चतुर्थ अंतर्राष्ट्रीय हिन्दी सम्मेलन

गीतम यूनिवर्सिटी, गाँधी नगर कैंपस, ऋषिकोंडा, विशाखापट्नम - 530045, आंध्र प्रदेश, भारत
जनवरी 6-8, 2017  

THE FOURTH INTERNATIONAL HINDI CONFERENCE
JANUARY 6-8, 2017

 GITAM UNIVERSITY, Gandhi Nagar Campus, Rushikonda, Visakhapatnam - 530045.  Andhra Pradesh, INDIA

CONFEReNCE THEME

 TEACHING HINDI TO SPEAKERS OF OTHER LANGUAGES (THSOL): Pedagogical perspectives,
Language Planning and Program Development

अन्य भाषियों को हिन्दी शिक्षण: परिप्रेक्ष्य,भाषा-योजना और विस्तार

Host Institution and Venue: GITAM UNIVERSITY, Gandhi Institute of Technology and Management, Gandhi Nagar, Rushikonda, Visakhapatnam-530 045, India.

Conference Agenda

FRIDAY, JANUARY 06, 2017

10:00 am -1:00 pm: Pre-conference Workshop for Hindi Scholars and Teachers
Venue: Conference Hall, 1st floor, GITAM Institute of Management, GITAM UNIVERSITY.

Topic: Hindi for Professional Purposes: Developing and Implementing Project Based Learning

This three-hour pre-conference workshop is especially designed for Hindi practitioners and administrators associated with educational institutions in India. The workshop will be facilitated by Professor Gabriela Nik. Ilieva (New York University) and Professor Tasha Darbes (Pace University, New York City). Participants will be informed about existing resources, they will have the opportunity to familiarize themselves with the principles of designing tasks in project-and real-life-based contexts as well as to interact among each other and with the facilitators. Participants will develop a product by the end of the hands-on session.

INAUGURAL EVENT

6:00 pm - 8:00 pm
Venue : Mother Teresa Auditorium, GITAM University
Chief Guests : Shri Pusapati Ashok Gajapathi Raju, Hon’ble Union Minister for Civil Aviation.
                        Shri Ganta Srinivasa Rao, Hon’ble Minister for Human Resource Development, Government of Andhra Pradesh.
Key Note Address : Professor R.S. Sarraju, University of Hyderabad  “Teaching Hindi to Other Language Speakers (THSOL): Pedagogical Perspectives, Language Planning and Program Development”

Cultural Performance and Dinner
Venue : GITAM, Gandhi Nagar Campus, Visakhapatnam.

SATURDAY, JANUARY 07, 2017

9:00 am -10:30 am : PLENARY SESSION 1
Venue : Mother Teresa Auditorium, GITAM University
Theme : Teaching Hindi to the Speakers of Other Languages in India and Abroad
Session Chair : Dr. Narendra Kohli, Writer, New Delhi
Speaker I : Prof. R.S. Sarraju, University of Hyderabad. Pedagogical Challenges of Teaching Hindi to Non-Indian Students in India
Speaker II : Prof. Madhavendra Prasad Pandey, Head, Department of Hindi, North Eastern Hill University, Shillong, Meghalaya.
Speaker III : Dr. Priya Sufi, Lecturer, Smt. Parvati Devi Arya Mahila Senior Secondary School, Hoshiyarpur, Punjab
Educational Challenges: Hindi in Punjab
Speaker IV : Gulshan Sooklall, Mahatma Gandhi Institute, Mauritius “Pedagogical Challenges of Teaching Hindi to the Indian Diaspora: Focus on Mauritius”

 

10:30 am-10:45 am : TEA BREAK

 

10:45 am-12:30 pm : PLENARY SESSION 2
Venue : Mother Teresa Auditorium, GITAM University
Theme : Teaching Hindi to the Speakers of Other Languages Abroad
Session Chair : Prof. Gabriela Nik. Ilieva, New York University
Speaker I : Prof. Janis Jensen, Kean University “Teaching of Hindi Locally and Globally: The Role of Teacher Education.”
Speaker II : Dr. Guzel Strelkova, Moscow University “The Teaching of Hindi in Russia”
Speaker III : Elmar Renner, University of Copenhagen, Denmark and Vipul, Goswami, Universitat Bonn, Germany
“Bonn-Copenhagen Hindi Textbook Project: A communicative Approach”
Speaker IV : Prof. Shyama Medhekar, Reader, Department of Asian and North African Studies, Cà Foscari University, Venice, Italy. 
“ Teaching Hindi to Italians in Venice, Italy”

12:15 pm-1:30 pm : LUNCH
Note : Working Lunch with Round Table Discussion: Local and Global Achievements and Challenges in Hindi Teaching
[Scholars from GITAM, Andhra, Hyderabad and other Universities will share their observations and insights relating to teaching of
Hindi. Moderator: Prof. Gabriela Nik. Ilieva (New York University).]

1:30 pm-3:00 pm : PARALLEL SESSION 1
Venue : Gandhi Sandesh Sabha, GITAM School of Gandhian Studies
Theme : Use of Literature for Hindi Teaching
Session Chair : Prof. Susham Bedi, City University of New York
Speaker I : Dr. Vijay Sharma, Jamshedpur
Speaker II : Professor Seema Khurana, Yale University, Making History Relevant: Linking Language Study with Partition Narratives
Speaker III : Atul Kumar Pandey, Hyderabad University
Speaker IV : Divya Mathur, Hemel-Hempstead,Britain
Speaker V : Dr. Randhir Singh, Dayal Singh College, Karnal, Haryana,  Hindi Literature and Translation

1:30 pm-3:00 pm : PARALLEL SESSION 2
Venue : Conference Hall, GITAM Institute of Management
Theme : Material Development and Curricular Challenges
Session Chair : Prof. Rakesh Ranjan, Columbia University
Speaker I : Dalpat Rajpurohit, Columbia University “Developing Curricula for Upper Level Hindi courses”
Speaker II : A.N. Singh, American Institute of Indian Studies, Jaipur “Material Development for Visiting Students of Immersion Programs in India”
Speaker III : D. A. P. Sharma, Hankuk University of Foreign Studies, South Korea “Hindi Teaching in South Korea”

1:30 pm-3:00 pm : PARALLEL SESSION 3
Venue : Seminar Hall, GITAM Institute of Management
Theme : Innovative Instructional Strategies for Younger Learners
Session Chair : Prof. Gabriela Nik. Ilieva, New York University
Speaker I : Chandrika Mathur, Rishi Valley School, Andhra Pradesh  “Teaching Hindi to young learners - Teacher’s role in classroom”
Speaker II : Dr. Durga Sharda Chakkillam, Dr. Manisha Singh Chauhan and Sonal Lahariya, Navy Children School, Visakhapatnam
Speaker III : Vidya Nahar, Balodyan, Chicago “Hindi Learning Through Voicethread”

3:00 pm-3:15 pm : TEA BREAK

3:15 pm-5:00 pm : PLENARY SESSION 3
Venue : Mother Teresa Auditorium, GITAM University
Theme : The Expanding Field of Hindi in Literature and Print Media
Session Chair : Ashok Ojha, Director, Yuva Hindi Sansthan and Hindi Sangam STARTALK Programs, USA
Speaker I : Dr. Narendra Kohli, writer, New Delhi
Speaker II : Prof. Govind Singh, Uttarakhand Open University
Speaker III : Jairam Menon, Communications Consultant, Larsen & Toubro, Mumbai
“The Expanding Field of Hindi in the Media-with special reference to Corporate Communications” 
5:00 pm-7:00 pm : SIGHTSEEING

SUNDAY, JANUARY 08, 2017

9:00 am-10:30 am : PARALLEL SESSION 1
Venue : Gandhi Sandesh Sabha, GITAM School of Gandhian Studies
THEME : Innovative Instructional Strategies
Session Chair : Dalpat Rajpurohit, Columbia University
Speaker I : Ritu Jaikar, Penn State University, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Speaker II : Prof. Kusum Knapczyk, Duke University, North Carolina “Using Readers for Novice Hindi learners”
Speaker III : Ashok Ojha, Director, Yuva Hindi Sansthan and Hindi Sangam STARTALK Programs, USA “10 Years of the STARTALK Initiative”

9:00 am-10:30 am : PARALLEL SESSION 2
Venue : Conference Hall, GITAM Institute of Management
Theme : Teaching Hindi through Multimedia
Session Chair : Gulshan Sooklall, Mahatma Gandhi Institute, Mauritius
Speaker I : Pooja Tiwari, Hyderabad Central University “Use of Video for Hindi teaching”
Speaker II : Vijay Malhotra, Independent Consultant, New Delhi  “Hindi Learning Abroad: An Indian Perspective”
Speaker III : Muzammiluddin Syed, Hyderabad

9:00 pm-10:30 pm : PARALLEL SESSION 3
Venue : Seminar Hall, GITAM Institute of Management
Theme : The Present and Future of Online Hindi Learning
Session Chair : Elmar Renner, University of Copenhagen, Denmark
Speaker I : Dr. Atma Ram, Hyderabad University “Challenges of Online Teaching of Non-Hindi Speakers”
Speaker II : Vashini Sharma, Central Hindi Institute, Agra.

10:30 am-10:45 am : TEA BREAK

10:45 am-12:30 pm : PLENARY SESSION 4
Venue : Mother Teresa Auditorium, GITAM University
Theme : Expanding the Field of Hindi Learning through Infrastructure Development
Session Chair : Prof. R. S. Sarraju, University of Hyderabad
Speaker I : Dr. Rakesh Ranjan, Columbia University “Expanding Field of Hindi Learners and the Pedagogical Challenges”
Speaker II : Prof. Gabriela Nik. Ilieva, New York University “Project-Based learning and 21st Century Skills”

12:30 pm-1:30 pm : LUNCH

5.00 pm– 7.00 pm : VALEDICTORY SESSION
5.00 pm– 6.00 pm : Cultural Performance
6.00 pm– 7.00 pm : Valedictory Function
Venue : Mother Teresa Auditorium, GITAM University
Chief Guest : Shri Y. Sujana Chowdary, Hon’ble Union Minister of State, Ministry of Science and Technology and Earth Sciences.

TUESDAY, JANUARY 10, 2017
 

10:00 am -1:00 pm : POST-CONFERENCE WORKSHOP FOR HINDI SCHOLARS AND TEACHERS
Organized by Hindi Sangam Foundation, India and Dayal Singh College, Karnal, Haryana

Venue : Dayal Singh College, Karnal, Haryana
Theme : 21st Century Skills and Hindi Learning
Presentations by : Prof. Gabriela Nik. Ilieva (New York University) and Prof. Tasha Darbes (Pace University, New York City)
Co-ordinator : Dr. Randhir Singh, Head, Post-Graduate Department of Hindi, Dayal Singh College, Karnal, Haryana
Key-note Speaker : Prof. Babu Ram, Head, Department of Hindi, Kurukshetra University
Presided over by : Ashok Ojha, President, Hindi Sangam Foundation
(Delegates may contact International Hindi Conference 2017 Reception Desk for details.)