CHALLENGES FACED BY HINDI MEDIUM STUDENTS OF CHHATTISGARH WHILE PURSUING HOTEL MANAGEMENT AND HOSPITALITY COURSES IN ENGLISH LANGUAGE

The present study aims at analyzing the challenges faced by Hotel Management & Hospitality students while changing their medium of education from Hindi to English. For this purpose, qualitative primary data were collected from students studied in Hindi medium schools. The majority of students were male aged between seventeen to nineteen years belonging to rural areas and completed schooling from government schools. The research showed that the majority of the students face problems while listening and understanding the English language. They are facing problems in pronunciation of English words and were found hesitant to speak. It was also found that students were in great difficulty in grammar and framing of sentences while writing English. The results could be used for focusing on weak areas of such students and help them to make English proficient and built their career. Recommendations are also provided for the improvement of linguistic skills among such students.

 

Keywords: Hotel Management, Hospitality, Government Schools, English Language, Linguistic Skills.


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