Mohammed Younus
Hyderabad: A Professor from Maulana Azad National Urdu University (MANUU) has designed a unique course to teach the basics of Urdu language without requiring the learners to use a pen or paper. The course is completely based on oral teaching and examination for the six months certificate course is also conducted orally. This course has come into existence following the immense demand from Urdu lovers from different walks of life who wanted to enjoy the beauty of the language.
Centre for Urdu Language Literature and Culture (CULLC) Dean and Professor Khaled Sayeed has designed the course and introduced it in the year 2009-10 for the first time. The name of the course is ‘Tahseen-e-Ghazal’ which means appreciating the Ghazal. He said that several language enthusiasts in programmes like Mushairas and other literary events felt uncomfortable as it was Greek and Latin for them. They lament that they were not enjoying the events as those who knew the language.
Hence they have requested him to design a course that non-Urdu people could pursue and understand the language without the pain of writing and reading. Sayeed said that each language has its own community. Ghazals can be understood better by those who knew Urdu and those who don’t will have to look sideways clueless. He said, “Ghazals have some particular vocabulary and usage that need to be deciphered properly if a person wants to understand the correct meaning.”
He said that during the six months course, the students are taught to learn the simple phrases, words and basic structure of the language. He explains, “The syllabus of this course is based on three components that are Pronunciation, Communication Skills and Vocabulary of Ghazals. We have conventional things in Ghazals that need to be deciphered.”
Hyderabad: A Professor from Maulana Azad National Urdu University (MANUU) has designed a unique course to teach the basics of Urdu language without requiring the learners to use a pen or paper. The course is completely based on oral teaching and examination for the six months certificate course is also conducted orally. This course has come into existence following the immense demand from Urdu lovers from different walks of life who wanted to enjoy the beauty of the language.
Centre for Urdu Language Literature and Culture (CULLC) Dean and Professor Khaled Sayeed has designed the course and introduced it in the year 2009-10 for the first time. The name of the course is ‘Tahseen-e-Ghazal’ which means appreciating the Ghazal. He said that several language enthusiasts in programmes like Mushairas and other literary events felt uncomfortable as it was Greek and Latin for them. They lament that they were not enjoying the events as those who knew the language.
Hence they have requested him to design a course that non-Urdu people could pursue and understand the language without the pain of writing and reading. Sayeed said that each language has its own community. Ghazals can be understood better by those who knew Urdu and those who don’t will have to look sideways clueless. He said, “Ghazals have some particular vocabulary and usage that need to be deciphered properly if a person wants to understand the correct meaning.”
He said that during the six months course, the students are taught to learn the simple phrases, words and basic structure of the language. He explains, “The syllabus of this course is based on three components that are Pronunciation, Communication Skills and Vocabulary of Ghazals. We have conventional things in Ghazals that need to be deciphered.”
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