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Sanskrit is the venerable literary language of India. Its earliest works date back to the ancient Vedas, composed in 1000 BCE, and it continues to be used in some circles in contemporary South Asia. For many centuries it served as the primary medium through which the literate civilization of India expressed itself. Sanskrit is the religious language of the Hindu scriptures, and of many Buddhist and Jain works as well.  In classical and medieval India it was the language of poetry, philosophy, politics, history, science, and innumerable technical fields. It is a “perfected language” whose grammar was first codified by Panini in the fourth century BCE.
Study Abroad Opportunities

Sanskrit at Bard

  • Religion Program
    At Bard, the study of religion is undertaken as an interdisciplinary examination of various ways in which religion operates in and affects life. Courses in the program approach religion through multiple questions and perspectives, including the study of scripture, the performance of religion in everyday life, intersections of religion and politics, religion and material culture, and the evolution of concepts like tradition, modernity, and secularism.
    Religion Program Website
  • Bard Language Support
    There are no dedicated Language Center tutors for the Classics program, but you can schedule a one-on-one subject tutoring session through the Learning Commons using this form:
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  • Study Abroad
    Bard College offers a number of study abroad opportunities for students. While some programs have a strong focus on basic language acquisition coupled with an intensive program abroad, other programs allow exploration in advanced liberal arts courses through affiliated or independent institutions.

    Study Abroad

    Bard College offers a number of study abroad opportunities for students. While some programs have a strong focus on basic language acquisition coupled with an intensive program abroad, other programs allow exploration in advanced liberal arts courses through affiliated or independent institutions.

    Recommended Programs Abroad Expand
    For more details, contact Professor Richard Davis ([email protected]).
    American Institute of Indian Studies 
    Sanksrit Language Program in Pune, Maharashtra, India
    Institute contact: [email protected]
    South Asia Institute, University of Heidelberg, Germany
    Summer school in spoken Sanskrit
    Institute contact: [email protected]

    Summer Programs (in the U.S., not abroad) Expand
    Please note, the courses below are only taught within the United States.  Abroad opportunities may, instead, be viewed above.
    South Asia Summer Language Institute at the University of Wisconsin
    Sanskrit at Harvard University

Sanskrit Learning Resources

Sanskrit resources are currently housed on Reserves Direct. For access, please contact Richard Davis at [email protected].

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    • Richard H. Davis
      Professor of Religion
      [email protected]
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    There are no dedicated Language Center tutors for the Classics program, but you can schedule a one-on-one subject tutoring session through the Learning Commons.
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Sanskrit Language Resources

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 Grammar and Vocabulary

Title
Description
Subject
Type
Anki - Flashcards
Anki is an online library of flashcard sets for countless topics, similar to Quizlet. You can also download the Anki app to study anywhere, anytime (you can also download sets from Quizlet into this app!).
Arabic, Chinese, ESL, French, German, Greek, Hebrew, Italian, Japanese, Latin, Russian, Sanskrit, Spanish
Grammar and Vocabulary, Software and Keyboards, Teaching and Tutoring

Anki - Flashcards

Anki is an online library of flashcard sets for countless topics, similar to Quizlet. You can also download the Anki app to study anywhere, anytime (you can also download sets from Quizlet into this app!).
Format: Link
Types: Grammar and Vocabulary, Software and Keyboards, Teaching and Tutoring
Subjects: Arabic, Chinese, ESL, French, German, Greek, Hebrew, Italian, Japanese, Latin, Russian, Sanskrit, Spanish
Institute: Bard Undergraduate
Classification: A1
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Quizlet Flashcards
A great website to create your own vocabulary lists, print flashcards, test yourself with the “testmaker”, combine lists to study a select number of words from the last semester, etc. . Can also be used for individual classes, and as an app on your mobile device
Search your language in the search bar and find hundreds of premade sets!
Arabic, Chinese, ESL, French, German, Greek, Hebrew, Italian, Japanese, Latin, Russian, Sanskrit, Spanish
Grammar and Vocabulary, Language Skills, Reading and Writing, Teaching and Tutoring

Quizlet Flashcards

A great website to create your own vocabulary lists, print flashcards, test yourself with the “testmaker”, combine lists to study a select number of words from the last semester, etc. . Can also be used for individual classes, and as an app on your mobile device
Search your language in the search bar and find hundreds of premade sets!
Format: Link
Types: Grammar and Vocabulary, Language Skills, Reading and Writing, Teaching and Tutoring
Subjects: Arabic, Chinese, ESL, French, German, Greek, Hebrew, Italian, Japanese, Latin, Russian, Sanskrit, Spanish
Institute: Bard Undergraduate
Classification: A1
Read More

 Language Skills

Title
Description
Subject
Type
Foreign Language Study Tips for Dyslexia
From the University of Michigan, this webpage lists many easy-to-implement study strategies for students with dyslexia learning a foreign language. 
Arabic, Chinese, ESL, French, German, Greek, Hebrew, Italian, Japanese, Latin, Russian, Sanskrit, Spanish
Language Skills

Foreign Language Study Tips for Dyslexia

From the University of Michigan, this webpage lists many easy-to-implement study strategies for students with dyslexia learning a foreign language. 
Format: Link
Types: Language Skills
Subjects: Arabic, Chinese, ESL, French, German, Greek, Hebrew, Italian, Japanese, Latin, Russian, Sanskrit, Spanish
Institute: Bard Undergraduate
Classification: A1
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Quizlet Flashcards
A great website to create your own vocabulary lists, print flashcards, test yourself with the “testmaker”, combine lists to study a select number of words from the last semester, etc. . Can also be used for individual classes, and as an app on your mobile device
Search your language in the search bar and find hundreds of premade sets!
Arabic, Chinese, ESL, French, German, Greek, Hebrew, Italian, Japanese, Latin, Russian, Sanskrit, Spanish
Grammar and Vocabulary, Language Skills, Reading and Writing, Teaching and Tutoring

Quizlet Flashcards

A great website to create your own vocabulary lists, print flashcards, test yourself with the “testmaker”, combine lists to study a select number of words from the last semester, etc. . Can also be used for individual classes, and as an app on your mobile device
Search your language in the search bar and find hundreds of premade sets!
Format: Link
Types: Grammar and Vocabulary, Language Skills, Reading and Writing, Teaching and Tutoring
Subjects: Arabic, Chinese, ESL, French, German, Greek, Hebrew, Italian, Japanese, Latin, Russian, Sanskrit, Spanish
Institute: Bard Undergraduate
Classification: A1
Read More

 Reading and Writing

Title
Description
Subject
Type
Quizlet Flashcards
A great website to create your own vocabulary lists, print flashcards, test yourself with the “testmaker”, combine lists to study a select number of words from the last semester, etc. . Can also be used for individual classes, and as an app on your mobile device
Search your language in the search bar and find hundreds of premade sets!
Arabic, Chinese, ESL, French, German, Greek, Hebrew, Italian, Japanese, Latin, Russian, Sanskrit, Spanish
Grammar and Vocabulary, Language Skills, Reading and Writing, Teaching and Tutoring

Quizlet Flashcards

A great website to create your own vocabulary lists, print flashcards, test yourself with the “testmaker”, combine lists to study a select number of words from the last semester, etc. . Can also be used for individual classes, and as an app on your mobile device
Search your language in the search bar and find hundreds of premade sets!
Format: Link
Types: Grammar and Vocabulary, Language Skills, Reading and Writing, Teaching and Tutoring
Subjects: Arabic, Chinese, ESL, French, German, Greek, Hebrew, Italian, Japanese, Latin, Russian, Sanskrit, Spanish
Institute: Bard Undergraduate
Classification: A1
Read More

 Software and Keyboards

Title
Description
Subject
Type
Anki - Flashcards
Anki is an online library of flashcard sets for countless topics, similar to Quizlet. You can also download the Anki app to study anywhere, anytime (you can also download sets from Quizlet into this app!).
Arabic, Chinese, ESL, French, German, Greek, Hebrew, Italian, Japanese, Latin, Russian, Sanskrit, Spanish
Grammar and Vocabulary, Software and Keyboards, Teaching and Tutoring

Anki - Flashcards

Anki is an online library of flashcard sets for countless topics, similar to Quizlet. You can also download the Anki app to study anywhere, anytime (you can also download sets from Quizlet into this app!).
Format: Link
Types: Grammar and Vocabulary, Software and Keyboards, Teaching and Tutoring
Subjects: Arabic, Chinese, ESL, French, German, Greek, Hebrew, Italian, Japanese, Latin, Russian, Sanskrit, Spanish
Institute: Bard Undergraduate
Classification: A1
Read More

 Teaching and Tutoring

Title
Description
Subject
Type
Dyslexia Accomodations Checklist
This webpage shows a checklist of easy ways teachers and tutors can make accomodations for dyslexic students of foreign languages. 
Arabic, Chinese, ESL, French, German, Greek, Hebrew, Italian, Japanese, Latin, Russian, Sanskrit, Spanish
Teaching and Tutoring

Dyslexia Accomodations Checklist

This webpage shows a checklist of easy ways teachers and tutors can make accomodations for dyslexic students of foreign languages. 
Format: Link
Types: Teaching and Tutoring
Subjects: Arabic, Chinese, ESL, French, German, Greek, Hebrew, Italian, Japanese, Latin, Russian, Sanskrit, Spanish
Institute: Bard Undergraduate
Classification: A1
Read More

Teaching Languages to Blind and Visually Impaired Students
Languages don't need to be visual! Include these best practices in your language programs to ensure access to blind or visually impaired students.
Arabic, Chinese, ESL, French, German, Greek, Hebrew, Italian, Japanese, Latin, Russian, Sanskrit, Spanish
Teaching and Tutoring

Teaching Languages to Blind and Visually Impaired Students

Languages don't need to be visual! Include these best practices in your language programs to ensure access to blind or visually impaired students.
Format: Link
Types: Teaching and Tutoring
Subjects: Arabic, Chinese, ESL, French, German, Greek, Hebrew, Italian, Japanese, Latin, Russian, Sanskrit, Spanish
Institute: Bard Undergraduate
Classifications: A1, B1, C1
Read More

Foreign Language Classes (National Deaf Center)
From the University of Texas at Austin, the National Deaf Center on Postsecondary Outcomes has assembled resources and recommendations for hard-of-hearing and deaf students interested in pursuing a foreign language. They also highlight the story of Tory, a deaf American student who studied Arabic to pursue archeology. 
Arabic, Chinese, ESL, French, German, Greek, Hebrew, Italian, Japanese, Latin, Russian, Sanskrit, Spanish
Teaching and Tutoring

Foreign Language Classes (National Deaf Center)

From the University of Texas at Austin, the National Deaf Center on Postsecondary Outcomes has assembled resources and recommendations for hard-of-hearing and deaf students interested in pursuing a foreign language. They also highlight the story of Tory, a deaf American student who studied Arabic to pursue archeology. 
Format: Link
Types: Teaching and Tutoring
Subjects: Arabic, Chinese, ESL, French, German, Greek, Hebrew, Italian, Japanese, Latin, Russian, Sanskrit, Spanish
Institute: Bard Undergraduate
Classifications: A1, B1, C1
Read More

Studying a foreign language with hearing loss
This article shares the personal experience of a profoundly deaf person who studied German, and her recommendations and research on accomodations and accesibility in language learning classes. 
Arabic, Chinese, ESL, French, German, Greek, Hebrew, Italian, Japanese, Latin, Russian, Sanskrit, Spanish
Teaching and Tutoring

Studying a foreign language with hearing loss

This article shares the personal experience of a profoundly deaf person who studied German, and her recommendations and research on accomodations and accesibility in language learning classes. 
Format: Link
Types: Teaching and Tutoring
Subjects: Arabic, Chinese, ESL, French, German, Greek, Hebrew, Italian, Japanese, Latin, Russian, Sanskrit, Spanish
Institute: Bard Undergraduate
Classifications: A1, B1, C1
Read More

Learning Disabilities and Foreign Language Learning
This webpage outlines the history of learning disabilities and foreign languages as well as examining research for best practices in the classroom. 
Arabic, Chinese, ESL, French, German, Greek, Hebrew, Italian, Japanese, Latin, Russian, Sanskrit, Spanish
Teaching and Tutoring

Learning Disabilities and Foreign Language Learning

This webpage outlines the history of learning disabilities and foreign languages as well as examining research for best practices in the classroom. 
Format: Link
Types: Teaching and Tutoring
Subjects: Arabic, Chinese, ESL, French, German, Greek, Hebrew, Italian, Japanese, Latin, Russian, Sanskrit, Spanish
Institute: Bard Undergraduate
Classifications: A1, B1, C1
Read More

At-Risk Students and Language Learning - (International Dyslexia Association)
This article explores how, with appropriate instruction, most students can experience success learning a foreign language regardless of any learning disability. It outlines the responsibilities of the student and the teacher to ensure student success.
Arabic, Chinese, ESL, French, German, Greek, Hebrew, Italian, Japanese, Latin, Russian, Sanskrit, Spanish
Teaching and Tutoring

At-Risk Students and Language Learning - (International Dyslexia Association)

This article explores how, with appropriate instruction, most students can experience success learning a foreign language regardless of any learning disability. It outlines the responsibilities of the student and the teacher to ensure student success.
Format: Link
Types: Teaching and Tutoring
Subjects: Arabic, Chinese, ESL, French, German, Greek, Hebrew, Italian, Japanese, Latin, Russian, Sanskrit, Spanish
Institute: Bard Undergraduate
Classifications: A1, B1, C1
Read More

Anki - Flashcards
Anki is an online library of flashcard sets for countless topics, similar to Quizlet. You can also download the Anki app to study anywhere, anytime (you can also download sets from Quizlet into this app!).
Arabic, Chinese, ESL, French, German, Greek, Hebrew, Italian, Japanese, Latin, Russian, Sanskrit, Spanish
Grammar and Vocabulary, Software and Keyboards, Teaching and Tutoring

Anki - Flashcards

Anki is an online library of flashcard sets for countless topics, similar to Quizlet. You can also download the Anki app to study anywhere, anytime (you can also download sets from Quizlet into this app!).
Format: Link
Types: Grammar and Vocabulary, Software and Keyboards, Teaching and Tutoring
Subjects: Arabic, Chinese, ESL, French, German, Greek, Hebrew, Italian, Japanese, Latin, Russian, Sanskrit, Spanish
Institute: Bard Undergraduate
Classification: A1
Read More

Quizlet Flashcards
A great website to create your own vocabulary lists, print flashcards, test yourself with the “testmaker”, combine lists to study a select number of words from the last semester, etc. . Can also be used for individual classes, and as an app on your mobile device
Search your language in the search bar and find hundreds of premade sets!
Arabic, Chinese, ESL, French, German, Greek, Hebrew, Italian, Japanese, Latin, Russian, Sanskrit, Spanish
Grammar and Vocabulary, Language Skills, Reading and Writing, Teaching and Tutoring

Quizlet Flashcards

A great website to create your own vocabulary lists, print flashcards, test yourself with the “testmaker”, combine lists to study a select number of words from the last semester, etc. . Can also be used for individual classes, and as an app on your mobile device
Search your language in the search bar and find hundreds of premade sets!
Format: Link
Types: Grammar and Vocabulary, Language Skills, Reading and Writing, Teaching and Tutoring
Subjects: Arabic, Chinese, ESL, French, German, Greek, Hebrew, Italian, Japanese, Latin, Russian, Sanskrit, Spanish
Institute: Bard Undergraduate
Classification: A1
Read More

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