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May 5, 2020

Dr. Divya John – Associate Professor

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Dr. Divya John – Associate Professor

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Dr. Divya John
MA, PGCTE, PhD

Associate Professor

Email: [email protected]

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Dr. Divya John secured a first class in MA English Language and Literature from the University of Calicut, Kerala, and qualified at the UGC-NET (National Educational Test) in Dec 2000. She completed the Postgraduate Certificate in the Teaching of English (PGCTE) with distinction from CIEFL, Hyderabad, in 2004, with a GPA of 3.86.  She was awarded PhD in English by the University of Calicut in Jan 2008.

Dr. John joined the Dept of English, SSN College of Engineering, on 3 Jan 2007. She has eighteen and half years of teaching and research experience and is recognized as a PhD Supervisor in the Faculty of Science and Humanities of Anna University, Chennai. She presented 38 papers in national and international conferences and published 24 papers in national and international journals on ELT and Literature.

Dr. John served as the Head of the Dept of English at SSN for 5 years (7 March 2008 to 31 March 2013). During her tenure, she organized the First SSN Creative Writing Contest and the SSN Best Speaker Contest in 2010-2011, and this has become a programme conducted annually. She is the Faculty Coordinator of English Literary Club of SSN (ELC) and The SSN Theatre Club (Lights Out Please). 

Dr. John published 27 poems in national and international journals, anthologies and websites. Her poems, “Love Rewritten” & “A Criss-Cross of Cuts” were shortlisted in the All India Poetry Competition organized by The Poetry Society (India) in 2015 & 2017. Her first collection of her poems, Whispers Within, was published in May 2009, and the second collection, Crisscross Cantos, in Feb 2019.

Awards and Honours

  • Appointed as a member of the Board of Studies in English, SRM Easwari Engineering College (Autonomous), Chennai, Jul 2019
  • Appointed as a member of the Board of Studies in English, Vimala College (Autonomous), Thrissur-9, Kerala, for a period of 2 years, Dec 2018
  • Appointed as a member of the Syllabus Sub Committee for English Courses of Anna University, Chennai (Regulation 2017), Oct 2016
  • Nominated as a member of the Board of Studies in the Faculty of Science and Humanities of Anna University of Technology, Chennai, Nov 2010
  • Won the Best Teacher Award for the academic year 2007-2008 at SSN College of Engineering
  • Won the Best Paper Award for the paper, “Fluency Practice in an Engineering Classroom” at the 3rd International and 39th Annual ELTAI Conference held at Sathyabama University, Chennai, Feb 2008

PhD Research Guidance/Completed

  • Venkateswara, U. Developing the Speaking Skills of the Engineering Students in the English Classroom. 2018. Anna University, PhD Dissertation.
  • Sandhiya Devi, G. Designing a Reading Course for Engineering Communication. 2023. Anna University, PhD Dissertation. (submitted)

Ongoing

  1. Suvedha, P. M. “Neuro-linguistic Programming in Enhancing the Second Language Acquisition of Engineering students.” Anna University, Part-time
  2. Janet, G. “Enriching the Speaking Skills of Engineering Students through Scripted Dialogues.” Anna University, Part-time
  3. Sharma, Ritu. “Empowering Engineering Students to Speak: Strategies and Solutions.” Anna University, Full-time
  4. Sheema, S. “Encouraging Listening Skills to Enhance Engineering Communication: Setbacks and Solutions.” Anna University, Full-time

Sponsored Projects Completed

  • A project titled, “Developing a Computer-Assisted Reading Comprehension Test,” was sanctioned by the SSN Management for Rs. 50, 000 for a period of 1 year, Nov 2019. PI — Dr. Divya John. CI – Dr. S. Sasirekha.
  • A project titled, “Designing a Listening Test for the English Classroom,” was sanctioned by the SSN Management for Rs. 1, 50, 000 for a period of 6 months, Jan 2019. PI — Dr. Divya John. CI – Dr. S. Sasirekha.

International Conferences (Abroad) sponsored by the Management

  1. John, Divya. “Teaching and Evaluating Speaking in the Engineering Classroom.” The 56th International IATEFL Conference and Exhibition for English Language Teaching Professionals, International Association of Teachers of English as a Foreign Language (IATEFL), Harrogate, United Kingdom, Apr (17-21), 2023.
  2. John, Divya. “A Life-skills Course for Engineers to Acquire Communication Skills and Team Skills.” International Professional Communication Conference (IEEE PROCOMM 2022), IEEE Professional Communication Society, University of Limerick, Ireland, Jul (17-20), 2022, pp. 36- 41. (Scopus)

Academic Journals

  1. John, Divya and Sandhiya Devi, G. “Reading-while-Listening at the Tertiary Level: Perceptions and Implications.” The Journal of Asia TEFL, vol. 20, no. 1, Mar 2023, pp. 147-156. DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.18823/asiatefl.2023.20.1.11.147. E-ISSN 2466-1511.
  2. John, Divya and Sandhiya Devi, G. “Reassessing Reading Strategies in the Engineering Classroom.” Reading Psychology, vol. 44, no. 4, Feb 2023, pp. 326-340. DOI: 1080/02702711.2022.2147610. Print ISSN: 0270-2711 Online ISSN: 1521-0685.
  3. Sandhiya Devi, G. and Divya John. “Self-help Books to Master Reading Strategies.” Humanising Language Teaching (HLT), vol. 24, no.3, Jun 2022, pp. 1-6. ISSN 1755-9715
  4. John, Divya. “Self-actualization in Kahlil Gibran’s The Prophet.” Literary Voice, vol. 1, no. 17, Mar 2022, pp. 54-60. ISSN 2277-4521
  5. John, Divya, and Sandhiya Devi, G. “Designing STEM Specific Student-Friendly Reading Content for the Engineering English Classroom.” IEEE Transactions on Professional Communication, vol. 64, no. 4, Dec 2021, pp. 444-455. doi: 10.1109/TPC.2021.3110419. ISSN: 0361-1434,  eISSN: 1558-1500
  6. Venkateswara, U., and Divya John. “A Survey of the Speaking Components of an ESP Course: The Students’ Mindset.” MEXTESOL Journal, vol. 45, no. 1, Feb 2021, pp. 1-19. ISSN 2395-9908
  7. John, Divya. “Extensive Listening-while-reading: A case study applying the Minimalist Approach” Argentinian Journal of Applied Linguistics, 08, no. 02, Nov 2020, pp. 62-77. ISSN 2314-3576
  8. John, Divya. “A Psycho-biographical Perspective of Kahlil Gibran’s The Broken Wings.” Literary Voice, vol. 1, no. 12, Mar 2020, pp. 102-109. ISSN 2277-4521
  9. John, Divya. “Ma’am, thank you for your ‘teach’”: Oral Reporting. RATE Issues: A biannual open-source peer-reviewed TEFL journal, no 24, Aug 2020. ISSN 1844-6159
  10. John, Divya. “The Activities Based on a Literary Text for an ESP Classroom.” Fortell: A Journal of Teaching English Language and Literature, no. 39, Jul 2019, pp. 39-45. ISSN Print 2229-6557, Online 2394-9244
  11. John, Divya. “‘Free Writing’ versus ‘Writing Fluency.’” The Journal of Asia TEFL, 16, no. 1, Spring 2019, pp. 369-376. ISSN 1738-3102, E-ISSN 2466-1511
  12. Venkateswara, U., and Divya John. “Observing, Reflecting on and Redesigning English Classes.” The Teacher Trainer, vol. 33, no. 1, Mar 2019, pp. 23-25. ISSN 0951-7626
  13. John, Divya. “Designing a Listening Activity: From the Known to the Unknown.” Humanising Language Teaching (HLT), vol. 20, no.3, Jun 2018, pp. 1-6. ISSN 1755-9715
  14. John, Divya. “Learning LSRW Skills through Active Student-Involvement: Screening an Edited Film.” Teaching English with Technology: A Journal for Teachers of English (TEwT), 18, no. 2, Apr 2018, pp. 115-128. ISSN 1642-1027
  15. Venkateswara, U., and Divya John. “Integrating CLIL with CLT to Develop Speaking Skills in the Engineering Classroom.” ARTESOL ESP Journal, vol. 7, no. 1, Aug 2017, pp. 44-53. ISSN 1853-7693
  16. John, Divya. “Employing Group Work to Foster Speaking Skills: A Study of Success and Failure in the Classroom.” MEXTESOL Journal, vol. 41, no. 3, Aug 2017, pp. 1-9. ISSN 2395-9908
  17. John, Divya. “Introducing Free Writing to College Students to Enhance their Writing Skills.” Fortell: A Journal of Teaching English Language and Literature, no. 34, Jan 2017, pp. 25-32. ISSN Print: 2229-6557, Online 2394-9244
  18. John, Divya. “Reading Matters: A Glimpse into the Engineering Learners’ Preferences for English.” Professional and Academic English: The Journal of the IATEFL ESP SIG (English for Specific Purposes Special Interest Group), no. 48, Dec 2016, pp. 4-8. ISSN: 1754-6850
  19. Venkateswara, U., and Divya John. “Augmenting the Verbal Communication of Students by Changing their Learning Behaviour.” The English Classroom, vol. 18, no. 1, Jun 2016, pp. 61-77. ISSN 2250-2831
  20. John, Divya. “Training the Dragon.” Voices, IATEFL 50th Anniversary Issue 1, no. 250, May-Jun 2016, pp. 3. ISSN: 1814-3830
  21. John, Divya. “E Activities and Language Learning.” TESOL-SPAIN Newsletter, vol. 35, no. 2, Oct 2011, pp. 12-14. ISSN: 1575-8044
  22. John, Divya. “Reinforced Language Tasks Using Video.” Modern English Teacher, vol. 19, no. 2, Apr 2010, pp. 25-28. ISSN: 0308-0587
  23. John, Divya. “Video and Language Activities.” Modern English Teacher, vol. 19, no. 1, Jan 2010, pp. 35-38. ISSN: 0308-0587
  24. John, Divya. “Fluency Practice in an Engineering Classroom.” The Journal of English Language Teaching [India] (The JELT), vol. 46, no. 1, Jan-Feb 2008, pp. 34-46. ISSN 0973-5208

Poetry Publications

Books Published

  1. John, Divya. Crisscross Cantos. Kindle Direct Publishing Amazon, 2019. ISBN 9781797402437
  2. John, Divya. Whispers Within. Writers Workshop, 2009. ISBN HB 9788181578471 FB 9788181578488.

Poems in Journals, Anthologies & Online Publications

  1. John, Divya. “Happiness, A Choice.” The Gnosis: An International Journal of English language & Literature, vol. 5, no. 4, Jul 2019, pp. 275-276. ISSN 2394-0131
  2. John, Divya. “Vanished in a Vampire World” & “The Covets of the Seasons.” Literary Yard, Web, 3 Oct 2018.
  3. John, Divya. “A Criss-Cross of Cuts.” Poetry India – Shining Stars in the Night Sky: An Anthology of All India Poetry Competition 2017, The Poetry Society (India), Mar 2018, pp. 57-58.
  4. John, Divya. “The Wishing Well” & “The Joke.” The Quest, vol. 31, no. 2, Dec 2017, pp. 111-112. ISSN 0971-2321
  5. John, Divya. “I’m a Common Man” & “Towards the Grand-finale Accolade.” Lapis Lazuli, vol.7, no. 2, Autumn 2017, pp. 2-5. ISSN 2249-4529
  6. John, Divya. “The (Re)Birth,” “The Lingering Pain,” “A Wo(e) Wave” & “Why Long for a Change?” Muse India, no. 75, Sept-Oct 2017. ISSN 0975-1815
  7. John, Divya. “The Throes of a Poet’s Growth” & “Off or On the Track.” Journal of Teaching and Research in English Literature, vol. 8, no. 3, Jul-Sep 2017, pp. 41-42. ISSN 0975-8828
  8. John, Divya. “Are there Takers?” The Criterion, vol. 8, no. 3, Jun 2017. ISSN 0976-8165
  9. John, Divya. “Love Rewritten.” Poetry India – Voices in Shade and Sunshine: An Anthology of All India Poetry Competition 2015, The Poetry Society (India), Jan 2016, pp. 52-53.
  10. John, Divya. “What I am,” “Hoodwinked to Hooded” & “Love.” PoemHunter.com, Web, 23 Jan 2016.
  11. John, Divya. “Sunsets and Sunrises” & “Testing Times.” Poemlets 15: The 2015 Collection, vol. 1, Dec 2015, pp. 25-26. (Sound Vision Media, ISBN-13:978-0692581384)
  12. John, Divya. “A Maze” & “A Parallel Universe.” The Journal of the Poetry Society (India), vol. 25, 2014, pp. 82-84.
  13. John, Divya. “The EYE in I-ness,” “In or Out of the Online,” “Devoured Featherless” & “My Twinkling Grandma.” Poetry.com, International Library of Poetry, Web, 2000-2002.

Recent Activities as Resource Personnel

  1. Presented the topic, “Engineering English in India: Moving from a Skills-based to a Theme-based Syllabus” as a panelist at the IATEFL ESPSIG Online Open Forum 2022 on 10 Dec 2022
  2. Presented the topic, “The Significance of English in the Indian Engineering Curriculum” as a panelist at the IATEFL ESPSIG Online Open Forum 2021 on 16 Oct 2021
  3. Conducted a session, “Teach Speaking by Tackling Challenges” at the three-day international FDP on “Challenges and Prospects of Teaching English Language, Literature, Linguistics and Culture,” organized by the Dept of English, St Joseph’s College of Engineering, Chennai, Tamil Nadu, in association with WELLTA (World English language Learners, Teachers and Trainers Association) on 2 Oct 2021
  4. Conducted a session, “Free Writing: Making Writing Less Intimidating,”at the three-day FDP on “Embedding Writing Skills,” organized by the Dept of English and Other Foreign Languages, College of Science and Humanities, SRM Institute of Science and Technology, Ramapuram Campus, on 15 Sept 2021
  5. Conducted a session, “Framework for publishing in Scholarly Journals” at the One Week Short Term Training (STTP) on “Research Essentials in Language and Literature,” organized by the Dept of English, B. S. Abdur Rahman Crescent Institute of Science & Technology, Chennai, on 7 Jan 2021