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What Babita's students say...

Professor Claire Chambers

University of York

"Babita Craig has been my Hindi language teacher for over two years, and I can say without hesitation that I have learned more than I ever thought possible. A friend who teaches Hindi described what Babita has achieved with me during this relatively short time as little short of a 'miracle'. I still have a long way to go, but that's on me, not her! Babita has a natural ability to break down complex concepts and explain them in a way that is both easy to understand and profoundly empowering. She is an enthusiastic and passionate educator, with such a lovely manner that I've encouraged our younger Indophile teenager to take classes with her too. What's more, Babita has a deep understanding of this beautiful, sedimented and playful language, which she conveys to her students with gusto. Babita is also patient and encouraging, providing an oasis of absorption and learning in an unsettling world. If you can work with her as your Hindi language teacher, then welcome to this exclusive and fun club! Her students are very lucky to have her."

Dr Ashok Malhotra

Queens University Belfast

"For the past six months Babita has been my Hindi language teacher. She is a highly experienced, enthusiastic and accomplished language teacher. When I started with Babita, I was not capable of speaking a sentence of Hindi. However, within six months I am at an advanced conversational level in speaking, and my Hindi reading and listening skills are also at a commensurate level.

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Babita facilitates a rigorous but relaxed learning environment, creating the right balance of Hindi conversation and grammar teaching. Her grammar mixed drilling exercises are used to great effect to ensure that various complex Hindi grammatical forms are instilled into her students and imbibed by them. She also takes care to patiently explain Hindi grammar in an accessible manner.

 

I ascribe Babita’s ability as language teacher to the fact that she has over a decade’s worth of Hindi language teaching experience and has taught students from a range of cultural backgrounds and with hugely varying levels of ability. I strongly recommend Babita as a Hindi language teacher."

Victoria Hall

University of Cambridge

"Babita is a gifted and talented teacher of Hindi. She is both insightful and patient, as well as bringing joy, excitement, and fun to the learning process! When I first began my journey into the process of learning Hindi, I was nervous and I lacked confidence; Babita helped me to overcome this with kindness and support.

 

She enabled me to embrace Hindi, and to begin to understand the language in a way that I had not thought would be possible - turning a difficult task into a thrilling and enjoyable challenge.

 

Babita is extremely knowledgeable and she is very thorough in making sure that her students have very solid foundations in grammar and vocabulary - in addition to bringing a lightness and awareness of the beauty of the language to all of her teaching."

Dr Patrick Bratton

"Babita is a patient and encouraging instructor.  She doesn't give up on you and is keenly aware of your strengths and weaknesses.  She is a strong proponent of adapting learning strategies and pedagogy, tailoring the learning process to each student.  Highly recommended! "

Suzie Horsley

"I had one to one lessons with Babita for several weeks during my visits to the Landour Language School, Mussoorie.  I always enjoyed my classes with her and found her to be infinitely patient and kind, especially as I came as a complete beginner.  She is extremely thorough and her method of repeating drills ensures a sound knowledge of the basics.  I have no hesitation in recommending her as a Hindi tutor to students of any level."

Alison Cooke

"Babita was my Hindi teacher when I studied at Landour Language School from July to October 2018. Having been taught by her for three months, I can say with certainty that she is a very competent teacher. One of the things that I most liked about Babita was her amiability. She was able to develop rapport very quickly which meant that lessons were relaxed and enjoyable."

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