{"product_id":"beginning-urdu-a-complete-course-paperback","title":"Beginning Urdu: A Complete Course - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eJoshua H. Pien\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eJoshua H. Pien\u003c\/b\u003e (Contribution by), \u003cb\u003eFauzia Farooqui\u003c\/b\u003e (Contribution by)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eBeginning Urdu\u003c\/i\u003e is a first-year textbook designed to help learners acquire the language by using it in real-life situations. The book and its accompanying audio files-available on the Press website-include clear explanations of language structures; engaging activities; and an organizational format that makes it easy to chart student progress.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eJoshua H. Pien\u003c\/b\u003e is a faculty researcher and Hindi-Urdu language specialist at the National Foreign Language Center at the University of Maryland. Previously he was an assistant professor of Hindi at the Defense Language Institute in Monterey, California. He has also taught Hindi at the University of Wisconsin.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eFauzia Farooqui\u003c\/b\u003e teaches Urdu and Hindi at Princeton University. She has also taught Urdu-Hindi at various other institutions, including the University of Virginia, the Defense Language Institute, University of Michigan, and the American Institute of Indian Studies in Lucknow, India. Her other publications include a monograph on the prose poem in Urdu and various original pieces of poetry, short fiction, and literary criticism, which have appeared in leading Urdu literary journals. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 688\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.3 x 10.97 x 8.48 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e June 19, 2012\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51778988212512,"sku":"9781589017788","price":163.8,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/a62b19760430d7374b73024d44c2db12.webp?v=1780509945","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/beginning-urdu-a-complete-course-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}