Website Launch for Heritage Language Teaching

Join us for an event to celebrate the launch of a website focused on Heritage Language Learning developed by Hindi Lector Mansi Bajaj.

Language classes provide students with the means to talk about the issues and topics they are passionate about. This website seeks to invite and amplify student voices in the selection of teaching materials, discussion topics, and prompts. The resources and ideas published on this site have been the products of interactions with students at the University of Texas, Austin (2019–2022) and Yale (2022–2024). This website is created to provide teachers of heritage Hindi classes at the university level with a resource for lesson planning and instruction around social issues. The materials on this site can easily be adapted to teach other levels of Hindi classes, and may offer inspiration to teachers of other languages.

Event Schedule

               11:00 am         Introduction Hindi Program at Yale (Swapna Sharma, Language Program Director)

               11:05 am         Introduction to the project and website (Shreya Menon, Student Collaborator)

               11:20 am         Pedagogical Partners Program (Aly Moosa, Poorvu Pedagogical Partner)

               11:25 am         Conversation with Fernando Rubio, Director, Center for Language Study

               12:00 pm        Questions from audience

               12:30 pm        Lunch

This website is supported by the Center for Language Study, Poorvu Center for Teaching and Learning, and South Asian Studies Council.