| Course Status : | Ongoing |
| Course Type : | Not Applicable |
| Language for course content : | English |
| Duration : | 12 weeks |
| Category : |
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| Credit Points : | 4 |
| Level : | Undergraduate |
| Start Date : | 01 Jan 2025 |
| End Date : | 30 Apr 2025 |
| Enrollment Ends : | 28 Feb 2025 |
| Exam Date : | 18 May 2025 IST |
| Exam Shift : | Shift-I |
Note: This exam date is subject to change based on seat availability. You can check final exam date on your hall ticket.
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Week No. |
Topics |
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Week-1 |
Focus:
Introduction to Bengali language, culture, and script. Key Topics: ●
Self-introductions
using verbless sentences. ●
Overview
of West Bengal: key locations, cultural practices, cuisine, festivals, and
Bengali script basics. ●
Understanding
of Bengali Alphabet structure ●
Introduction
of initial letters based on shape similarity: ○
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Recap:
A summary video consolidating the week’s learnings. |
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Week-2 |
Focus: Expanding
knowledge of Bengali script through systematic grouping. Key Topics: ●
Introduction
of letters grouped by shape similarity: ○
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Recap:
A review video summarizing new scripts and concepts. |
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Week-3 |
Focus: Bengali
conjuncts and parts of speech. Key Topics: ●
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Classification
of conjuncts (same class, dissimilar class). ●
Complex
conjuncts (more than two) ●
Recap:
Consolidation of learned conjuncts and grammatical structures. |
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Week-4 |
Focus: Pronouns
in Bengali grammar. Key Topics: ●
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Negation
constructions for each type of pronoun. ●
Recap:
Overview video revisiting all pronoun types and associated rules. |
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Week-5 |
Focus: Verb
usage and basic vocabulary. Key Topics: ●
Regular
and irregular verbs in Bengali. ●
Usage
of simple present, present continuous, and present perfect tenses. ●
Vocabulary
development: body parts, calendars, days, months, and seasons. ●
Recap:
Video summarizing verb usage and vocabulary acquisition. |
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Week-6 |
Focus: Past and
future tense usage. Key Topics: ●
Simple
past, past continuous, and past perfect tense forms. ●
Future
tense constructions (simple, continuous) ●
Introduction
to kinship terms. ●
Recap:
Video summarizing tense rules and new vocabulary. |
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Week-7 |
Focus:
Interrogatives and auxiliaries. Key Topics: ●
Use
of demonstrative pronouns and classifiers. ●
Interrogative
sentence formation with negation. ●
Affirmative
and negative auxiliaries across present, past, future, and habitual aspects. ●
Recap:
Overview of auxiliary usage and question formation. |
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Week-8 |
Focus:
Infinitives, Causative constructions and verbal adjectives. Key Topics: ●
Use
of causatives with and without negation. ●
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Vocabulary:
animal body parts and actions, professions, and subjects. ●
Recap:
Summary of advanced structures and expanded vocabulary. |
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Week-9 |
Focus:
Imperatives, conditionals, and numerals. Key Topics: ●
Use
of imperatives and conditional sentences. ●
Vocabulary:
numerals, vegetables, food items. ●
Recap:
Review of grammar rules and practical vocabulary. |
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Week-10 |
Focus:
Active-Passive voice and unique Bengali constructions. Key Topics: ●
Active
and passive voice constructions. ●
Use
of reduplications, particles, and participial constructions. ●
Recap:
Summary of nuanced grammatical constructions and their applications. |
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Week-11 |
Focus: Compound
verbs and stylistic elements. Key Topics: ●
Compound
verbs and collocations. ●
Relative
correlative constructions with negation. ●
Reflexive
expressions and echo compounds. ●
Recap:
Consolidation of compound verbs and stylistic vocabulary. |
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Week-12 |
Focus:
Practical application and cultural integration. Key Topics: ●
Sentence
constructions for commands, requests, and formal writing (letters,
applications). ●
Idioms,
proverbs, and Bengali typing with Unicode. ●
Recap:
Final review of practical language applications and stylistic elements. |
Dr.
Sujoy Sarkar is a distinguished academic with expertise in language policy,
education, and the revitalization of endangered languages. He holds an MA,
MPhil, and PhD from Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi. His MPhil focused
on the medium of instruction in primary education for the Toto Tribe, while his
PhD dissertation explored Linguistic Human Rights and Language Discrimination:
A Critical Study of Language in Education Policy for Tribal Education in India.
Since March 2016, Dr. Sarkar has served as the Officer-in-Charge for the Scheme for Protection and Preservation of Endangered Languages at CIIL. He has also contributed extensively to the Bhasha Sanchika: Language Archive of India (yet to be launched) and held the role of Principal In-Charge at the Eastern Regional Language Centre (2016–2024).
Dr. Sarkar's research interests include:
● Language issues in primary education in tribal
areas
● Language policy and planning
● Linguistic human rights
● Language endangerment and revitalization
strategies
His work demonstrates a deep commitment to safeguarding linguistic diversity and addressing language-related challenges in education and policy-making.
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