Liliya Deneva, Indology Section, Classical East Dept. Sofia University “St. Kliment Ohridski”, Bulgaria

Hindi language teaching at Sofia University “St. Kliment Ohridski”, Bulgaria

The paper aims at revealing aspects of Hindī language teaching at Sofia University and is based on my personal experience as a lecturer. Hindī is being taught at different levels at the University and is a compulsory subject in two BA programs – Indology (where it is being taught as a first Indian language) and South, East and South-East Asia (a new interdepartmental program where Hindī is taught as a second Eastern language). I will try to show the different challenges that I face with students from different programs.