Gaurav Mishra, a Fulbright instructor, will teach the language under the University of Montana's South & Southeast Asian Studies programme.
Washington:
The University of Montana in the US is offering its students a chance to learn Hindi language during the next academic year and a Fulbright instructor from India will teach the subject.
Gaurav Mishra, a Fulbright instructor, will teach the language under the University of Montana's South & Southeast Asian Studies programme during the 2015-16 academic year.
Mr Mishra, from Uttar Pradesh, will arrive mid-August at the university to teach a two-course sequence of elementary Hindi, beginning in fall semester and finishing in the spring.
"This is a rare honour and a big achievement because only four universities in the nation have been allotted Hindi instructors," UM liberal studies Professor Ruth Vanita said.
The university will also try to make Hindi language a regular academic subject.
Vanita said the South & Southeast Asian Studies programme plans to apply for a Fulbright instructor for the 2016-17 academic year to continue Hindi classes.
Hindi is an Indo-European language, connected through a common ancestor to European languages, including English.
Gaurav Mishra, a Fulbright instructor, will teach the language under the University of Montana's South & Southeast Asian Studies programme during the 2015-16 academic year.
Mr Mishra, from Uttar Pradesh, will arrive mid-August at the university to teach a two-course sequence of elementary Hindi, beginning in fall semester and finishing in the spring.
"This is a rare honour and a big achievement because only four universities in the nation have been allotted Hindi instructors," UM liberal studies Professor Ruth Vanita said.
The university will also try to make Hindi language a regular academic subject.
Vanita said the South & Southeast Asian Studies programme plans to apply for a Fulbright instructor for the 2016-17 academic year to continue Hindi classes.
Hindi is an Indo-European language, connected through a common ancestor to European languages, including English.
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