Malayalam

Malayalam is the language of Kerala, the southernmost state in India. Over 35 million people speak this language. Malayalam, one of the Dravidian languages, has its own alphabet and grammar. It originally developed from Tamil and uses many Tamil words. It has also adapted many words from Sanskrit, other Indian languages, and English.

Malayalam is extraordinarily rich in every genre of literature, and every year, numerous books and publications are produced in Malayalam. In Kerala alone, 170 daily papers, 235 weekly papers, and 560 monthly periodicals are published in Malayalam. In fact, the most circulated daily paper in India is written in Malayalam. This language is presently taught in many universities outside Kerala, including some in the United States.

 

Course Offerings

  • MLYM 0100/5100 Beginning Malayalam I          
  • MLYM 0200/5200 Beginning Malayalam II    
  • MLYM 0300/5300 Intermediate Malayalam II
  • MLYM 0400/5400 Intermediate Malayalam II   
  • MLYM 1500/5500 Advanced Malayalam

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Instructors

Priyamvada Nambrath

Course Schedule

Title Instructors Location Time Description Cross listings Fulfills Registration notes Syllabus Syllabus URL Term
MLYM 0200-680 Beginning Malayalam Part II Priyamvada Nambrath TR 5:15 PM-6:44 PM This course is designed to develop skills in reading, writing, and speaking. It will focus on the alphabet, basic vocabulary, nouns (cases, gender and number), verbs and their basic tenses, numerals, rules of joining words, adjectives, adverbs, and sentence structure. Guided conversation will be a part of every class. Students will receive considerable training in speaking and writing their own sentences and paragraphs. MLYM5200680 2025A
MLYM 0400-680 Intermediate Malayalam Part II James N Kurichi TR 3:30 PM-4:59 PM This course is designed to further the language skills learned in Beginning Malayalam. Direct and indirect speech, passive voice, postpositions, and rules of joining words, will be included. Reading and discussion of texts from current Malayalam literature (essays, narration, short stories, and poems) will be a major portion of the course. MLYM5400680 Penn Lang Center Perm needed 2025A
MLYM 5200-680 Beginning Malayalam Part II Priyamvada Nambrath TR 5:15 PM-6:44 PM This course is designed to develop skills in reading, writing, and speaking. It will focus on the alphabet, basic vocabulary, nouns (cases, gender and number), verbs and their basic tenses, numerals, rules of joining words, adjectives, adverbs, and sentence structure. Guided conversation will be a part of every class. Students will receive considerable training in speaking and writing their own sentences and paragraphs. MLYM0200680 2025A
MLYM 5400-680 Intermediate Malayalam Part II James N Kurichi TR 3:30 PM-4:59 PM This course is designed to further the language skills learned in Beginning Malayalam. Direct and indirect speech, passive voice, postpositions, and rules of joining words, will be included. Reading and discussion of texts from current Malayalam literature (essays, narration, short stories, and poems) will be a major portion of the course. MLYM0400680 Penn Lang Center Perm needed 2025A
MLYM 0100-680 Beginning Malayalam Part I Priyamvada Nambrath WILL 303 TR 5:15 PM-6:44 PM This course is designed to develop skills in reading, writing, and speaking. It will focus on the alphabet, basic vocabulary, nouns (cases, gender and number), verbs and their basic tenses, numerals, rules of joining words, adjectives, adverbs, and sentence structure. Guided conversation will be a part of every class. Students will receive considerable training in speaking and writing their own sentences and paragraphs. MLYM5100680 2024C
MLYM 0300-680 Intermediate Malayalam Part I James N Kurichi WILL 320 TR 3:30 PM-4:59 PM This course is designed to further the language skills learned in Beginning Malayalam. Direct and indirect speech, passive voice, postpositions, and rules of joining words, will be included. Reading and discussion of texts from current Malayalam literature (essays, narration, short stories, and poems) will be a major portion of the course. MLYM5300680 Penn Lang Center Perm needed 2024C
MLYM 5100-680 Beginning Malayalam Part I Priyamvada Nambrath WILL 303 TR 5:15 PM-6:44 PM This course is designed to develop skills in reading, writing, and speaking. It will focus on the alphabet, basic vocabulary, nouns (cases, gender and number), verbs and their basic tenses, numerals, rules of joining words, adjectives, adverbs, and sentence structure. Guided conversation will be a part of every class. Students will receive considerable training in speaking and writing their own sentences and paragraphs. MLYM0100680 Penn Lang Center Perm needed 2024C
MLYM 5300-680 Intermediate Malayalam Part I James N Kurichi WILL 320 TR 3:30 PM-4:59 PM This course is designed to further the language skills learned in Beginning Malayalam. Direct and indirect speech, passive voice, postpositions, and rules of joining words, will be included. Reading and discussion of texts from current Malayalam literature (essays, narration, short stories, and poems) will be a major portion of the course. MLYM0300680 Penn Lang Center Perm needed 2024C
MLYM 0200-680 Beginning Malayalam Part II James N Kurichi WILL 303 TR 5:15 PM-6:44 PM This course is designed to develop skills in reading, writing, and speaking. It will focus on the alphabet, basic vocabulary, nouns (cases, gender and number), verbs and their basic tenses, numerals, rules of joining words, adjectives, adverbs, and sentence structure. Guided conversation will be a part of every class. Students will receive considerable training in speaking and writing their own sentences and paragraphs. MLYM5200680 2024A
MLYM 5200-680 Beginning Malayalam Part II James N Kurichi WILL 303 TR 5:15 PM-6:44 PM This course is designed to develop skills in reading, writing, and speaking. It will focus on the alphabet, basic vocabulary, nouns (cases, gender and number), verbs and their basic tenses, numerals, rules of joining words, adjectives, adverbs, and sentence structure. Guided conversation will be a part of every class. Students will receive considerable training in speaking and writing their own sentences and paragraphs. MLYM0200680 2024A
MLYM 0100-680 Beginning Malayalam Part I Priyamvada Nambrath WILL 316 TR 5:15 PM-6:44 PM This course is designed to develop skills in reading, writing, and speaking. It will focus on the alphabet, basic vocabulary, nouns (cases, gender and number), verbs and their basic tenses, numerals, rules of joining words, adjectives, adverbs, and sentence structure. Guided conversation will be a part of every class. Students will receive considerable training in speaking and writing their own sentences and paragraphs. MLYM5100680 2023C
MLYM 5100-680 Beginning Malayalam Part I Priyamvada Nambrath WILL 316 TR 5:15 PM-6:44 PM This course is designed to develop skills in reading, writing, and speaking. It will focus on the alphabet, basic vocabulary, nouns (cases, gender and number), verbs and their basic tenses, numerals, rules of joining words, adjectives, adverbs, and sentence structure. Guided conversation will be a part of every class. Students will receive considerable training in speaking and writing their own sentences and paragraphs. MLYM0100680 Penn Lang Center Perm needed 2023C
MLYM 5300-680 Intermediate Malayalam Part I Priyamvada Nambrath CANCELED This course is designed to further the language skills learned in Beginning Malayalam. Direct and indirect speech, passive voice, postpositions, and rules of joining words, will be included. Reading and discussion of texts from current Malayalam literature (essays, narration, short stories, and poems) will be a major portion of the course. Penn Lang Center Perm needed 2023C
MLYM 0200-680 Beginning Malayalam Part II James N Kurichi WILL 204 TR 5:15 PM-6:44 PM This course is designed to develop skills in reading, writing, and speaking. It will focus on the alphabet, basic vocabulary, nouns (cases, gender and number), verbs and their basic tenses, numerals, rules of joining words, adjectives, adverbs, and sentence structure. Guided conversation will be a part of every class. Students will receive considerable training in speaking and writing their own sentences and paragraphs. MLYM5200680 2023A
MLYM 0400-680 Intermediate Malayalam Part II James N Kurichi TR 3:30 PM-4:59 PM This course is designed to further the language skills learned in Beginning Malayalam. Direct and indirect speech, passive voice, postpositions, and rules of joining words, will be included. Reading and discussion of texts from current Malayalam literature (essays, narration, short stories, and poems) will be a major portion of the course. MLYM5400680 2023A
MLYM 1500-680 Advanced Malayalam James N Kurichi MW 3:30 PM-4:59 PM Reading, writing, comprehension, grammer and speaking at the advnaced level of Malayam are the objectives of this course. MLYM5500680 2023A
MLYM 5200-680 Beginning Malayalam Part II James N Kurichi WILL 204 TR 5:15 PM-6:44 PM This course is designed to develop skills in reading, writing, and speaking. It will focus on the alphabet, basic vocabulary, nouns (cases, gender and number), verbs and their basic tenses, numerals, rules of joining words, adjectives, adverbs, and sentence structure. Guided conversation will be a part of every class. Students will receive considerable training in speaking and writing their own sentences and paragraphs. MLYM0200680 2023A
MLYM 5400-680 Intermediate Malayalam Part II James N Kurichi TR 3:30 PM-4:59 PM This course is designed to further the language skills learned in Beginning Malayalam. Direct and indirect speech, passive voice, postpositions, and rules of joining words, will be included. Reading and discussion of texts from current Malayalam literature (essays, narration, short stories, and poems) will be a major portion of the course. MLYM0400680 2023A
MLYM 5500-680 Advanced Malayalam James N Kurichi MW 3:30 PM-4:59 PM Reading, writing, comprehension, grammer and speaking at the advnaced level of Malayam are the objectives of this course. MLYM1500680 2023A