Sanskrit: Level 1

Sanskrit: Level 1

We integrate traditional Indian and Western methods to provide an interactive experience of learning Sanskrit.

This course is ideal for beginners and those with some experience who would like to reinvigorate their studies. We focus on pronunciation and learning through sound, as well as reading, writing, and a little grammar using chapters from Yogāvatāraṇam: The Translation of Yoga.

Joining theory with practice, this course is taught through video lectures, audio, and written material, with weekly assignments to help you learn at home.

Now with dedicated Zoom sessions!

Course Details

Start Date 25 April 2027

Duration Eight Weeks

Assessment Weekly Coursework

Course Notes 56 pages

Tutor Dr Zoë Slatoff

Course Creator Dr Zoë Slatoff

Video

Video Lectures 3hr

Community Sessions

Zoom sessions
This course contains four dedicated live Zoom sessions with Dr Zoë Slatoff.

For this term these will be on:
Thursday 7 May at 6.30pm UK time
Thursday 21 May at 6.30pm UK time
Thursday 4 June at 6.30pm UK time
Thursday 18 June at 6.30pm UK time
(Recordings will be available for any sessions you miss)

You will also be invited to join three general-interest Zoom sessions. These are open to all enrolled students and cover a range of topics related to Indian thought and philosophy.

They are a great way to meet students and tutors from other courses!

Course Outline

Each week you are provided with course notes, video, and audio files. We focus on proper pronunciation and learning through sound as well as reading, writing, and grammar.

Dr Zoë Slatoff

Course Tutor

Dr Zoë Slatoff has created and tutors a comprehensive series of Sanskrit courses for the Oxford Centre for Hindu Studies. She has a PhD in Religion and Philosophy from Lancaster University and an MA in Asian Languages and Cultures from Columbia University. She teaches Sanskrit and Yoga Philosophy in the Yoga Studies MA program at Loyola Marymount University in Los Angeles.  Zoë is the author of Yogāvatāraṇam: The Translation of Yoga, a Sanskrit textbook based on classic yoga texts. She also taught for many years at her yoga shala in NY, Ashtanga Yoga Upper West Side.