Malayalam
Malayalam is the language of Kerala, the southernmost state in India. Over 35 million people speak this language. Malayalam, one of the Dravidian languages, has its own alphabet and grammar. It originally developed from Tamil and uses many Tamil words. It has also adapted many words from Sanskrit, other Indian languages, and English.
Malayalam is extraordinarily rich in every genre of literature, and every year, numerous books and publications are produced in Malayalam. In Kerala alone, 170 daily papers, 235 weekly papers, and 560 monthly periodicals are published in Malayalam. In fact, the most circulated daily paper in India is written in Malayalam. This language is presently taught in many universities outside Kerala, including some in the United States.
Course Offerings
- MLYM 0100/5100 Beginning Malayalam I
- MLYM 0200/5200 Beginning Malayalam II
- MLYM 0300/5300 Intermediate Malayalam II
- MLYM 0400/5400 Intermediate Malayalam II
- MLYM 1500/5500 Advanced Malayalam
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Instructors
Priyamvada NambrathCourse Schedule
| Title | Instructors | Location | Time | Description | Cross listings | Fulfills | Registration notes | Syllabus | Syllabus URL | Term | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MLYM 0100-680 | Beginning Malayalam Part I | TR 5:15 PM-6:44 PM | This course is designed to develop skills in reading, writing, and speaking. It will focus on the alphabet, basic vocabulary, nouns (cases, gender and number), verbs and their basic tenses, numerals, rules of joining words, adjectives, adverbs, and sentence structure. Guided conversation will be a part of every class. Students will receive considerable training in speaking and writing their own sentences and paragraphs. | MLYM5100680 | 2024C | |||||||
| MLYM 0300-680 | Intermediate Malayalam Part I | TR 3:30 PM-4:59 PM | This course is designed to further the language skills learned in Beginning Malayalam. Direct and indirect speech, passive voice, postpositions, and rules of joining words, will be included. Reading and discussion of texts from current Malayalam literature (essays, narration, short stories, and poems) will be a major portion of the course. | MLYM5300680 | Penn Lang Center Perm needed | 2024C | ||||||
| MLYM 5100-680 | Beginning Malayalam Part I | TR 5:15 PM-6:44 PM | This course is designed to develop skills in reading, writing, and speaking. It will focus on the alphabet, basic vocabulary, nouns (cases, gender and number), verbs and their basic tenses, numerals, rules of joining words, adjectives, adverbs, and sentence structure. Guided conversation will be a part of every class. Students will receive considerable training in speaking and writing their own sentences and paragraphs. | MLYM0100680 | Penn Lang Center Perm needed | 2024C | ||||||
| MLYM 5300-680 | Intermediate Malayalam Part I | TR 3:30 PM-4:59 PM | This course is designed to further the language skills learned in Beginning Malayalam. Direct and indirect speech, passive voice, postpositions, and rules of joining words, will be included. Reading and discussion of texts from current Malayalam literature (essays, narration, short stories, and poems) will be a major portion of the course. | MLYM0300680 | Penn Lang Center Perm needed | 2024C | ||||||
| MLYM 0200-680 | Beginning Malayalam Part II | James N Kurichi | WILL 303 | TR 5:15 PM-6:44 PM | This course is designed to develop skills in reading, writing, and speaking. It will focus on the alphabet, basic vocabulary, nouns (cases, gender and number), verbs and their basic tenses, numerals, rules of joining words, adjectives, adverbs, and sentence structure. Guided conversation will be a part of every class. Students will receive considerable training in speaking and writing their own sentences and paragraphs. | MLYM5200680 | 2024A | |||||
| MLYM 5200-680 | Beginning Malayalam Part II | James N Kurichi | WILL 303 | TR 5:15 PM-6:44 PM | This course is designed to develop skills in reading, writing, and speaking. It will focus on the alphabet, basic vocabulary, nouns (cases, gender and number), verbs and their basic tenses, numerals, rules of joining words, adjectives, adverbs, and sentence structure. Guided conversation will be a part of every class. Students will receive considerable training in speaking and writing their own sentences and paragraphs. | MLYM0200680 | 2024A | |||||
| MLYM 0100-680 | Beginning Malayalam Part I | Priyamvada Nambrath | WILL 316 | TR 5:15 PM-6:44 PM | This course is designed to develop skills in reading, writing, and speaking. It will focus on the alphabet, basic vocabulary, nouns (cases, gender and number), verbs and their basic tenses, numerals, rules of joining words, adjectives, adverbs, and sentence structure. Guided conversation will be a part of every class. Students will receive considerable training in speaking and writing their own sentences and paragraphs. | MLYM5100680 | 2023C | |||||
| MLYM 5100-680 | Beginning Malayalam Part I | Priyamvada Nambrath | WILL 316 | TR 5:15 PM-6:44 PM | This course is designed to develop skills in reading, writing, and speaking. It will focus on the alphabet, basic vocabulary, nouns (cases, gender and number), verbs and their basic tenses, numerals, rules of joining words, adjectives, adverbs, and sentence structure. Guided conversation will be a part of every class. Students will receive considerable training in speaking and writing their own sentences and paragraphs. | MLYM0100680 | Penn Lang Center Perm needed | 2023C | ||||
| MLYM 5300-680 | Intermediate Malayalam Part I | Priyamvada Nambrath | CANCELED | This course is designed to further the language skills learned in Beginning Malayalam. Direct and indirect speech, passive voice, postpositions, and rules of joining words, will be included. Reading and discussion of texts from current Malayalam literature (essays, narration, short stories, and poems) will be a major portion of the course. | Penn Lang Center Perm needed | 2023C | ||||||
| MLYM 0200-680 | Beginning Malayalam Part II | James N Kurichi | WILL 204 | TR 5:15 PM-6:44 PM | This course is designed to develop skills in reading, writing, and speaking. It will focus on the alphabet, basic vocabulary, nouns (cases, gender and number), verbs and their basic tenses, numerals, rules of joining words, adjectives, adverbs, and sentence structure. Guided conversation will be a part of every class. Students will receive considerable training in speaking and writing their own sentences and paragraphs. | MLYM5200680 | 2023A | |||||
| MLYM 0400-680 | Intermediate Malayalam Part II | James N Kurichi | TR 3:30 PM-4:59 PM | This course is designed to further the language skills learned in Beginning Malayalam. Direct and indirect speech, passive voice, postpositions, and rules of joining words, will be included. Reading and discussion of texts from current Malayalam literature (essays, narration, short stories, and poems) will be a major portion of the course. | MLYM5400680 | 2023A | ||||||
| MLYM 1500-680 | Advanced Malayalam | James N Kurichi | MW 3:30 PM-4:59 PM | Reading, writing, comprehension, grammer and speaking at the advnaced level of Malayam are the objectives of this course. | MLYM5500680 | 2023A | ||||||
| MLYM 5200-680 | Beginning Malayalam Part II | James N Kurichi | WILL 204 | TR 5:15 PM-6:44 PM | This course is designed to develop skills in reading, writing, and speaking. It will focus on the alphabet, basic vocabulary, nouns (cases, gender and number), verbs and their basic tenses, numerals, rules of joining words, adjectives, adverbs, and sentence structure. Guided conversation will be a part of every class. Students will receive considerable training in speaking and writing their own sentences and paragraphs. | MLYM0200680 | 2023A | |||||
| MLYM 5400-680 | Intermediate Malayalam Part II | James N Kurichi | TR 3:30 PM-4:59 PM | This course is designed to further the language skills learned in Beginning Malayalam. Direct and indirect speech, passive voice, postpositions, and rules of joining words, will be included. Reading and discussion of texts from current Malayalam literature (essays, narration, short stories, and poems) will be a major portion of the course. | MLYM0400680 | 2023A | ||||||
| MLYM 5500-680 | Advanced Malayalam | James N Kurichi | MW 3:30 PM-4:59 PM | Reading, writing, comprehension, grammer and speaking at the advnaced level of Malayam are the objectives of this course. | MLYM1500680 | 2023A |