Assistant Professor and Head of the Department
Contact Details
Qualifications
Degree |
University
| Year |
M.A. English |
University of Madras |
1986 | M.Phil. |
University of Madras |
1993 | B.Ed. | Annamalai University | 1994 |
M.A. Mass Communication |
Alagappa University |
2004 | Ph.D. | University of Madras | 2009 |
Title of the Ph.D. Thesis: Modules For Developing Effective
Conversational Skills Among Tertiary Level Learners - An Experimental Study
Title of the M.Phil Thesis: Developing Pragmatic
Awareness : An Approach to Teaching Oral Communication
Date of Joining the College: 6 October, 2007 Areas of Interest - Communication skills
- Mass communication and Journalism
- British and American Literature
- English Language Teaching (ELT)
Book Published - Language
skills for Undergraduates . Emerald Publishers, Chennai (2005) (ISBN No.
81-7966-164-4)
- Panorama-
English for Communication Emerald Publishers, Chennai ,
(2014 ) (ISBN No. 978-81-7966-220-4)
- Kaleidoscope
‘ a textbook for college students , Emerald Publications (ISBN No.
978-81-7966-317-2)
- Contributed
to I,II,III,VI Semester books brought up by the Department of English for
the Under Graduate Foundation Course - General English
(B.A.,B.Sc.,B.Com.,B.B.M)
Research Publications- “Tribute to a tragic past and glimpses of a
glorious future- a reflection on the works of Virginia Hamilton” at the
International conference on Defining the Ethos of the new Millennium-
Literature from the United States and the Indian sub continent, at the Ethiraj
College on 12 and 13 March , 2009. Paper published in the proceedings .
- ‘Cultural constraints and the language teacher’
at a national seminar on ‘Cultural Barriers in Communication’ conducted by the Department of English, Kanyaka Parameswari College
for Women, Chennai, held on 4th and 5th February 2009. Paper published in the conference souvenir.
- “ An Effective Teacher is an Excellent Communicator – and Teacher Effectiveness is Directly
Proportional to his/ her Interpersonal Skills,” at a national seminar on
English and Communication skills for Employability at the Anna University on
25th/26th March, 2009. Paper published in proceedings.
- ’Protest Writing – a Platform for being
Heard and Heeded’ at the UGC sponsored National Seminar on Protest As a Way
of Life - An Analytical Study of Literatures in English in the Modern
Socio-Cultural Contexts
conducted by Department of English,
National College- Tiruchirapalli on 3rd
and 4th September, 2009
- ‘Speaking skills for personal success and employment’ at the
National seminar on
‘Transformation, Adaptation and
Sustainability towards a better future’ conducted by the Patrician College of
Arts and Science, Chennai on 5th
March , 2011 (ISBN: 978-81-88331-19-8 )
- ‘An analysis of the works of Mark Twain and R.K. Narayan’ at the National
seminar on Comparative Literature – An Analysis of classical storytellers with
an enduring appeal’ conducted by PKR Arts College for Women, Gobichettipalayam
, Tamilnadu on 16th
September, 2009.
- ’ Delineation of Women characters by Indian Women Writers- with specific
focus on Lakshmi Kannan (Kaaveri) at
the UGC sponsored National seminar on ‘ Battling for their legitimate space:
Interaction with contemporary Indian
writers and critics’ conducted by the PG
Department of English and Research Centre , Holy Cross College ( Autonomous)
Nagercoil, Tamilnadu , on January 21 and 22, 2010.
- ‘Matching Teaching methods to suit Learning styles’ at the national
seminar on ‘English for Empowerment’ conducted by the Vel Tech Dr.RR and Dr.SR,
Technical University , Tamilnadu, on 15th
February, 2011. (ISBN No.97881-898-43-465)
- ‘Teaching- a Learning. Unlearning and
Relearning Process’ at a national conference
on ‘Paradigm Shift in Education in the Present Scenario’ conducted by
the Department of Education, Mother Theresa University, Kodaikanal, Tamilnadu
on 19th and 20th February, 2011.
- Dickens’ preoccupation with the mechanisms of the child’s mind.
at the International Conference on the Contemporaneous Effect Of Charles
Dickens And His Works on 30th August, 2012 held at the Dr.M.G.R.
Educational and Research Institute University, Maduravoyal, Chennai. (ISBN No. 978-81-910287-8-4)
- Treatment of Law and Providential Justice in Bernard
Shaw’s plays at a National level seminar on Law and Justice in Western Drama ( UGC
sponsored) held on 15th September 2012 at the Kongunadu Arts and
Science College, Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu.
- ‘Ban Stereotypical Images of Women !!’ National
seminar on ‘Empowerment of Women’
conducted by Department of English, Nesamony College,Marthandam, Tamil Nadu on 11th September 2009, Paper
published in the proceedings.
- "Keeping Pace with Technology is an Essential Teacher Requirement" , at the International Conference on Outcome Based Teaching and Learning of English held at Anna University, Chennai on March 1st and 2nd 2013. (ISBN No. 978-81-909269-4-2)
- "Exploring Pastoral Themes And Motifs In English Literature ", at the International Conference on Story concepts in Media in Tamil and English Literature held at Loyola College on 10th January 2014 by the PG Department of Media Arts.
- Exploring
the narrative skill of Indumathy with specific focus on Tharaiyil Irangum
Vimanangal at the International Journal of English Language, Literature and
Humanities, Volume II, Issue III,. ISSN: 2321 – 7065, pp.235 – 240, July 2014 www.ijellh.com
- Growth
of Children’s literature in India - An Overview in
ROOTS: International Journal of Multi Disciplinary Researchers , 17.02.2017, Vol 3 Special Issue No: 6 ISSN :2349-8684 pg 99-103
- The
study of Pragmatics in relation to the Teaching of English Competence in BODHI
International Journal of Research in Humanities Arts and Science, , Vol 1 spl
issue 15 ISSN 2456-5571 Pg 59-61 www.bodhijournals.com, UGC Number – 44274, July 2017
- International
seminar on Synchronizing the Cognitive
perceptions and Emotional Responses to Indian Literature in English , Blend
of Eastern and Western Cultures in the select works of Anita Desai, . ISBN
number 978-81-923897-9-0, PG Research Department of English, Auxilium College
BSRB Consortium publication , 2013
- International
Conference , Shakespeare the Quintessential Zeitgeist Shakespeare’s enduring
appeal and contemporary relevance
ISBN no. 978-81-925141-7-8 Dr.M.G.R. Educational and Research Institute
University.2014
- Re
Constructing the Gender Archetype , Stereotypes
and Preconceptions of Women’s Roles And Abilities , ISBN : 9788179664186 Women’s Christian College Emerald Publishers, 2015.
- International
Seminar on Essentiality of Developing and Updating Competency Skills in Higher
Education , article on ‘ Relationships Matter!! Relationships Matter:
Empowering the student to handle professional relationships, International
Seminar, 2015. ISBN: 978-93-81992-77-7. Presidency College and University of
Cambridge, Today Publication, 2015
- International
Conference on Transnational approach to
literary studies . Article titled ‘
Aspects of Gender Oppression and Diasporic images in Bharati Mukerjee's
American Dreamer’ , ISBN:978-81-93086-81-0,
Anna Adarsh College for Women Chennai, Ganesh Govindam Publications, 2016
- “Unheard Voices of the Subaltern”, A C T the
International Journal of Research and Development, Vol 1 issue 1 pp 37-38 March
2016.
- International
Conference on Empowering the English
Language Learner- Materials, Methods, and Testing , conducted by Anna University, article
titled ‘ Using The Short Story As A Tool
For Vocabulary Enhancement’ , ISBN no
978-81-90856-78-2 VK
publications , 2017
- Changing Contours of English language and
Literature , Member of Editorial Committee , ISBN
no 978-93-87380-00-4, Department of English MCW, Allied Publishers
Pvt Ltd , 2017.
- Article titled ‘’The
inevitable interweave between Cultural Studies and Literature with
special focus on Rudaali by Mahasweta Devi’, . VEI-International journal of social sciences ISSN number
2394-1316 , March 6th &7th ,2017
- Redefining the Role of Women- A Study
of Pradeep Bhattacharya's Translation of Yajnaseni by Pratibha Ray in Language in India January 2019 , 1930-2940, www.languageinindia.com.
Awards/Other Achievements- University 9th Rank
awarded in M.A. Degree in English Literature
- Editor of ‘In-house Samachar’ the
college biannual newsletter from 2008 onwards.
- Resource person
for Orientation programme for TRB recruited teachers, Government of
Tamil Nadu on 2 August, 2009 on ‘Communication Skills’ and 3 August 2009 on "Presentation Skills".
- Viva-voce Examiner for M.Phil, Anna
University, June 2009.
- Chairperson at International Seminar
on Contemporaneous Effect of Charles Dickens and His Works on 30th August,
2012 held at the Dr. M.G.R. Educational and Research Institute University.
Maduravoyal, Chennai.
- Best President Award by
Lions Club International in 2013.
- Member
of Organising Committee for the national conference “Translation: Pitfalls and
Profundities” in August 2010.
- Member
of Organising Committee of the International Conference on “Changing ethical
perspectives in politics, literature and society” in February 2013.
- Member
of Organising Committee of Intercollegiate Workshop for teachers on Curricular
Reforms on 31 March 2015.
- Doctoral Committee Member, Department of English, Anna University,
Chennai.
- External
Examiner for M Phil, Department of English, Anna University.
- Member of Board
of Studies, Department of English, M. O. P. Vaishnav College for Women,
Chennai.
- Subject Expert:
To prepare lesson materials under the UGC – open and distance learning regulation
for the IDE, University of Madras.
- Chairperson and Keynote Speaker
for the student conference on ELLI English Language and Literature in India in the New Millennium
conducted by the Post Graduate and Research Department of English, CTTE College
for Women, Chennai on 29th February 2016.
- Judge for the inter
collegiate Creating Writing Competition held
at the Justice Basheer Ahmed College for Women, organized as part of the
Chennai Literary Festival (CLF). 2016.
- Member of
ELTAI the English Language Teachers
Association of India.
- Convener
of the International Seminar on
Changing Contours of English Language and Literature was organized by the
Department of English on 7th and 8th September 2016.
- Chairperson at the
International
Conference on Empowering the English Language Learner- Materials, Methods, and
Testing organized by the ‘Department of English, Anna University held
between 23-25 March 2017 .
- Milestone Chevron Award for completing 10 years in Lionism by the
Lions Club International in 2017.
- Participated in Action Research Mentoring Scheme a programme
conducted by the British Council in Loyola College on 9 March 2019.
- Successfully
completed Annual Refresher Programme in Teaching (ARPIT) conducted by National
Testing Agency and Ministry of HRD, Government of India, in March 2019, SWAYAM online
course.
Training Programmes Attended
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