Meenakshi College for Women (Autonomous)
Kodambakkam, Chennai 600 024
(Affiliated to the University of Madras)
Ms. Akila Devi V.
M.A., M.Phil., SLET
Department of
English
Assistant Professor
Years of service at the College:
16
Total years of service:
19
Number of Research Projects:
Number of Journal Publications:
4
Number of Conference Presentations:
Specializations
Linguistics/English language Teaching
Theatre
Feminism
Research Projects
Journal Publications
Published paper on “Radical Humanism” at a National Seminar, Dr. M.G.R Janaki Women's College, 2007.
Contributed to the Textbook( General English) brought out by the Department of English, Meenakshi College for Women.
"Teacher Performer – Acting and Voice Modulation" - published in The Journal of English Language Teaching(India) – Volume XLII Number 4 ,July-August, 2013 – ISSN 0973-5208.
"A Battle and Search for Self – An Insight into Ayaan Hirsi Ali’s Infidel" -Published in a book ‘ “Creating Transcultural Forms: A Critique of New Literatures in English” by Loyola Publications in September 2016- ISBN 819077877-3.
Conference Presentations
Workshops / Training Programmes / FDPs Attended
‘Act One’- Acting and Voice training program conducted by Theatre Y.
Attended Orientation Programme conducted by Academic Staff College, University of Madras from 05.11-2013 to 02-12-2013.
Attended Refresher Course conducted by Academic Staff College, University of Madras from 24-05-2017 to 13-06-2017.
Initial Training for Interlocutors, Aviation English Language Experts ( Raters) and Aviation English Trainers organised by the Department of Humanities and Social Sciences, IIT Madras, November 2019.
Awards
M.A., Gold Medalist, Rank 1, Periyar University
Other Achievements
P.C.P from CSC Computer Education, Salem
PGDELT from Regional Institute of English, Bangalore
DELF B1 from CIEP-Ministere De L’Education-France
Faculty in Access English Micro-Scholarship Programme 2007-09 conducted by the U.S. Consulate General-Chennai.
Certificate Course in Theatre : ‘ActOne’-Acting and Voice Training Theatre Y