Professor

 

Qualification

• M.A Madras University.
• P.G.D.T.E. Central Institute Of English and Foreign Languages,Hyderabad.
• Ph.D Indian Institute Of Technology, Chennai.
• Certificate in Teaching English as a Foreign Language from TESOL International.

 

Area Of Specialization

• Psycholinguistics
• Sociolinguistics
• English Language Teaching

Special Fields Of Teaching

• Oral Communication
• Spoken English
• Business Communication

Modules of different lengths to suit the time availability of the student participants are available for the above courses.These courses have been given to research scholars,business executives,middle level managers and entrepreneurs.

Publications

• Papers Published. Click here
• Conference Papers. Click here

Review of Ph.D. Theses:

• i) Thesis titled ‘ Intonation & Rhythm in Public Speaking in English in India’ submitted at the Osmania University, Hyderabad, 2003.
• ii) Thesis titled ‘ Strategy Training vis-à-vis Reading Process: A Case study of the ESL context’ submitted at the Osmania University, 2005.
• iii) Thesis titled ‘ Entertainment and Education through the Innovative Character Cast of Witches and Wizards in the novels of J.K. Rowling ‘ Submitted at the Anna University, Chennai, June 2006.

Review of Books:

• "Teaching Spoken English: A Psycholinguistic Approach" in Reflections on English Studies, Eds. Arun Kumar Jha, Pratibha Gupta, Pashupati Jha& Shreesh Chaudhary, Panchanya Trust Pindaruch, 2009.
• Reviewed the book ‘ Technical Communication’ before its publication by M/S. Oxford University Press in 2003.

Research Guidance:

• Two research scholars have completed their Ph.D.
• Three more are pursuing their Doctoral work.

Workshops organized:

• i) A two-day workshop on ‘Teaching Soft Skills for Personality Development’ for Teachers of English in Engineering Colleges, Nov. 24-25, 2006.
• ii) Two-day workshop on ‘Role of English in Technical Institutions in the Globalised

Membership

Member of International Association of Teachers of English as a Foreign Language(IATEFL),England.

Academic Contribution

• Design of new courses and modules for:
  
  1. Group Discussion Techniques
  2. interview Strategies
  3. Negotiation Skills
  4. Presentation power
  5. Marketing Language.
• Preparation of new teaching materials and Introduction of new teaching methods & evauation tools and procedures.

Other Information

• Served as Resource Person in Workshop for English Teachers Click here

• Has given a series of talks in All India Radio,Trichy 1 Station on 'English in Everday Life', April-August 2003.

Contact Address

Dr.C.Meenakshisundaram
Department of English
National Institute of Technology
Tiruchirappalli-620015.
Tamilnadu
India
Phone :+91 (431) 2501801 to 2501816 (16 lines)
Ext:*3672