The Basic Course in Odia is a twelve-week course of four credits. Any undergraduate student with no prior knowledge of Odia can join the course. The course will help them develop good communication and writing skills in Odia and their practical uses. The course content is well-prepared, including recorded videos, PDF text materials, and references that match the syllabus. This setup provides a flexible learning environment where the learners can complete the course online at their own pace. They can also save the videos and text materials for later use. The course ends with an online test. Learners who finish the course will receive a certificate recognising their participation and achievements.
Overview
Syllabus
Week
Title
week-1
Introducing oneself; Odisha, Odia language, Literature and Culture: : A Brief Note; A Brief introduction of Odia script; Introduction to Odia alphabets (based on shape similarity): Set-1 (ଅ, ଆ, ଧ, ଥ / ଦ, ହ, ବ, କ, and ଜ) and Set-2 (ପ, ଫ, ଯ, ୟ, ଘ, ଷ, କ୍ଷ / ଠ, ଚ, ଛ, ଟ, and ଝ); and what did we learn this week?
week-2
Introduction to Odia alphabets (based on shape similarity): Set-3 (ଠ, ଚ, ଛ, ଟ, ଝ / ଗ, ଖ, ଶ, / ର, ଋ, ଇ, ଈ / ମ, ନ, ସ, ଳ, and ଲ); Set-4 (ଏ, ଐ, ଓ, ଔ, ଓ୍ୱ, ଞ / ତ, ଢ, ଢ଼, ଣ / ଡ, ଭ, ଉ, ଊ, ଙ, and ଡ଼); and Set-5 (ଁ, ଂ, ଃ, ୍, / ମ ଫଳା, ୟ ଫଳା, ନ ଫଳା, ଓ୍ୱ ଫଳା, ଳ ଫଳା, ଲ ଫଳା, ର ଫଳା and ରେଫ୍); I, you, we: the use of Pronouns; Asking about something; Asking about where you are?; and what did we learn this week?
week-3
Learn to communicate “Where were you yesterday? Where will you be the day after tomorrow? Asking where you are (usually); who is he to you? Use like this, like that, their variations, and what did we learn this week?
week-4
Introduction to Odia alphabets (conjunct letters) Set-6 (ଙ୍କ, ଙ୍ଖ, ଙ୍ଗ, ଙ୍ଘ / ଞ୍ଚ, ଞ୍ଛ, ଞ୍ଜ, ଞ୍ଝ / ଣ୍ଟ, ଣ୍ଠ, ଣ୍ଡ, ଣ୍ଢ / ନ୍ତ, ନ୍ଥ, ନ୍ଦ, ନ୍ଧ / ମ୍ପ, ମ୍ଫ, ମ୍ବ, and ମ୍ଭ); Set-7 (କ୍କ, ଚ୍ଚ, ଜ୍ଜ, ଟ୍ଟ, ଡ୍ଡ / ଣ୍ଣ, ତ୍ତ, ଦ୍ଦ, ବ୍ବ, ପ୍ପ, ମ୍ମ / ଗ୍ଦ, ଗ୍ଧ, ଗ୍ଣ, ଜ୍ଝ, ଡ୍ଗ, and ତ୍ଥ); Set-8 (ଦ୍ଗ, ଦ୍ଘ, ଦ୍ବ, ଦ୍ଯ, ବ୍ଧ / ଲ୍ଗ, ଲ୍ଭ, ଲ୍ଫ, ଳ୍ପ / ଶ୍ଚ, ଶ୍ଛ, ଷ୍ଣ, ଷ୍ଟ, ଷ୍ଠ, ଷ୍ପ, and ଷ୍ଫ); Set-9 (ସ୍କ, ସ୍ଖ, ସ୍ପ, ସ୍ଫ, କ୍ଷ୍ଣ / କ୍ତ, ଚ୍ଛ, ତ୍କ, ତ୍ପ, and ତ୍ସ); Set-10 (ଦ୍ଧ, ଦ୍ଭ, ପ୍ତ, ବ୍ଜ, ବ୍ଦ / ତ୍ମ, ଳ୍କ, ଲ୍କ, ଷ୍କ, ସ୍ତ, ସ୍ଥ, ଙ୍କ୍ଷ / ଜ୍ଜ୍ୱ, ତ୍ତ୍ୱ, ତ୍ମ୍ୟ, and ତ୍ସ୍ନ); and Set-11(ତ୍ସ୍ୟ, ର୍ଥ୍ୟ, ର୍ଘ୍ୟ, ର୍ଯ୍ୟ, /ର୍ଦ୍ଦ, ର୍ଦ୍ଧ, ର୍ଦ୍ର/ନ୍ଦ୍ୱ, ନ୍ତ୍ର, ସ୍ତ୍ର, ନ୍ନ୍ୟ, ର୍ତ୍ତ୍ୟ, andର୍ଦ୍ଧ୍ୱ); and what did we learn this week?
week-5
Speaking, reading, writing: the use of some daily use verbs; Basic Vocabulary 1 (Body parts and body action); Basic Vocabulary 2 (Body parts of Animals and actions); Basic Vocabulary 3 (Day, months, seasons, and times); Basic Vocabulary 4 (Kinship terms); Basic Vocabulary 5 (Numerals (cardinals & ordinals), and measurement terms); and what did we learn this week?
week-6
Basic vocabulary 6 (Vegetable and Food Items); Use of the present simple and their negation; Use of the present continuous and their negation; Use of the present perfect their negation; Use of the simple past their negation; Use of the past continuous their negation; and what did we learn this week?
week-7
Use of the past perfect their negation; Use of the simple future their negation; Use of the future continuous their negation; Use of future perfect their negation; Use of the causative with negation; Use of the completive; and what did we learn this week?
week-8
Use of the present imperatives; Use of the past imperatives; Use of the future imperatives; Use of the contingent form; Use of the imperfect contingent form; Use of the perfect contingent form; and what did we learn this week?
week-9
Use of the conditional sentences; Use of the passive-like constructions; Use of the habitual passive; Use of compulsive passive; Use of the degree of comparison; Infinitives; and what did we learn this week?
week-10
Use of the duplication; Use of the conjunctions; Use of Imperfect participle ଣୁ; Use of the verbal compound; Use of the indeclinable and vocatives; Use of address terms and other set of expressions; and what did we learn this week?
week-11
Use of echo-constructions/compounds; Use of the probability form; Particular expression (Personal pronouns freely interchange with the possessive pronoun); Particular expressions (Interchange of the meaning of different tense); Expressions on everyday life; Use of adjectival form and collocations; and what did we learn this week?
week-12
: Use of commands and requests sentences; Use of some common Odia idioms; Use of some common Odia proverbs; Letter writings; Practice of application writing; UNICODE: Use of Odia language online; and what did we learn this week?
Taught by
Dr. Sanjaya Kumar Bag
