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Digital Urdu class

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Text in Urdu اردو

Want to brush up on your Urdu typing skills? We may be proficient in Urdu writing but when it comes to typing Urdu on a keyboard or texting a friend on WhatsApp, we forget how to type common words on our mobile devices. Here's your chance to revive your Urdu typing and perhaps learn new trending vocabulary along the way.

🤔 آو اردو ٹائپیں ۔

Date & Time

Year-round in all time zones.

You can learn digital Urdu at your own convenience throughout the year from anywhere in the world.

Online via Whatsapp

You’ll be added to the WhatsApp class after you register. You may choose to learn in a group or privately.

What you need

  1. Urdu keyboard activated on your phone or other mobile device.
  2. Zoom app. on your desktop, laptop, phone or other mobile device.

Classes

Course consists of:

  • 16 classes 
  • 60 minutes/class
  • 2 hours per week 

 

Price

$320/student for 16 classes

Discounts are available for siblings and returning students.

Total fee is calculated after you enter all the information on the registration form, before you make the payment. 

What you will learn

Using the Urdu keyboard, you’ll learn to type:

  • Short greetings in Urdu 
  • Common words
  • Casual conversation

 

You will also learn social, personal, and cultural nuances of the Urdu language.

Learn digital Urdu writing in social media apps.
Now included in all classes for ages 13 +

FAQ

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Have more questions? Email us:
urduadmin@indusartscouncil.org

Urdu is the official language of Pakistan and is spoken by 90.8 million people worldwide as their mother tongue. It is spoken predominantly in Pakistan and India but significant Urdu communities exist in the United Arab Emirates, the United Kingdom, and the United States.

Just like other East Asian languages, Urdu uses honorifics that are linguistic conventions used to show respect, politeness, and social hierarchy. Honorifics play a central role in facilitating respectful and harmonious interactions in East and South Asian societies. 

The fee for this class will depend on the learner path that applies to you. We recommend taking 8 classes (hour each) for students who know how to read and write Urdu. 16 classes (hour each) are recommended for students who only know spoken Urdu.

Fee: $320/student for 16 classes

No. You must bring your own mobile device to learn Urdu typing. You must also download and activate the Urdu keyboard and Zoom app.

We recommend taking:

  • 8 classes (hour each) for students who know how to read and write Urdu.
  • 16 classes (hour each) for students who only know spoken Urdu.

Once you register, an OPI (oral proficiency interview) will help you determine which path is better for you.

Our teachers are native Urdu speakers and possess a high level of proficiency in Urdu language, including a strong command of grammar, vocabulary, pronunciation, and cultural nuances. They  understand teaching methodologies based on ACTFL standards of teaching foreign languages such as immersive, task-based learning, and scaffolding.

Language teaching is not just about vocabulary and grammar; it’s also about imparting cultural insights and fostering cross-cultural understanding. Our teachers are well versed in the Pakistani heritage and culture and the diaspora communities in the U.S.

Pervaaz means “to fly” or “flight”. Our approach involves taking a virtual flight and journey into Pakistan’s arts, history, heritage, and culture to learn the Urdu language in context. The term “flight” also represents the remarkable progress in learning achieved in just four weeks of our immersive curriculum. 

We teach Urdu through the five senses where students watch videos around the topic, listen to regional and contmeporary music, speak Urdu with friends and taste aromatic ethnic foods as part of their learning experience. Sign up for an Urdu class >>