The Comparative Study Of Traditional And New-Age Teaching Pedagogy For Hotel Management Students – With Reference To Online Teaching Methods

Abstract

A rapid change in the experience has been felt in last 20 years with respect to the advances in the study and learning method (Dervan, et al. 2006). Internet has played a major role in changing methodologies and adaptability has been a key for both teachers and students. Many sectors adopted the new methods while some still continued with traditional classroom methods.

Hotel management is a stream where students get trained to work in the hospitality industry. The course demands a lot of practical hands on knowledge to enhance the skills and abilities of a person.Thus this stream needs blended teaching methods for better learning experience and better knowledge transfer.

This research paper aims to understand the various traditional and new-age teaching methods adopted by hotel management stream and also determine the choice of hotel management students towards teaching pedagogy. Study on various teaching methods for hotel management students will be done through secondary data collected from various books, published research projects, papers, articles, magazines and other online platforms. The paper will also study the comparison of choice of hotel management students towards teaching pedagogy through primary data collected through questionnaire.