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Welcome!
Congratulations!
You have passed the middle school level of Hindi language learning
and you are now ready to plan a trip to India by using the language
skills you have learned so far.Your task this semester will be to
follow the scenarios and justify all decisions you will make about
how long you are going to stay in India, which are the places you
are going to visit, what kind of people you would like to see and
a lot more. You will find it motivating and rewarding by solving
the problems presented in each scenario and extensively using the
rich resources given about Indian language, history, culture, cuisines
etc. You will not only learn and use the language, you will also
probe into so much more related to the language.
You will
be given embedded data and resources, where you and your group can
find further information. You will be required to publish a journal
on a weekly basis. This will be evaluated by your peers according
to a rubric designed for this purpose. You will also be required
to post reflections or be part of online asynchronous discussions.
The telementor will provide links or resources to get in touch with
Indian travel agents. You and your group members will be required
to speak or write in Hindi while communicating with Indian travel
agents. The instructor will be around to assist you but you and
your group will be responsible for finding information and making
all the justifications for this trip to India.
You
will be expected to:
- Work
collaboratively in groups of four to work out plans and itineray
together.
- Use
target language-Hindi to conduct all activities following the
given situations/ scenarios.
- Browse
related hyperlinked Indian websites, use tools like dictionary,
currency calculator etc., call or fax or contact travel agencies
or Indian friends, and to interact and articulate with peers.
- Follow
your own path to solve problems.
- Publish
weekly journals by recording discussions, dialogues and subsequent
decision making.
- Report
and elaborate on decisions made either orally in class or share
with each other electronically.
- Evaluate
each other with an Evaluation Rubric.
- Make
field trips to local Indian travel agencies.
The following will be the basic scenarios around which problems
are given for students to solve:
- Justify
budget and time.
- Justify
cities and places to visit.
- Justify
hotels to stay.
- Justify
what cuisine-style restaurants they will eat at.
- Justify
cultural activities that they would like to participate while
they are in India.
- Justify
Indian holidays that they would like to experience.
- Justify
people to visit.
- Justify
cultural norms that they will follow.
- Present
final plans and itineray for evaluation in class.
Your Learning outcomes:
- Become
more comfortable in spontaneously interacting with native Indian-speakers.
- Build
collaborative skills with peers.
- Identify
and use cultural, historical and other resources to learn about
India.
- Enhanced
understanding of the Indian culture.
- Become
more independent in planning a trip, especially to India.
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