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Dr. C. Vijaya Bhaskar, Assistant Professor in English at the Department of English, Sri Sivasubramaniya Nadar College of Engineering, has 14 years of teaching experience.  He received his PhD from Anna University in the field of English Language Teaching.  His area of interest includes English Language Teaching, Film Studies, Theatre Art and Gender Studies.  He received his undergraduate degree from Government Arts College, Salem affiliated to Periyar University, post-graduation from Osmania University, Hyderabad and M. Phil from Presidency College, Chennai. He joined the department on 9^th August 2023.

Research Publications

1. WhatsApp: An online platform for University level English language education, Arab World English Journal, December (Web of Science).
2. The effect of tasks in enhancing the speaking and writing skills of the ESL tertiary learners, The Sri Lanka Journal of South Asian Studies, April
3. Narrowing the gap: Speaking tasks used in the classroom Vs Speaking tasks in real-life workplace situations – ‘The English Classroom’, (volume 17, 2/December 2015).
4. Applications of Reading Strategies through Newspapers to develop the Reading Ability of Engineering Students – in a National Journal ‘Man in India’ (volume 94 – 4/July 2014).
5. Classroom Survey: A Task to Develop Speaking Skills – in a peer reviewed International Journal ‘Contemporary Discourse’ (volume 4 / 2 / July 2013).
6. A Study on Change in the Attitude of Students towards English Language Learning – in an International Journal ‘English Language Teaching’, (volume 6 / No. 5 /May 2013), Published by Canadian Center of Science and
7. Using E-mail Communication for Developing Speaking Skills – in a National Journal ‘Writers Editors Critics’ (volume 2 / 2/ September 2012).

Conference Presentations

1.     “The Impact of Flipped Classroom on the Speaking Skills of Engineering Students”, in a Two-day National Virtual Conference on Transformational Trends in Linguistics, Literature and Language by ICFAI Foundation for Higher Education, Hyderabad on 4^th & 5^th May 2023.

2.     “Trans gender’s self-identity portrayal through select visual advertisements in India”, in One-Day Virtual International Conference on Gender Studies by Shasun Jain College for Women, Chennai on March 11^th, 2023.

3. “Understanding the impact of speaking tasks on students” in a Three-Day International Conference on Evolving Strategies to overcome continuing challenges in second language education at the tertiary level held at Anna University, Chennai, March 1,2,3,
4. “Why Teachers’ Attitude is Important: A Survey of Tamil Nadu Engineering College English Teachers” – in a Two-Day National Conference on Does Input Take Equal Intake while Teaching English as a Second Language held at SSN College of Engineering, Chennai on 07-08, April
5. “Motivational Strategies for Engineering Learners to Participate in Group Discussion” – in a Two- Day National Conference on Teaching English Language to the 21st Century Learners held at SSN College of Engineering, Chennai on 19-20 February

Creative Ventures

1. Published a short story ‘Monstrous Fly’ in a Literary Journal ‘Contemporary Literary Review India’ (volume 2 / 3, August 2015).
2. Translated a Tamil Drama titled “Bodhidarmar” to English in May 2023.

Workshops Participated

1. FDP on Literature Teaching as Cultural Studies by Centre for Liberal Arts for Science, Engineering & Technology, Shiva Nadar University and University of Madras, Chennai, March 24-29, 2023.
2. FDP on Pedagogical Excellence in ELT by School of English, Kumaraguru College of Liberal Arts and Science, Coimbatore, Feb 13-17, 2023.
3. One-week international FDP on TESOL and ELT by Sathyabamba University, Aug 8 – 12, 2022. 

4. Short-Term Training Programme by AICTE & Anna University by Department of English, Anna University, Jan 3 – 8, 2022.

5. Initial Training for Interlocutors, Aviation English Language Experts (Raters) and Aviation English Trainers by Indian Institute of Technology, Madras from Nov 15 – 19, 2019.

Guest Lectures Delivered

1. A Training Programme on ‘The Need of English Communication for Professional Development’ on 17^th March 2023 for Narasu’s Sarathy Institute of Technology, Salem.
2. ‘Communication is key for engineers’ on 09^th November 2022 for AVS College of Technology, Salem.
3. ‘A Training Program on Writing Skills’ on 4^th December 2021 for AVS College of Technology, Salem.
4. ‘Importance of Interpersonal Skills’ on 19^th August 2021 for Kamban Arts and Science College, Tiruvannamalai.
5. ‘Importance of Interpersonal Skills’ on 26^th October 2021 for Sri Ramanujar Engineering College, Chennai.
6. ‘Honing Writing Skills of Students’ on 21^st June 2021 for Rohini College of Engineering and Technology, Kanyakumari.
7. ‘English Language Skills & Its Relevance in Today’s World’ on 7^th June 2021 for Mohamed Sathak A.J. College of Engineering, Siruseri, Chennai.
8. ‘Strategies to Hone Speaking Skills’ for Mumbai Network of English Teachers (M-NET) on  23^rd September