Introduction To Punjabi - Grammar, Conversation And Literature (English and Punjabi Edition)

Punjabi University, May 1, 2011, 351 p. The sequence of 40 lessons in this book is intended for two years of class work. Part One of this manual explores the grammatical structure of Punjabi through descriptions, targeted exercises and vocabulary lists. In addition to the grammatical information provided, every chapter includes dialogues and readings. The dialogues are not designed to solely reflect the grammar covered in any given chapter. Rather, they are an attempt to expose students to the use of Punjabi in plausible real life settings in the Punjab and abroad. Similarly, the expository framework of the reading passages will familiarise students with the historical, religious, and cultural landscape of the Punjab. Through practice and memorisation of the grammar, vocabulary, and conversation provided in Part One, students should develop a significant level of confidence and comfort with the language. Part Two builds upon the grammatical structures outlined in Part One by providing students with an opportunity to encounter the language through poetry, short stories, and popular songs in Punjabi. Thus, in addition to teaching Punjabi, this book also provides a comprehensive introduction to the history, culture, and literature of the Punjab. It gives me immense pleasure and satisfaction that we are publishing an outstanding manual for teaching of Punj abi as a foreign language. This standard text-book, An Introduction to Punjabi-Grammar, Conversation and Literature is written by eminent Sikh scholar Professor Gurinder Singh Mann and his committed team of young scholars Gurdit Singh, Ami P. Shah, Gibb Schreffler and Anne Murphy. It is encouraging to know that Punjabi is being taught as a foreign language at a number of places abroad especially in U.S.A., Canada, and England but there is hardly any printed material available for teaching of Punjabi as a foreign language. Over the years, Prof. Gurinder Singh Maan and his team of scholars have been developing this material in the process of teaching Punjabi at the University of California, Santa Barbara, Columbia University and the Summer Programme at Chandigarh. Editorial Board, Dr. Kulbir Singh Dhillon [and Seven Others]. Includes Bibliographical References.