Faculty Profile

Name :

Dr.K.Manjula Bashini

Qualification :

M.A., M.Phil, PGDTE., Ph.D.,

Designation :

Associate Professor of English

Introduction

Dr.K. Manjula Bashini holds a doctoral degree in English Language Teaching from National Institute of Technology, Tiruchirappalli (NITT). She has been involved in teaching Undergraduate Engineering and Arts students for more than 11 years. She has also pursued her Post Graduate Diploma in Teaching of English (PGDTE) from English and Foreign Languages University (EFLU), Hyderabad. She has completed her M. Phil (English and Communicative Studies) from Gandhigram Rural Institute (Deemed University) and her M.A in English Literature with a credit of achieving 8th Rank from the Madurai Kamaraj University, Madurai. Her areas of research interest include – English Language Teaching, Teacher Education and Indian Writing in English. She has also served as a project fellow in a UGC Major Research Project. Published a book titled INSET for Teachers of English in Engineering Colleges: An ESP Framework. Germany: LAMBERT Academic Publishing, 2017. Attended many National and International Conferences where she has presented papers and also published papers in book chapters and research journals. Best Paper Award for the paper titled Need for Teacher Training in Improving the Learners’ Learning Ability at the International Conference on Trends and Innovations in Language Teaching, Sathyabama University, Chennai.

Hobbies

Travelling and exploring new places

Strengths

Perseverant, Inquisitive and Approachable

Vision

To be a change agent and influence people in transforming their lives

Inspiration in Life

Inspired by the books ‘Karma Yogi’ and ‘I too had a Dream’.

Email

[email protected]

Professional Qualification

Level	Degree	University	Year
PhD	PhD	National Institute of Technology, Tiruchirappalli	2017
MPhil	MPhil	Gandhigram Rural University, Gandhigram	2000
PG	MA	Madurai Kamraj University, Madurai	1999
UG	BA	Madurai Kamraj University, Madurai	1997

Research Work in Masters/ M.Phil/ PhD

Level	Research Topic	University	Year
PhD	In-Service Training in English for Specific Purposes (ESP) for Teachers of English in Engineering Colleges: A Study	National Institute of Technology, Tiruchirappalli	2017
MPhil	A Study of Girish Karnad’s Use of Myth in HAYAVADANA and Folklore in NAGA-MANDALA	Gandhigram Rural University, Gandhigram	2000

Publications

No.	Title	Name of Journal / Vol. No. / Issue No. / Page Nos	ISSN No.	Month Year
1	A Study on the Awareness of Recent Research developments in ELT/ESP of Teachers of English in Engineering Colleges	International Journal of Research in Humanities, Arts and Science	E-ISSN 2456-5571	April,2018
2	Training Teachers for Teaching English in Higher Institutes of Engineering and Technology: Challenges and Perspectives	GSTF Journal on Education (JEd)	ISSN: 2345-7163	December 2016
3	Need for Teacher Education and Training in Higher Education: Some Challenges and Constraints	International Journal of English: Literature, Language & Skills (IJELLS	ISSN 2278-0742	October 2015
4	Girish Karnad’s Naga-Mandala: Myths Retold	Journal of Teaching and Research in English Literature,	ISSN 2278-0742	Oct- Dec 2010

No.	Title- Book	International Publisher	ISSN No.	Month Year
1	INSET for Teachers of English in Engineering Colleges: An ESP Framework	LAMBERT Academic Publishing,Germany	978-3-659-89550-0	November,2017

No.	Title – Book Chapter	National publisher/ Page Nos	Month Year
1	Myth Hermeneutics: Karnad’s Psychological, Cultural and Artistic Perspectives in Lotus Wine: Critical Responses to Indian Literature in English	Adhyayan Publishers & Distributors, New Delhi	2015
2	Repression of Women in Anita Desai’s Fasting, Feasting in Dynamics of Progression: A Critical Overview of Indian Women’s Writing in English	Excel India Publishers, New Delhi	2014
3	Girish Karnad’s Recontextualisation of Myth in HAYAVADANA: A Psychological Vent with Sociological Reality in Indian Writing in English: Current Critical Approaches	Universal Publishers, Chennai	2014

Presentations

Sl.No.	Title of the Article	Name of the Conference /Seminar /Symposium	Venue/Place	Date
1	A Study on the Awareness of Recent Research developments in ELT/ESP of Teachers of English in Engineering Colleges	International Conference on English Language and Literature (ICELL-18)	Karunya Institute of Technology & Sciences, Coimbatore	February,2018
2	Training Teachers for Teaching English in Higher Institutes of Engineering and Technology: Challenges and Perspectives	5th Annual International Conference on Language, Literature & Linguistics (L3 2016)	Global Science & Technology Forum, Singapore	30-31 May,2016
3	Teacher Accountability – An Individual’s Attitude or a Necessity?	A two day seminar on New Vistas in ELT: Empowering Engineers for Employment	PSNA College of Engineering & Technology, Dindigul	17-18 April, 2015
4	Need for Pedagogical Training for Teachers in Higher Education	8th National Conference on Methods and Outcomes of Research in English	SRM University, Chennai	30-31 March, 2015
5	Executives – How Do They Communicate!	National conference on Raising Standards in Language Teaching and Communication Science in English	MEPCO Schlenk Engineering College, Sivakasi	2 February,2015
6	Need for Teacher Training in Improving the Learners’ Learning Ability	International Conference on Trends and Innovations in Language Teaching	Sathyabama University, Chennai	14-15 November,2014
7	Improving Communication Skills in ESL Contexts	6th International Congress on English Grammar, ICEG-2010	Kongu Engineering College, Erode	9-13 January, 2010
8	Communication Lapses and Profitability Losses	National Conference on Teaching with Technology	IFET College of Engineering, Villupuram	21 September,2008
9	Action Research: Learning to Teach	3rd International and 39th Annual ELTAI Conference	Sathyabama University, Chennai	8-10 February, 2008
10	Corporate Communication for the Engineering Students	National Conference on Innovative Approaches and Techniques of Teaching English,	PSG College of Technology, Coimbatore	13-14 July, 2007
11	Improving English Communication Skills through a Language Laboratory	UGC sponsored National Seminar	Erode Arts College, Erode	7-8 July, 2004

FDP/ Workshop/ Training Attended

Sl.No.	Name of the Workshop/FDP/Training programme	Name of Oraganiser	Place	Dates
1	Two Day National Level Workshop on Training of Trainers: Becoming Effective Teachers and Trainers	WEPRO	Loyola College	April 20-21,2018
2	Five Day Training Programme on Training of Trainers in Life Skills	RGNIYD& NITT	NIT, Trichy	Feb 27 to March 3, 2017
3	Five Day Short term Course on Data Analysis for Research in Social Sciences & Management		NIT, Trichy	January 27-31, 2015
4	Imparting Soft Skills for Success & Life Skills for Survival at the Workplace	NIT	NIT, Trichy	November 24-28, 2014
5	Finishing School Programme for Master Trainers	Centre for AcademicExcellence	Anna University, Trichy	June 25- June 27, 2008
6	Refresher Course for English Teachers	The Valliammal Institution	Gandhi Museum Campus, Madurai	22-23 July, 2003

Awards/ Achievements/ Others

No.	Name of the Awards/Achievements/Others	Description	Organisation	Month/ Year
1	Best paper award for the paper titled Need for Teacher Training in Improving the Learners’ Learning Ability	International Conference on Trends and Innovations in Language Teaching	Sathyabama University, Chennai	November 2014
2	University Eighth Rank Holder	MA- English Literature	Madurai Kamraj University,Madurai	April,1999

Presentation in Conference

S.No.	Author/ Co-Authors	Title of the paper	Theme of Conference	Date	Organising Institution	Level
1	Author	Factors affecting English Language Acquisition among Engineering Students	Emerging Trends in ELT	March 9, 2019	Kongu Engineering College	International
2	Author	Challenges of ESP Teacher in the Engineering Colleges		December 10, 2018.	MEPCO Schlenk College of Engineering and Technology, Sivakasi	International
3	Author	A Study on the Awareness of Recent Research developments in ELT/ESP of Teachers of English in Engineering Colleges	English Language and Literature	Feb 2018	Karunya Institute of Technology & Sciences, Coimbatore	International
4	Author	Training Teachers for Teaching English in Higher Institutes of Engineering and Technology: Challenges and Perspectives	Language, Literature & Linguistics	May 30 & 31,2016	Global Science & Technology Forum, Singapore	International
5	Author	Teacher Accountability – An Individual’s Attitude or a Necessity?	New Vistas in ELT: Empowering Engineers for Employment	April 17 & 18,2015	PSNA College of Engineering & Technology, Dindigul	National
6	Author	Need for Pedagogical Training for Teachers in Higher Education	Methods and Outcomes of Research in English	May 30 & 31,2015	SRM University, Chennai	National
7	Author	Executives – How Do They Communicate!	Raising Standards in Language Teaching and Communication Science in English	February 2015	MEPCO Schlenk Engineering College, Sivakasi	National
8	Author	Need for Teacher Training in Improving the Learners’ Learning Ability	Trends and Innovations in Language Teaching	14&15 November,2014	Sathyabama University, Chennai	International
9	Author	Improving Communication Skills in ESL Contexts	English Grammar	9-13,January, 2010	Kongu Engineering College, Erode	International
10	Author	Communication Lapses and Profitability Losses	Teaching with Technology	September 2008	IFET College of Engineering, Villupuram	National
11	Author	Action Research: Learning to Teach		8-10 Febrruary,2008	Sathyabama University, Chennai	International
12	Author	Corporate Communication for the Engineering Students	Innovative Approaches and Techniques of Teaching English	13 & 14 July,2007	PSG College of Technology, Coimbatore	National
13	Author	Improving English Communication Skills through a Language Laboratory		7 &8 July,2004	Erode Arts College, Erode	National
14	Co- Author	Role of Women in the Select Novels of Shashi Deshpande	Regional Literature and Translation Studies	27th September 2019	Hindusthan College of Arts and Science, Coimbatore	National

Research Publications

S.No.	Author/ Co-Author	Title	Name of the Journal	Date of Publication	ISSN No.	Volume No./ Issue No./ Page No.
1	Author	A Study on the Awareness of Recent Research developments in ELT/ESP of Teachers of English in Engineering Colleges	International Journal of Research in Humanities, Arts and Science	Apr 2018	E-ISSN 2456-5571	Vol.2
2	Author	Training Teachers for Teaching English in Higher Institutes of Engineering and Technology: Challenges and Perspectives	GSTF Journal on Education (JEd)	December 2016	ISSN: 2345-7163
3	Author	Need for Teacher Education and Training in Higher Education: Some Challenges and Constraints	International Journal of English: Literature, Language & Skills (IJELLS),	October 2015	ISSN 2278-0742
4	Author	Girish Karnad’s Naga-Mandala: Myths Retold	Journal of Teaching and Research in English Literature,	Oct- Dec 2010	ISSN 2278-0742

Workshop FDP

S.No	Title of the programme	Workshop/FDP/Training	No.of Days	Name of Oraganiser	Level	Date
S.No	Title of the programme	Workshop/FDP/Training	No.of Days	Name of Oraganiser	Level	From	To
1	Teaching English for Specific Purposes: Science and Technology	FDP	1	SNS College of Technology, Coimbatore		22.11.2019	—
2	Critical Thinking	Workshop	1	Kumaraguru Institutions, Coimbatore		26.09.19	—
3	Drivers of the Higher Education 3.0: Technology, Innovation and Competency	Regional Summit on Higher Education	2	Confederation of Indian Industry (CII), Coimbatore		19.12.2018	20.12.2018
4	BEC-Teacher Support Programme	Training	2	British Council, Chennai		28.06.18	29.06.2018
5	Training of Trainers: Becoming Effective Teachers and Trainers	Workshop	2	WEPRO, Loyola College, Chennai		20.04.2018	21.04.2018
6	Training of Trainers in Life Skills	Training	5	RGNIYD& NITT		27.02.2017	03.03.2017
7	Data Analysis for Research in Social Sciences & Management	Workshop	5	NITT		27.01.2015	31.01.2015
8	Imparting Soft Skills for Success & Life Skills for Survival at the Workplace	FDP	5	NITT		24.11.2014	28.11.2014
9	Finishing School Programme for Master Trainers	Training	3	Centre for AcademicExcellence, Anna University- Trichy		25.06.2008	27.06.2008
10	Refresher Course for English Teachers	FDP	2	The Valliammal Institution,Gandhi Museum Campus, Madurai		22.07.2003	23.07.2003

Awards and Achievements

S.No	Name of the Awards/Achievements/Others	Description	Organisation / Institution	Month/ Year
1	Award of Merit-Teaching	KCLAS Achievers 2018-2019	Kumaraguru College of Liberal Arts & Science, Coimbatore	September,2019
2	Engal Aasan	KCLAS Achievers 2018-2019	Kumaraguru College of Liberal Arts & Science, Coimbatore	September,2019
3	Award of Merit-Innovative Knowledge Transfer	KCLAS Achievers 2018-2019	Kumaraguru College of Liberal Arts & Science, Coimbatore	September,2019
4	Best Paper Award	Paper titled Need for Teacher Training in Improving the Learners’ Learning Ability at the International Conference on Trends and Innovations in Language Teaching	Sathyabama University, Chennai	November 2014
5	University 8th Rank	University 8th Rank in MA English Literature	Madurai Kamraj University, Madurai	May,1999

Invited Talks

S.No.	Title of the programme	Nature of the program	Organisation / Institution	Date
1	Enhancing Teaching-Learning Excellence in Higher Education	Guest Talk	Sree Saraswathi Thyagaraja College, Pollachi	17.08.2019

MOOC

Faculty Online Course/ Certification Details
S.No	Name of the Faculty	Course	University	Portal	Duration	Date of Completion	Certificate Link
1	Dr.K.ManjulaBashini	Effective Problem-Solving and Decision-Making	University of California, Irvine	Coursera	4 Weeks	25.12.2019	https://www.coursera.org/account/accomplishments/verify/V5V8AS9F78FD?utm_medium=certificate&utm_source=link&utm_campaign=copybutton_certificate&utm_term=long
2	Dr.K.ManjulaBashini	Moralities of Everyday Life	Yale University	Coursera	4 weeks	26.11.2018	https://www.coursera.org/account/accomplishments/verify/6DZKQBUL6BN7?utm_medium=certificate&utm_source=link&utm_campaign=copybutton_certificate&utm_term=long
3	Dr.K.ManjulaBashini	Success	University of Pennsylvania	Coursera	4 weeks	23.08.2018	https://www.coursera.org/account/accomplishments/verify/3HLA27RQ6ZLR?utm_medium=certificate&utm_source=link&utm_campaign=copybutton_certificate&utm_term=long

International Visits

S.No	Name of the Faculty	Coutry Visited	Purpose	Details	Dates Visited		No. of Days
S.No	Name of the Faculty	Coutry Visited	Purpose	Details	From	To	No. of Days
1	Dr.K.Manjula Bashini	Singapore	To attend Conference	5th Annual International Conference on Language, Literature & Linguistics (L3 2016), Global Science & Technology Forum, Singapore	30.05.2016	31.05.2016	2

Books/Monograph

S.No	Author/ Co-Author (s)	Name of the Faculty	Name of the Book	If Edited Chapter, Specify with Chapter Number & Title	Date & Year of Publication	Publisher	ISSN/ ISBN No.	Year
1	Author	Dr.K.ManjulaBashini	Indian English Drama: Critical Elucidations	Girish Karnad: A Fusion of Mythic and Modern Times	July-2019	Vishwabharati Research Centre	978-93-89264-03-6	2019
2	Author	Dr.K.ManjulaBashini	INSET for Teachers of English in Engineering Colleges: An ESP Framework		2017	LAMBERT Academic Publishing, Germany	978-3-659-89550-0	2017
3	Author	Dr.K.ManjulaBashini	Lotus Wine: Critical Responses to Indian Literature in English	Myth Hermeneutics: Karnad’s Psychological, Cultural and Artistic Perspectives	2015	Adhyayan Publishers & Distributors, New Delhi		2015
4	Author	Dr.K.ManjulaBashini	Dynamics of Progression: A Critical Overview of Indian Women’s Writing in English	Repression of Women in Anita Desai’s Fasting, Feasting	2014	Excel India Publishers, New Delhi		2014
5	Author	Dr.K.ManjulaBashini	Indian Writing in English: Current Critical Approaches Vol.I	Girish Karnad’s Recontextualisation of Myth in HAYAVADANA: A Psychological Vent with Sociological Reality	2014	Universal Publishers, Chennai		2014

Membership

Professional Membership Details
S.No.	Faculty Name	Department	Type of Member	Institution	Place	Validity of Membership
S.No.	Faculty Name	Department	Type of Member	Institution	Place	From	To
1	Dr.K.Manjula Bashini	English	Short Term	ELTAI	Chennai, India	24.08.2018	24.08.2021
2	Dr.K.Manjula Bashini	English	Full Member	AsiaTEFL	Seoul, Korea	03.04.2019	31.12.2019

Research Projects

S.No	Title of Research	Role	Nature	Fund Allotted (In Lakhs)	Funding Agency	Duration	Status
1	Need Based Methods and Materials for Imparting Effective Communication Skills for Rural & Semi-Urban Women Students of Holy Cross College through a Language Laboratory	Project Fellow	Major	3 L	UGC	2003-2006	Completed