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Basic Course in Odia

By Dr. Sanjaya Kumar Bag   |   Eastern Regional Language Centre (Central Institute of Indian Languages), Bhubaneswar
Learners enrolled: 406
The Basic Course in Odia is a twelve-week course of four credits. Any undergraduate student with no prior knowledge of Odia can join the course. The course will help them develop good communication and writing skills in Odia and their practical uses. The course content is well-prepared, including recorded videos, PDF text materials, and references that match the syllabus. This setup provides a flexible learning environment where the learners can complete the course online at their own pace. They can also save the videos and text materials for later use. The course ends with an online test. Learners who finish the course will receive a certificate recognising their participation and achievements.
Summary
Course Status : Upcoming
Course Type : Not Applicable
Language for course content : English
Duration : 12 weeks
Category :
  • Language
Credit Points : 4
Level : Undergraduate
Start Date : 15 Jul 2025
End Date : 15 Nov 2025
Enrollment Ends : 15 Sep 2025
Exam Date :

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             BASIC COURSE IN ODIA SWAYAM

WEEK

DAY

LESSONS

DURATION

Minutes

Seconds

WEEK 1

1

1.1 Introducing oneself

14

8

2

1.2 An introduction to Odisha Land and culture

14

39

3

1.3 An introduction to Odia language and literature

16

6

4

1.4 Odia script a brief introduction

18

1

5

1.5 Introduction to Odia script set-1

16

17

6

1.6 Introduction to Odia script set-2

17

15

7

1.7 What we learned in this week

8

1

WEEK 2

1

2.1 Introduction to Odia script set-3

19

25

2

2.2 Odia scripts (based on shape similarity) set4

14

13

3

2.3 Odia scripts (based on shape similarity) set5

19

1

4

2.4 Odia script set 6 (syllable prosodies and secondary symbols of consonants)

23

33

5

2.5 I, we, we are

22

9

6

2.6 Asking about something

19

56

7

2.7 What we learned this week?

10

16

WEEK 3

1

3.1 Asking about where you are now?

14

4

2

3.2 Where were you yesterday?

18

16

3

3.3 Where will you be the day after tomorrow?

20

18

4

3.4 Asking about where are you (usually)?

19

1

5

3.5 What is he to you?

21

59

6

3.6 Emiti, jemiti, semiti.

14

5

7

3.7 What we have learned this week.

16

1

WEEK 4

1

4.1 Epari, Jepari, separi Use of adjectival or adverbial pronouns-2

11

25

2

4.2 Odia Scripts Set 7 (Conjunct letters-1)

20

44

3

4.3 Odia Scripts Set 8 (Conjunct letters-2)

18

57

4

4.4 Odia scripts set 9 (Conjunct letters-3)

17

13

5

4.5 Odia scripts set 10 (Conjunct letters-4 )

18

18

6

4.6 Odia scripts set 11( Conjunct letters-5)

14

43

7

4.7 What we have learned this week

8

9

WEEK 5

1

5.1 Introduction to Scripts Set 12 (Conjunct letters-6)

20

7

2

5.2 Introduction to Scripts Set 13 (Conjunct letters-7)

18

51

3

5.3 Speaking, Reading, Writing the Odia Verbs

17

6

4

5.4 Body, head and hand

18

31

5

5.5 Beak of Birds and Roaring of Lion

14

6

6

5.6 Summer, Rainy, Day and Night

13

29

7

5.7 What we have learned in this week

9

54

WEEK 6

1

6.1 About Family Introducing Kinship Terms

19

4

2

6.2 Counting and Measurements in Odia

16

47

3

6.3 Basic Vocabulary Vegetables, Foods and Beverages

21

2

4

6.4 Sun Rises in the Morning (Use of the Present Simple)

18

2

5

6.5 Conversation between two learners (Use of present perfect tense)

15

55

6

6.6 About Konark Temple (Use of present perfect tense)

16

58

7

6.7 What we have learned in this week

12

1

WEEK 7

1

7.1 ଦୁଇ ବନ୍ଧୁଙ୍କ ଭିତରେ କଥାବାର୍ତ୍ତା / Gossiping between two Friends (Use of Simple Past)

19

36

2

7.2 ତମେ କୁଆଡ଼େ ଯାଉଥିଲ / Where Were You Going? (Use of the Past Continuous)

20

4

3

7.3 ବୁଲୁର ଜନ୍ମଦିନ / Bulu’s birthday (Use of the Past Perfect)

15

3

4

7.4 ସମ୍ବଲପୁରୀ ଶାଢ଼ୀ ବିଷୟରେ / About Sambalpuri Saree (Use of the Simple future)

20

13

5

7.5 ଓଡ଼ିଆରେ ଗବେଷଣା / Research in Odia (Use of Future Continuous)

20

29

6

7.6 ତମେ କାମଟା କରିଥିବ / You will have Done the Work (Use of Future Perfect)

18

46

7

7.7 ସପ୍ତାହରେ ଆରେ କଣ ଶିଖିଲେ / What we have learned in this week

13

39

WEEK 8

1

8.1 ଡାକ୍ତର ଦେଖାଇବା / Consulting a doctor (Use of causative with negation)

19

4

2

8.2 ମହୀଶୂର ଯାତ୍ରା / Visiting Mysore (Use of the contingent form)

14

37

3

8.3 କୁନି ଅପାର ବାହାଘର / Kuni Apa’s marriage (Use of the perfect contingent form)

14

46

4

8.4 ଦୋଳ ପୂର୍ଣ୍ଣିମା / Dola Purnima (Use of imperfect contingent form)

13

36

5

8.5 ଓଡ଼ିଆ ଅକ୍ଷର ଶିକ୍ଷା / The learning of Odia script (Use of completive)

14

43

6

8.6 ପରିବା କିଣା / Buying Vegetables (Use of present imperatives)

19

6

7

8.7 ସପ୍ତାହରେ ଆରେ କଣ ଶିଖିଲେ / What we have learned in this week

10

13

WEEK 9

1

9.1 ଦୁଇବାନ୍ଧବୀଙ୍କ କଥାବାର୍ତ୍ତା / Conversation between two girl friends (Use of  Past Imperative)

12

23

2

9.2 କିରାନା ଦୋକାନୀ ସହ ଫୋନରେ କଥାବାର୍ତ୍ତା / A phone call conversation between a Grocery Seller and Customer (Use of Future Imperative)

12

32

3

9.3 ନିମନ୍ତ୍ରଣ / Invitation (Use of Conditional non-finite)

14

35

4

9.4 ଭୁବନେଶ୍ୱରରେ ଖରାଦିନ / The Summer Season at Bhubaneswar (Use of Habitual Passive)

14

35

5

9.5 ଭାଷାକେନ୍ଦ୍ରରେ ସମାବର୍ତ୍ତନ ଉତ୍ସବ / Convocation ceremony at Language Centre (Use of passive like construction)

16

11

6

9.6 ଔଷଧ କିଣିବାକୁ / To buy medicine (Use of Compulsive Passive)

16

11

7

9.7 ସପ୍ତାହରେ ଆମେ କଣ ଶିଖିଲେ / What we have learned this week

11

17

WEEK 10

1

10.1 ରାମର ସ୍କୁଲ ଯିବା / Ram’s school going (Use of the Infinitives)

18

18

2

10.2 ଭାଷା ପରିବେଶ ଭ୍ରମଣ / Language Environment Tour | Use of Imperfect participle

16

26

3

10.3 ପୂଜା ଛୁଟି/ Puja Holidays (Use of probability)

14

52

4

10.4 ଓଡ଼ିଶୀ ନାଚ / Odishi Dance (Use of Compound Structure)

16

2

5

10.5 ମିତା ରୂପାର ଦିଲ୍ଲୀ ଯାତ୍ରା ବିଷୟରେ କଥାବାର୍ତ୍ତା / Conversation between Mita and Rupa about Delhi journey (Use of conjunctions)

19

3

6

10.6 ଖେଳ ପ୍ରତିଯୋଗିତା ବିଷୟରେ କଥାବାର୍ତ୍ତା / Discussion on sports competition (Use of Comparative degree)

19

29

7

10.7 ସପ୍ତାହରେ ଆମେ କଣ ଶିଖିଲେ (What we have learned this week)?

11

22

WEEK 11

1

11.1 ଓଡ଼ିଶା ଭ୍ରମଣ / Odisha Tour (Interchange of the meaning of different tense)

16

22

2

11.2 ପିପିଲି ଚାନ୍ଦୁଆ / Appliqué work of Pipili

14

1

3

11.3 ସକାଳୁ ସକାଳୁ ସିଲୁ ଶ୍ୟାମର ଭେଟ / Meeting of Silu and Shyam in the morning (Use of reduplication)

12

55

4

11.4 ମତେ କପେ ଚାଦେବ କି / Will you give me a cup of tea? (Use of commands and request sentences)

15

15

5

11.5 ଜାତୀୟ ସଂହତି ଶିବିର / National Integration Camp (Use of Indeclinable and adverbial nouns)

19

19

6

11.6 ଓଡ଼ିଶାର ପର୍ବପର୍ବାଣୀ / Festivals of Odisha

19

45

7

11.7 ସପ୍ତାହରେ ଆମେ କଣ ଶିଖିଲେ / What we have learned this week?

15

0

WEEK 12

1

12.1 ଶବ୍ଦ ଗଠନ / Word Formation

15

30

2

12.2 ଆଲୋ ମା ଟିକେ ଶୁଣିଲୁ / Hey, Mother (addressing to girl) please listen!

12

10

3

12.3 ଦୈନନ୍ଦିନ ଜୀବନରେ ବ୍ୟବହୃତ କିଛି ପରିପ୍ରକାଶ / Expressions on everyday life

10

33

Books and references

1. Odia Barna Parichaya

2. Intensive Course Reader in Odia

3. Pictorial Glossary in Odia

4. Odia-Bengali common vocabulary

5. A Synchronic Grammar of Oriya

6. Bharatiya Bhasha Jyoti: Odia

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30 Marks will be allocated for Internal Assessment (Final Quiz- Mandatory) which will be available at the end of the course and 70 Marks will be allocated for end term proctored examination.


A  minimum of 40% passing marks (i.e. at-least 12 marks in Internal Assessment (Final Quiz- Mandatory) & 28 Marks in external proctored examination) will be required for being eligible for SWAYAM Certificate.




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