Thesis presentation. Throughout the six months journey, I studied the stance of Urdu Language in today's day and age amongst the younger generation of Karachi. I came across a general problem that the youth of Karachi is facing that is speaking fluently in Urdu and my thesis has catered to this existing problem in Karachi. It is an initiative to take pride, honour and confidence in speaking your own national language.
2. INTRODUCTION
A country is recognized by its flag, national flower, national sport,
currency etc and these all essentials make a country a homeland,
but most importantly the national language of a nation is one of
the most essential representation.
3. PROBLEMTodays younger generation has a major
problem of speaking fluently in Urdu and
this is the problem my thesis is addressing.
9. THE SOLUTION One of the effects of weak linguistics on us as individuals
is the weakening of the bond between our national
language and our national identity and this was evident
when 63% of the children I surveyed did not know that our
national anthem is not in Urdu but in Farsi
An event which will be based on interactive, engaging and
challenging activities which will benefit the participants on
the following levels:
i. Bond between national language and national
identity
ii. The ability to think creatively and strategically in
your own national language.
12. ZAUQ-E-ZABAN Zauq-e-Zaban is a three day competition based event that
will take place at Frere Hall, Karachi.
Targeted towards students of grade 7, 8 and 9 grade of schools
across all SEC classes in Karachi, Pakistan.
The three day event will have 3 major activities and 3 minor
activities, whereby students will participate and be a part of
challenging, interactive, engaging and creative activities.
The team who will collectively has the highest score, will be the
winner of the event.
13. ZAUQ-E-BEHESOne representative from each team will participate in this activity.
Two teams will be on stage at a time to compete against each
other. A topic according to the annual theme will be announced
before hand, and the teams will be assigned their stance on it.
14. ZAUQ-E-TAKHLEEQThis is a team based activity whereby teams will be assigned with a social issue
and their task will be to come up with a public service message in the form of a
print and a radio advertisement.
15. ZAUQ-E-DRAMAThis is also a team based activity, and every team will be given a
muhawara and they have to formulate a story around it and enact it
in front of the jury.
16. KAUNSA LAFZ KAHAANThis is a buzzer round whereby the moderator will read out clues and the team
who presses the buzzer first will get a chance to answer first. Six teams will be
on stage at one time competing against each other.
17. LAFZ-E-JANGA life sized screen will be placed on the stage
and two players from one team will come on
the stage at a time to perform this activity. A
word will appear on the screen and its
synonyms and some other random names will
be displayed in the smaller boxes. The team
will have tap on the synonyms to score
maximum points.
18. JURWA LAFZTwo players from each team will come
forward to perform this activity. Both the
teams will have a screen in front of them and
will have three multiple choices. In order to
gain a point, both the players will have to
choose the correct option without interacting
with each other.
19. UNIQUE
SELLING POINT
There is a need for an event like Zauq-e-Zaban because
It has never been done before in Karachi, Pakistan
There is a need for the students to feel confident and proud
about their own national language
It will enhance the students creative, public speaking,
critical thinking and interactive skills
21. SUCCESS
MEASUREMENT
Key performance indicators:
Number of participants
Feedback and evaluation form (will be included in the inventory
given to each team)
Level of involvement of the participants
Interviews of the participants
General media interest
24. FUTURE PLANS
To expand our event on the basis of the teams we take in,
change our activities according to the feedback we receive.
From Karachi based we would make this event national,
opening it for students from all over Pakistan to come in and
participate.