Teaching Techniques Adopted by Hospitality Faculty Members in the Class rooms

Abstract

In hospitality courses at the undergraduate level a learners is required to study a variety of subjects ranging from core hotel management subjects, Management subjects and Language subjects. In today’s scenario there is a need of using innovative teaching methods for enhancing employability skills of the students. Limited studies have been conducted in context of exploring what types of teaching methods hospitality educators are using in their classes. Present study aims to identify and rate teaching activities adopted by hospitality faculty members in teaching core subjects.A total of 21 faculty members were approached for purpose of data collection .Faculty members were asked to rate the various various teaching techniques in terms of their uasage ranging from 1- Never ,2-Rarely,3-Occasionally,4-Frequently and 5-Very Frequently.Results revealed that Field exercise: Majority of faculty members rated that rarely they adopt field exercises .Small Group Activity: It was found that small group activities were frequently adopted in teaching Production and Service subjects . Role Play: Majority of faculty members engaged in teaching front office are mostly using role play sessions .Presentation very commonly applied by faculty members and mostly front office trainers are mostly associated .Case Studies: Earlier it was perceived that case studies are mostly used in MBA courses but nowadays usage in undergraduate’s courses was also in practice. Majority of the faculty members rated that frequently they are using case studies in their teaching methodology .There is no significant difference was found among faculty members rating on usage of case studies. Quiz activity was rated occasionally .Assignment: It was found that assignment activity was frequently used by all faculty groups and hence there is no difference exists among faculty members on its usage. Group Project It was found that majority of faculty members rated frequently they are engaged in assigning group projects to the students. Demonstration: Majority of the faculty members rated rarely they apply demonstration. Hospitality trainer should apply mix of teaching activities in his or her pedagogy. As it was perceived that certain activities are mostly associated in teaching a particular area but that perception is changing among trainers. Hospitality faculty members are incorporating all innovating teaching techniques for overall understanding of the concepts and its applicability in the long run