by Zabaan | Oct 21, 2014 | Learning and Teaching
I have recently returned to teaching English after a long break and for part of this time away I have also been a student myself, learning Hindi. Since I have been teaching again I have been reflecting on how my Hindi studies are helping me with my English teaching,...
by Zabaan | Oct 2, 2013 | Learning and Teaching
All of us, when we are learning a language, have different goals, different reasons for wanting to learn, different aspirations. Some of us may be planning to conduct research or work with an NGO. We want to be able to connect with a certain type of person and become...
by Zabaan | Oct 1, 2013 | Learning and Teaching, Script
Here at Zabaan we encourage our students to study the Devanagari script for Hindi and the Nastaliq script for Urdu, here’s why: In order to really be able to pronounce new words correctly and become fully conversational nothing can replace the script. Roman/latin...
by Zabaan | Sep 25, 2013 | Hindi, Learning and Teaching
Many of us at different stages in our lives consider learning a new language. In fact, I’ve met many people for whom that is a hobby, and I have always been jealous of them. As a Brit, I grew up with the belief that I was innately not good at languages. Nobody...
by Zabaan | Sep 9, 2013 | Hindi, Learning and Teaching
“The limits of my language means the limits of my world.” (Ludwig Wittgenstein) It’s true that many Indians speak English and that its relatively easy getting around Delhi and India with English. The problem with speaking only English is that it limits your ability to...
by Zabaan | Aug 9, 2013 | Etymology, Hindi
One of the things that always surprises our students in the beginning of classes is the similarity between certain words in Hindi and English or other European languages. Before we start discussing Hindi perhaps we should look at the relationship between Hindi and...
