Visiting Professor of English
American College, Madurai, Tamilnadu
Total years of experience :42 years, 4 Months
1. Meet postgraduate and M. Phil. classes on a regular basis for teaching and mentoring
2. Guide and supervise the scholars' curricular projects
TEACHING AND ADVISING
Literature Instructor
British/American/African-American Literature at the undergraduate and graduate levels
Discussion Leader
Classroom discussion on literary issues
Project Guide
Curricular Projects at the undergraduate and graduate level
RESEARCH EXPERIENCE
Conducted doctoral research on diasporic literature leading to Ph.D. in English
Guiding five doctoral candidates on various genres of English Language and Literature
Guided seventy Pre-doctoral candidates
Examiner for doctoral research in various universities in India
Chief founder-editor of the research journal of the College- ACJELL(American College Journal of English Language and Literature ( 2012-2013)
TEACHING AND MENTORING EXPERIENCE
Taught English Language and Literature for more than thirty-five years(1982-2013)
Conducted classes for undergraduates, Masters and M.Phil students, leading discussions and guiding projects
Visiting Faculty in teaching English, Research Department of English from 2013- till date
Served as Chair, Postgraduate & Research Department of English, American College, Madurai (2006-2013) Responsibilities: Recruiting and training the faculty, drawing up the faculty teaching schedule, admitting students through written tests and personal interviews, periodic review of the teaching process and curriculum development
Served as Dean- Academic Advising (2006-2008) Responsibilities: Introduced and implemented the choice based credit system at the American College, Madurai
FELLOWSHIPS / MEMBERSHIPS IN ASSOCIATIONS Member, Postgraduate Board of Studies- Madurai-Kamaraj University Member, Board of Studies, Karunya University, Coimbatore Member, Doctoral Committee, Karunya University, Coimbatore Member, Doctoral Committee, Gandhigram Rural University Member, Board of Studies, Fatima College, Madurai Member, Board of Studies, Lady Doak College, Madurai Chairperson- Question Paper Board- Gandhigram Rural University Chairperson- Research Committee- Postgraduate Department of English- American College Member, Board of Studies, Vivekananda College, Thiruvegadam, Madurai AWARD AND HONOR Oberlin – Shansi Faculty Fellow, USA (1989 – 90) PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT Orientation course for English Teachers- Directorate of Collegiate Education- 4-1-82 to 9-1-82 Seminar on Issues in Second Language Pedagogy: 21-1-86 to 26-1-86: British Council Division UGC Workshop on Error Analysis and Remediation: 17-9-86 to 26-9-86: Bharathidasan University, Tiruchirapalli In-service Teacher Development program for College Teachers on ELT: 11-2-94 to 12-2-94: English Language Teaching Cell: Chennai Twenty-one-day refresher course on Comparative Literature, Madurai-Kamaraj University, 9-3-2005 to 29-3-2005 CONFERENCE PRESENTATIONS Participant- Modern Language Association Conference, Washington DC, USA- December 1989 Plenary speaker in UGC National Conference on Gender Studies and Curriculum Development- Vellalar College for women- 3-5 July 2006 Plenary Speaker- National seminar on Indian Drama in English- Gandhigram Rural University, Gandhigram- Feb 7-8, 2008 Key speaker- War in Literature- National Seminar – Thiagarajar College, 2009 Key Speaker- State Level seminar on Postcolonial Literature, 22 & 23 August 2009, Aditanar College of Arts and Science, Thiruchendur. Key speaker- Seminar on communication skills- Yadhava College for Women- 2010 Resource person: Faculty Training Workshop- KLN College of information Technology- 2010 Resource Person: chief trainer – Faculty Workshop- Sethu Institute of Technology- 9 February 2011 Key Speaker: Oracle- Fatima College, Madurai- 26 February 2011 Resource Person- Enhancing Communication Skills: Seminar- Sethu Institute of Technology- 9 October 2011 Resource Person- National Seminar- " Choice Based Credit System at the American College, Madurai: An Evolutionary Perspective"- 7 December 2011 Plenary Speaker: International Conference: Literature and Life- 3 & 4 September 2012- Periyar University, Salem, Tamilnadu Resource Person: Academic Staff College, Madurai-Kamaraj University- 2012 - 2013 Conducted workshop on 'Academic Writing' for undergraduate students 2014 Conducted orientation for junior faculty members of the American College, June 2015