Urdu

Course summary

This course is ideal for students who... • have an interest in developing spoken and written fluency as well as grammatical understanding well beyond GCSE standards. • enjoy using the language to express their opinions and justifying their comments on a broad range of social issues. • enjoy reading and writing in a foreign language and learning about the culture and traditions of other countries. • wish to carry out research into the Urdu-speaking world and its history, society and the arts. WHAT THEMES WILL BE STUDIED? 1. Society past and present (in the context of Pakistan). 2. Artistic culture, past and present (folklore, popular culture) and political culture past and present (Media) in the context of the Urdu-speaking world. 3. Society past and present (in the context of Pakistan). 4. In-depth study of either 2 literary texts or one literary text and a film (see prescribed list below). 5. Individual research project (chosen by student).