Description
The Micro-Certificate in Spoken Samskritam (MCSS) is a 4-quarter, 6 Credit-hour leisurely paced exploration of the Samskritam as a spoken language. It prepares beginning students that know the Samskritam (aka “Sanskrit”) / DevanAgarii script, but no fluency in conversational aspects, to achieve a level of Conversational Proficiency using simple real-life scenarios and skits.
The 4-quarter Program of Study is structured in three successive phases as follows:
(1) Beginner Phase – 1 Quarter, 1.5-Credit hour. This will be up to 15 hours of instruction and 30 hours of self-study. (Course Fee: $300)
(2) Intermediate Phase – 1 Quarter, 1.5-Credit hour. This will add up to 15 hours of instruction and 30 hours of self-study. (Course Fee: $300)
(3) Proficiency Phase – 2 Quarters, 1.5-Credit hours each. This will add up to 30 hours of instruction and 60 hours of self-study. (Course Fee: $600)
Students are encouraged to register for all 4 quarters to get a 25% discount on the total course fees. Course fees include any books and shipping charges.
Learning Objective(s):
At the completion of the program of study, students will be able to achieve proficiency in the Sanskrit language across the following six dimensions:
(a) Reading with correct pronunciation (i.e., alphabets, words, and sentences); paThanam (b) Writing without errors (Forming comprehensible sentences and paragraphs); lekhanam (c) Listening (Comprehending Sanskrit speech when someone else is speaking); shravaNam
(d) Conversing (Being able to speak grammatically accurate Sanskrit in a way that others can comprehend the meaning); sambhAShaNam, and
(e) Comprehension (Being able to engage with complex sentences, both spoken and written, and discover their meanings without assistance. avagamanam
Required / Elective: Required
Prerequisites: Admission into a Micro-Certificate in Spoken Samskritam (MCSS).
Faculty / Instructor: Shri. Chandrasekar Raghu,
Quarter Offered: Summer 2022
Day: Wednesdays
Time: 08:00 PM EST – 09:30 PM EST
