HINDI-203
INTERMEDIATE HINDI
Offered Fall 2026
Term
Instructor
Overview
Feedback is mostly positive. The strongest signal is that students say they actually learn something useful. Best for students who want substance, not a disposable elective.
DepartmentAMES
Terms offeredFall
Typical enrollment6–24
Semesters of data2
4.0
Hrs / week
26
Responses
37
Enrollment
70%
Response Rate
Evaluation Scores
Overall quality
Teaching, content, and experience combined.
4.8
Intellectually stimulating
Challenges students to think deeply.
4.8
Instructor effectiveness
Explains concepts and facilitates learning.
4.9
Difficulty
Higher means harder.
2.7
Feedback Analysis
Feedback Analysismedium
Analysis based on student evaluations
Based on 40 comments across 3 sections
Feedback is mostly positive. The strongest signal is that students say they actually learn something useful. Best for students who want substance, not a disposable elective.
Student Reports
How hard is the A?
A is doable but not automatic
The signal here is more do-the-work-and-you-should-be-fine than easy-A chatter. Students do not describe the A as automatic, but the evidence also does not paint grading as punishing.
Homework Load
Moderate homework load
Homework load looks moderate. The recurring signal is steady weekly work, but not a course that turns every assignment into a grind.
Lecture Load
Lighter lecture burden
Student comments describe this as more discussion-, seminar-, or workshop-driven than lecture-dependent. The lecture burden itself does not sound like the main source of friction.
Strengths
• Students repeatedly say the course teaches something concrete, whether that is content mastery, research skill, or a strong foundation.
• Discussion is a clear strength; students repeatedly describe the class conversation as engaging and useful.
Tradeoffs
• There is no single dominant complaint theme, but the feedback is not uniformly glowing either.
Best fit for
Best for students who want substance, not a disposable elective.
Watch out for
• A large share of the evidence comes from one instructor's version of the course, so this may not generalize cleanly.
Student Responses
I learned how to speak, write, and read the Hindi language. I also learned about South Asian culture and heritage.
Fall 2025 · Jain, Anshul
In this course, I developed several meaningful skills and ways of thinking. First, I learned how to engage more thoughtfully with different cultural practices by participating directly in community activities like cooking, yoga, and the library treasure hunt. Second, I gained a deeper appreciation for experiential learning, understanding concepts not just by reading about them but by doing them alongside others. Third, I learned how to reflect on my own reactions and growth, as the course pushed me to be more aware, present, and open to new experiences.
Fall 2025 · Jain, Anshul
-Useful conversational phrases -Past, Present, and Future tenses -Aspects of Indian culture
Fall 2025 · Jain, Anshul
I continued to increase my comfort with Hindi (reading, writing, listening, speaking). More specifically, I learned future tense, how to tell time, and the optative mood (among many other things).
Fall 2025 · Jain, Anshul
I learned a lot of new vocabulary that will be useful in speaking Hindi to my family and friends. This course went more in-depth with vocabulary than lower level Hindi courses, which were more focused on learning the basics of the language (basic words, how to read and write, etc.)
Fall 2025 · Jain, Anshul
Rating History
Rating history
Error bars show \u00B11 std dev
| Term | Instructor | Overall | Difficulty | Hrs/wk | Enrolled |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fall 2025 | Jain, Anshul 5.0Rate My ProfessorsQuality5.0Difficulty2.0Would retake100%Based on 1 ratingClick to view on RMP → | 4.8 | 2.7 | 4.0 | 13 |
| Fall 2024 | Knapczyk, Kusum 5.0Rate My ProfessorsQuality5.0Difficulty1.6Would retake100%Based on 15 ratingsClick to view on RMP → | — | — | — | 24 |