WHAT DOES THE TAMIL (BEGINNER) COURSE OFFERS?

COURSE OUTCOMES
After completing the course, students will be able to:
- Interact, read and write in simple basic Tamil.
- Improve their proficiency in all areas of Tamil language including the four skills i.e Listening, Speaking, Reading and Writing (LSRW).
- Write dictation of passages in Tamil in normal speed.
- Read Tamil newspapers in normal speed.
- Demonstrate an elementary knowledge of Tamil sentence structure through speaking and writing in Tamil scripts.
COURSE STRUCTURE:
Duration: 30 Hours (Weekly 4Hours)
Mode of Teaching: Online Evening Classes
Medium of Instruction: Tamil & English

PRESCRIBED READINGS:
- An Intensive Course in Tamil, Author: S. Rajaram, Published by CIIL in 1979.
- An Introduction to Tamil Script (Reading and Writing), Author: D.P.Patnayak and S. Thirumalai published by CIIL in 1980
ASSESSMENT SCHEME:
Pattern | Marks |
Listening | 20 |
Speaking | 50 |
Reading | 15 |
Writing | 15 |
(Total) | 100 |

UNIT | HOURS | CONTENT |
---|---|---|
Unit I: A study of Applied Tamil Grammar | 18 Hrs. | · Scripts
· Interrogative words · Pronouns & Possessive forms · Basic Adjectives & its Phrase · Derived Adjectives & its Phrase · Case markers · Infinitives · Model Axillaries · Relative Participle · Verbal Participle · Tenses and its markers · Degrees of Comparison · Adverbs & its Phrase · Imperatives & its Negations · Verb Phrase · Defective Verbs · Conjunctions · Conditional Clause · Post positions |
UNIT II: Vocabulary | 4 Hrs. | · Listening Vocabularies-which are frequently used in day to day life
· Body parts · Fruits · Vegetables · Animals (Domestic & Wild) · Colors · Kinship Terms · Week Days · Numerals from 0 to 100 |
Unit III: Communicative Skill | 4 Hrs. | · How to greet
· Type of questions · How to pick the answer up from the question · Self Introduction · Semi formal talk on specific title · Story telling · How to guide address seekers |
Unit IV: Civilization | 4 Hrs. | · Festivals
· Wildlife · Monuments · Tamil culture · Tamil customs and traditions · Rituals & Ceremonies |