Hindi Course

QUOTE: “Language is the blood of the soul into which thoughts run and out of which they grow” ‒Oliver Wendell Holmes

“It is an organized way of learning Hindi and very rich content, plus the culture related tasks. Ruichi is very good” – (Lisa, Hindi Beg 1, March 2017 Intake)

“I liked Tanya & her sense of humour. She knew who was struggling and helped.” – (Hindi Beginner 1 Intensive Course Student, October-November 2012 Session)

“A good class size!”  – (Hindi Beginner 1 Intensive Course Student, October-November 2012 Session)

“I liked the course structure, teaching method & delivery.” – (Hindi Beginner 1 Intensive Course Student, October-November 2012 Session)

“I liked the teaching, learning to read and learning Hindi!”  – (Hindi Beginner 1 Intensive Course Student, October-November 2012 Session)

Dr. Madhvi Mohindra

Qualification:

Madhvi has a Bachelor Degree in Indian Classical Music & Dance, Masters Degree in Hindi Literature and Music and PhD in Music from Maharishi Dayanand University Rohtak India.

Teaching Experience:

Dr. Mohindra has Over 20 Years Experience in Creative Arts, Teaching, Training, Marketing, Sales, Events Management and Customer Care in India, Fiji and Australia. She started her Career as a University lecturer in India. She was Hindi Radio announcer, compeer & Drama Artist on All India Radio. She was Radio presenter in Hindi in Fiji and now she is contributing on many Radio stations here in Australia. Dr. Mohindra started writing poems, short stories and articles from the age of six.  Currently she is a consultant with a pay TV Company and running her own academy of Performing Arts.

Sapna Kalra

Qualifications:
Sapna is a Master of Arts in English in India, she also has a Bachelor of Education and  Bachelor of Arts (Honours) in English. She participated in the International Teacher Refresher Program, DEECD & Holmesglen, Vic, Australia.

Teaching Experience:
Sapna is an enthusiastic and goal-driven teacher with more than six years of experience of teaching in Australia, U.K. and India. She is registered as a teacher in Victoria and New South Wales. She is a versatile individual with the talent to teach learners by creating lesson plans that capture their imagination and creativity. She can effectively addresses every student’s abilities and learning styles. She also has exceptional interpersonal and communication skills to foster meaningful relationships with students and staffs.

Tanya Tanusha

Qualifications:
Tanya has completed her Bachelors in Functional English Honours with phonetics being one of her majors from St. Xavier’s College, India. Tanya has also completed her Masters in Communication Management from Symbiosis Institute of Mass Communication, India. Presently, she is all set to begin her second Masters in TESOL from UTS, Sydney.

Teaching Experience:
With over 10 years of experience in the education industry, Tanya has worked for universities in India as a lecturer and academic coordinator, teaching Phonetics, Advertising and English; for Scholastic Inc. as an education consultant; for growingstars.com, an eduportal as their educational marketing consultant.  Her 4 years with Citibank Sydney were also a determinant in helping her further focus in the field of education. Tanya also partnered a Bollywood Magazine in Sydney interviewing Indian celebrities and writing articles on the same.At present she works inKumon as an instructor and also as a successful private Hindi and English tutor.

Tanya loves sharing her knowledge and passion of the Hindi and English languages with her students and peers. She has often been referred to as a natural teacher.A sound knowledge of Hindi and English enable her to easily assess the level of her students, identify their learning needs and sharpen their language capabilities accordingly. With her, students feel confident and always eager to learn in a fun and stress free environment. You can always catch her promoting India, its rich culture and one of its fascinating languages – Hindi!

I am thinking about joining the Hindi course. Will I be able to learn the dialects as well?

We teach the official form of Hindi: Modern Standard Hindi. Although dialects will also be discussed in the class, our focus is in teaching you the Standard Hindi first to make sure that you have a strong foundation in the language.

Knowing the dialects without understanding the Standard version of the language will create some gaps in your language capacity that might not be beneficial for your communication. However our teachers will be more than happy to explain to you if you have a particular interest in some of the dialects.

I heard that English is an official language of India. Does this mean I don’t need to learn Hindi if I plan to go there?

Although English is one of the official languages in India, mainly used for government purposes, it is not the only official language in India. Access to English might differ depending on the places that you plan to travel to. Having known basic Hindi will certainly help you in ensuring that there will be less problem in communicating when you travel to India.

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