 47406. Students will live in a double occupancy room with a roommate. If any student prefers to live in a single occupancy room it can be arranged with the difference paid by the student. The difference between the single and double room is $ 2.00 per day. Students will be given a meal card. With the meal card, students can eat in any dining location. Wright Food Court will be open the entire period of your stay. It is open from 7 a.m. to 9 p.m. on weekdays and 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. on weekends. There is also a convenience store at Wright. Cafeteria style lunch will be available Monday through Friday, and dinner from Monday through Thursday at Read Hall. There will be other dining locations on campus. A dining hall locations and hours sheet will be available to students. Courses Top of page There will be two levels of Hindi-Urdu classes. Students will be placed depending on their linguistic and cultural proficiency. Beginning Hindi-Urdu class meets five days a week for four hours a day with 10 minute breaks between classes. The first two classes of each day will be lecture-oriented, and the next two classes drill and discussion oriented. Classes will be split into small groups depending on students’ levels of proficiency, or at times dividing heritage and non-heritage students. Students will engage themselves in various kinds of activities in and out of class. Classroom instruction will be focused on the communicative approach with equal emphasis on speaking, listening, reading, writing, and cultural aspects of the language. Students will go on a weekly field trip within a distance of two hours at most, both ways every Friday except on July 4. Class will run as follows: 1^st period 9:00 a.m. – 9:50 a.m. 2^nd period 10:00 a.m. – 10:50 a.m. 3^rd period 11:00 a.m. – 11:50 a.m. 4^th period 12:00 a.m. – 12:50 a.m. Faculty Top of page Both of the main instructors know how to productively immerse students in a summer language program that will be both enjoyable and make the most of their time and efforts during the given time. Program Director/Instructor: Dr.Sungok Hong Dr. Sungok Hong is Lecturer and Hindi-Urdu Language Coordinator in India Studies Program at Indiana University-Bloomington. Dr. Hong has years of experience in teaching Hindi/Urdu during academic years and summers. Dr.Hong has been involved in summer language teaching for three summers, 1998, 1999, and 2001 at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. Instructor: Dr.Tahsin Siddiqi Dr. Tahsin Siddiqi is Senior Lecturer and Coordinator of South Asian Language Programs in the Department of Asian Languages and Cultures. Dr. Siddiqi taught Hindi/Urdu in the International Institute at the University of Michigan-Ann Arbor for three summers (1995, 1996, and 1998) and at SASLI in 2003. Two graduate assistants will assist the instructors with teaching and grading. Job Opportunities Top of page India Studies Program seeks two graduate assistants and two graduate/undergraduate resident assistants who will work for SIPHUR (Summer Intensive Program for Hindi and Urdu. Two graduate assistants for Hindi and Urdu, each as a 50% time employee, will help the two instructors with grading, teaching, and material development. Fluency in Hindi/Urdu is required. Two resident/administrative assistants (male and female) will live in the residential hall to supervise the students participating in the program. Lodging, meals, and a stipend will be provided. One resident/administrative assistant might start to work before the program starts. Knowledge of Hindi/Urdu is desirable. To apply, applicants should submit a letter and a current CV to Dr. Sungok Hong, India Studies Program, 825 E.8^th St. Bloomington, IN 47408. Applications will be reviewed starting March 21, 2008. Events Top of page Final Projects Extracurricular Activities · Wednesday’s movie nite at Eigenmann Hall · Field trip to a Hindu temple and a Gurudwara in Indianapolis: June 20^th · Field trip to the Mathers Museum of World Cultures: July 1st · Guest speaker: June 24^th · Field trip to Indo-Pak Community on Devon Ave. in Chicago: June 27th · Field trip to ISNA (Islamic Society of North America) in Plainfield: July 7th · Guest Speaker: July 10th, Noon Contact Top of page If you have any other questions please contact Dr. Hong at (812)855-6697 or by e-mail.

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