Ms.Anusha Das

Assistant Professor

Department of English

Bishop Moore College

Mavelikara

anushadasbmc@gmail.com

Saiju Nivas

Peringamala

Kalliyoor P.O.

Thiruvananthapuram

695042

Mobile – 9446529890

 

Education

  • Qualified UGC NET- June 2011
  • Ed., English, Department of Education, University of Kerala – 2008
  • Ed., English, Kerala University College of Teacher Education, Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala University- 2006
  • Master of Arts, English, Govt: Arts College, Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala University – 2005
  • Bachelor of Arts, English, All Saints’ College, Thiruvananthapuram, University of Kerala – 2003

Research Experience

  • Completed UGC minor research project entitled “’Know the Child, Know the Book’: A Developmental Approach to Children’s Literature.” – Amount 5 lakhs
  • Doing Ph.D work entitled “Role of Children’s Literature in Teaching English to Young Learners of Kerala.”

Research Interests

  • My research area includes Children’s Literature, English Language Teaching (ELT) and Indian English Literature.

 

 

Teaching Experience

  • Working as Assistant Professor in the Post Graduate Department of English, Bishop Moore College, Mavelikara, Kerala, India, since 4th January 2012
  • One-year Graduate Level (B.Ed. English) teaching experience at K.N.M. B.Ed. College, Thiruvananthapuram.

 

Trainings Attended

  • Completed 8-week online teacher training course on TESOL Methodology sponsored by U.S Department of State and delivered by University of Maryland, Baltimore County. (29th September to November 24th 2020)
  • Attended one-week Faculty Development Programme on ‘Implementation of Information and Communication Technology in Teaching’ conducted by KSHEC and School of Legal Studies, CUSAT from 18-24 September 2020.
  • Participated in one-week Faculty Development Programme in ‘New Directions in Teaching -Learning’ conducted by St: Claret College, Baengaluru from 23-30 November 2020.
  • Attended one-week Faculty Development Programme in ‘Futuristic Trends of Language and Literature – Impact of 21st Century Learners’ conducted by SRM Institute of Technology, Chennai from 13-18 July 2020.
  • Attended one-week Faculty Development Programme in ‘Higher Education During Covid Times and After: Challenges and Opportunities’ conducted by KSHEC and Bishop Moore College from 23-29 May 2020
  • Attended one-week Faculty Development Programme in Humanities and Social Sciences conducted by KSHEC from 18-22 September 2019.
  • Participated in a National Workshop on Creative Writing which was held on 3rd and 4th of January, 2013 at Govt: Sanskrit College, Thiruvananthapuram.
  • Participated in the residential ‘Train the Trainer Programme’ for Master trainers of the 21 day training in Communicative English and Basic I T skills, organised by ASAP, a joint initiative of Department of Higher and General Educations Govt: of Kerala at Maria Rani Centre, Thiruvananthapuram in 2014 and 2016.
  • Attended 21 day refresher course in English organised by Academic Staff College, University of Kerala, Kariyavattom, Thiruvananthapuram.
  • Attended 28 days UGC sponsored Orientation Programme organised by Academic Staff College, University of Kerala, Kariyavattom, Thiruvananthapuram from 08.06.2017 to 05.07.2017.
  • Attended one-week Faculty Development Programme in Humanities and Social Sciences conducted by KSHEC from 18-22 September 2019.

 

Publications in Peer Reviewed Journals

 

  • “The Impact of Children’s Literature in the Teaching of English to Young Learners” in International Journal of English: Literature, Language & Skills, ijells.com ISSN 2278-0742, VOLUME 2 ISSUE 1 APRIL 2013, Pages 125-138.
  • “The Kiddie’s Milieu”: The Fascinating world of Children’s Literature in Pune Research, ISSN 2454-3454 VOLUME 1 ISSUE 3 November- December 2015.
  • The Kid Lit Extravaganza: The Recent Trends in Children’s Literature in Indian Journal of Post colonial Literatures, ISSN 0974-7370, Volume 16.2, December 2016.
  • An Early Start: Learning Vocabulary and Grammar by Young ESL Learners through Stories in International Journal of English Language, Literature in Humanities, ISSN 2321-7065, Volume 7, Issue 6, June 2019.

 Book Chapter

 A chapter entitled ‘The Virtual Learning’: Strategies to Improve LSRW Skills in the Time of COVID 19 in the book Higher Education After Covid 19: An Indian Perspective published by Quality Books Publishers and Distributors, Kanpur, 2020. ISBN No: 978-93-83637-9-1

Paper Presentations

  • “Impact of Children’s literature in teaching and learning English, to young learners” UGC sponsored National Seminar on English Literature Teaching, which was conducted by the Department of English, Sadakathullah Appa College, Tirunelveli on 20th and 21st March 2012.
  • “Computer Assisted Vocabulary Acquisition Programme for teaching English Vocabulary to Young Learners.” Seventh International and 43rd Annual ELTAI Conference on The English Classroom- Experiments and Experiences which was organized by Velammal Engineering College, Chennai in association with English Language Teachers Association of India (ELTAI) held at the college campus during 19-21 July 2012.

Professional Affiliations

  • Membership in ELTAI, Kerala
  • Membership in IATEFL, UK

Positions/Responsibilities held

  • RUSA Coordinator
  • College level Nodal Officer for AISHE (All India Survey for Higher Education)
  • ASAP master trainer
  • Internal mentor for Walk with a Scholar programme
  • Convenor of UGC Sponsored National Seminar on 21st century English Classroom: Perspectives and Challenges, conducted by Dept of English, Bishop Moore College.

 

Personal Details

  • Date of Birth –10.05.1983
  • Nationality – Indian
  • Languages Known – English, Hindi, Malayalam

 

  • Computer Skills – MS Word, MS Excel, MS PowerPoint, Internet.