Faculty

RS.Swarnalakshmi

 rssleng@tce.edu

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PUBLICATIONS       

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SPONSORED PROJECTS

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CONSULTANCY PROJECTS

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M.E./Ph.D. SCHOLARS

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SEMINAR, CONFERENCE, WORKSHOP ATTENDED

 Educational Qualification

DEGREE BRANCH INSTITUTE YEAR
BA ENGLISH LITERATURE M.V.M.ARTS COLLEGE, DINDIGUL 1998
MA ENGLISH LITERATURE M.V.M ARTS COLLEGE, DINDIGUL 2000
M.Phil ENGLISH LITERATURE MADURAI KAMARAJ UNIVERSITY 2008
PGDELT ENGLISH LANGUAGE TEACHING ANNAMALAI UNIVERSITY 2012
Ph.D ENGLISH LITERATURE VHNSN COLLEGE 2018

 Experience

PERIOD NO OF YEARS DESIGNATION INSTITUTION
18-07-2016 to 15-12-2020 4 YEARS 5 MONTHS HOD / ASSISTANT PROFESSOR THENI KAMMAVAR COLLEGE OF ARTS AND SCIENCE,THENI
04-07-2013 to 15-04-2016 2 YEARS 9 MONTHS ASSISTANT PROFESSOR VIVEKANANDHA COLLEGE OF ARTS AND SCIENCE FOR WOMEN, TIRUCHENGODE
16-06-2008 to 30-04-2013 4 YEARS 10 MONTHS HOD / ASSISTANT PROFESSOR FATIMA COLLEGE, MADURAI
09-06-2003 to 31-03-2005 1 YEAR 9 MONTHS LECTURER NADAR SARASWATHI COLLEGE OF ARTS AND SCIENCE, THENI
04-01-2021 to 10-04-0023 2 YEARs 6months ASSISTANT PROFESSOR THIAGARAJAR COLLEGE OF ENGINEERING

 Publications

 Journals
  1. The Significance of English Teachers in instilling a sense of Responsibility in Engineering College Students in Gradiva Review Journal (An UGC Approved Group II Journal), Volume 9, Issue 3. ISSN - 0363-8057
  2. 'Women's Competence: A great desideratum as depicted in TV fiction' in International Journal of Humanities, Law and Social sciences Vol.8, Issue XI ISSN: 23488301
  3. “ Trauma and Compromise in Shashi Deshpande’s The Dark Holds No Terrors” in International Journal of Trend in Research and Development ISSN :2394-9333- GWEE – 17, March 2017
  4. “ Inner Crisis: Sensitivity in Maya in Anita Desai’s –Cry the Peacock” in VEI International Journal of Social Sciences with ISSN No.2394-1316. Vol. 02, Issue 02, March 2015
  5. ' Effective PResentation Strategies and Understanding Nuances of Delivery' in Gradiva Review Journal , Volume 8, Issue 8, August 2022 . ISSN : 0363- 8057
 Conferences
  1. Presented a paper entitled 'Integrating Higher Order Thinking Skills Among Engineering English Learners through Self-Made Youtube video Creation'in the PAN NIT Humanities and Social Sciences Research Conclave 2024 on Humanities at the Crossroads: The Convergence of Language,Literature and Technology organized by the Department of Humanities and Social Sciences, NIT, Warangal.
  2. Presented a paper entitled " The Significance of English Teachers in instilling a sense of Societal Responsibility in Engineering College Students" in International Conference organized by ELTAI on 21st November 2021
  3. Presented Paper entitled 'Women's Competence: A great desideratum as depicted in TV fiction' in a Two-day International Virtual Conference on Contemporary Perspectives in English Language, Literature and Cultural Studies organized by the Research Department of English, Sourashtra College, Madurai on 22nd & 23rd Oct.2021
  4. Presented paper in National Seminar entitled “Quest for female identity in Shashi Deshpande’s That Long Silence” organized by VHNSN College, Virudhunagar.
  5. Presented Paper entitled “Estrangement and Inner Crisis of Sita in Anita Desai’s Where Shall we go this Summer” in International Seminar on Common Wealth Litterature in English, conducted by Research Centre in English, VHNSN College, Virudhunagar on 27th Feb. 2015.
  6. Presented Paper entitled “ Trauma and Compromise in Shashi Deshpande’s The Dark Holds No Terrors” in A Two day International Conference on Globalization, Women Empowerment and Education , Organized by PG & Research Department of English, Vivekanandha College of Arts and Science for Women , Tiruchengode on 6th & 7th March 2017
  7. Presented paper entitled “Agony and Struggle for life in Kiran Desai’s The Inheritance of Loss “in National Seminar on 14th March 2012, conducted by Research centre, VHNSN College, Virudhunagar.
  8. Presented paper entitled “Inner Crisis portrayed in Maya of Anita Desai’s Cry the peacock” in a National Seminar on Indian Fiction in English held on 28th Jan.2016, organized by Sri Ganesh College of Arts and Science, Salem
  9. Presented Paper entitled “Tess and Ganga – Out of the Shadows- A character Study” in a National Conference on Socio-cultural Redemption in Comparative Literature , organized by the Department of English, Sri Vasavi College, Erode on 1st Feb.2014
  10. Presented Paper entitled “Women’s empathy with Nature – An eco feministic Post Colonial Perspective – Nectar in a Sieve” in UGC Sponsored National Conference hosted by Research Department of English, A.V.V.M. Sri Pushpam College, Poondi, Thanjavur in collaboration with School of English and Foreign Languages, Bharathidasan University, Trichy on 11th Sep. 2014
  11. Presented Paper entitled “Inner Crisis: Sensitivity in Maya in Anita Desai’s –Cry the Peacock” in A Two day National Seminar on “Representation of Women in Literature: Global Perspectives” organized by the Department of English, Vivekanandha College of Arts and Sciences for Women, (Autonomous), Tiruchengode on 23rd and 24th Jan.2015
  12. Presented paper entitled, “The Urge of Spiritual Rejuvenation in Education” in an International conference on “Education in India: Changes and Challenges” jointly organized by Planning Forum, The Madura College, Madurai and Department of Sociology, Fatima College, Madurai on 13th April 2013
  13. Presented Paper entitled “ Diasporic Elements in Rohinton Mistry’s Such a LongJourney” in A One day International Conference on Canadian Studies , Organized by PG & Research Department of English, St.Joseph’s College , Trichy in Collaboration with Indian Association for Canadian Studies on 1st Feb.2016
 Books
  1. Dr.RS.Swarnalakshmi, a Chapter on the title, 'Women's mental agony in Marital Relationships as depicted in Shashi Deshpande's The Dark Holds No Terrors' in the Book entitled 'Man-Woman Relationship in Indian Women Novels in English' - H.S.R.A. Publications, Bangalore. ISBN - 978-93-5506-850-7
  2. Dr.G.Jeya Jeevakani and Dr.RS.Swarnalakshmi, a Chapter on the title, 'Unveiling the tapestry of intimacy: Man Woman Relationships in Manju Kapur's Novels' in the Book entitled 'Man-Woman Relationship in Indian Women Novels in English' - H.S.R.A. Publications, Bangalore. ISBN - 978-93-5506-850-7
  3. Dr.RS.Swarnalakshmi, a Chapter on the title, ' Media – A Tool for Women’s Emancipation with Special ReferenceTo Jaya Jaya Jaya Jaya Hey' in the Book entitled 'Women Empowerment and Gender Equality toward sustainable Development' - Fern International Publication, Pune. ISBN - 978-81-959050-1-0
  4. Dr.RS.Swarnalakshmi, a chapter on the title, “Quest for female identity in Shashi Deshpande’s That Long Silence” in the book entitled 'Critical Responses to Indian Literature in English' ISBN No.978938723081
  5. RS.Swarnalakshmi, a chapter on the title, “Agony and Struggle for life in Kiran Desai’s The Inheritance of Loss “in the book entitled, 'Indian Women Novelists: A critical spectrum' ISBN No. 978-93-81723-04-3

 Seminar, Conference, Workshop Attended

  1. Attended a Two-week Refresher course organized under the aegis of PANDIT MADAN MOHAN MALAVIYA NATIONAL MISSION ON TEACHERS AND TEACHING, Ministry of Education. , 28-03-2024 to 10-04-2024
  2. Participated in a Half-Day Workshop on Designing E-tivities and Designing Authentic Assessments organized by the IQAC, Thiagarajar College of Engineering, Madurai, 05-03-2024 to 01-01-0001
  3. Participated in the One week Online Faculty Development Programme titled ‘Reading and Researching the Literature of Crisis’organised by the Department of Humanities and Social Sciences, NIT Trichy in collaboration with the UNESCOChair in Vulnerability Studies, University of Hyderabad from 22nd to 28th January 2024., 22-01-2024 to 28-02-2024
  4. Participated in the Two-day Workshop on 'Effective Educational Practices of CDIO Framework in OBE Implementation' organized by the Academic Process Team of Thiagarajar College of Engineering., 01-08-2023 to 02-08-2023
  5. Attended one week online training on Children's Literature: Reading, Writing and Publishing, organized by NIT , Trichy, , 17-07-2023 to 22-07-2023
  6. Attended 'A Two day National Conference on Comparing Indian Classics with Classics in World Literature' organized by the Research Department of English, Sri S. Ramasamy Naidu College, Sattur in association with Sahitya Akademi, New Delhi, 30-03-2023 to 31-03-2023
  7. Attended Two weeks online Faculty Development Programme on Professional Communication and Soft Skills organized by the ICT academy at PDPM IIITM, Jabalpur under the “Scheme of financialassistance for setting up of Electronics and ICT Academies” of the Ministry of Electronics and InformationTechnology (MeitY), Government of India. , 23-08-2022 to 03-09-2022
  8. Attended one week online training programme titled 'Text and Context in Translation' organized by the Department of Humanities and Social Sciences organized by NIT Trichy in Collaboration with the National Translation Mission and Tamilnadu Textbook and Educational Services Corporation , 18-07-2022 to 23-07-2022
  9. Attended 'A One-day International Webinar on Paradigm Shift in Changing Perspectives on English Language Teaching and Learning ' organized by Kongu Engineering College, Perundurai , 12-11-2021 to 12-11-2021
  10. Attended National Faculty Development Programme -' Paradigm Shift: Understanding the Interdisciplinarity in English Language Education' Organized by Anna University, Chennai in Collaboration with Sri S. Ramasamy Naidu Memorial College, Sattur from 20th Oct. to 26th October 2021, 20-10-2021 to 26-10-2021
  11. Participated in the Online webinar on Outcome based Teaching and Learning conducted by TCE Savitha ProjectAcademic Collaborations Initiative, 24-09-2021 to 24-09-2021
  12. Participated in the Phase-II of the Two-Week Online Faculty Development Programme on Continuing ProfessionalDevelopment: Practising, Researching and Publishing organised by the Department of Humanities andSocial Sciences, National Institute of Technology, Tiruchirappalli , 19-07-2021 to 23-07-2021
  13. Participated in the Phase-I of the Two-Week Online Faculty Development Programme on Continuing ProfessionalDevelopment: Practising, Researching and Publishing organised by the Department of Humanities andSocial Sciences, National Institute of Technology, Tiruchirappalli from 12 to 16 July, 2021., 12-07-2021 to 16-07-2021
  14. Participated in a Two week National FDP on Continuing Professional Development: Practising, Researching and Publishing Organized by NIT , Trichy , 12-07-2021 to 23-07-2021
  15. Attended and got Certificate of Appreciation in Three-day International FDP On Citation Styles and Reference Lists organized by Mendeley and Siva Sivani Institute of Management, Secunderabad, 21-06-2021 to 23-07-2021
  16. Participated in a National Webinar on The Psychological Impact during Pandemic organized by G.V.N. College, Kovilpatti , 15-06-2021 to 15-06-2021
  17. Attended a Three day National webinar on 'Education for Social Emancipation organized by MTN College, Madurai, 03-06-2021 to 05-06-2021
  18. Attended an International Workshop on Phonetics and Phonology organized by Christ Academy on 30th & 31st March 2021, 30-03-2021 to 31-03-2021
  19. Attended TEQIP Sponsored three day Faculty Development Programme on Digitalization Initiatives for Next Generation Teachers organized by Coimbatore Institute of Technology, Coimbatore , 22-03-2021 to 24-03-2021
  20. Participated in International Conference on Conflation of English Language Teaching and Literature organized by MEPCO SCHLENK Engineering College Sivakasi , 20-03-2021 to 20-03-2021
  21. Attended Capacity Building workshop for the Development of TCE Online Courses, 23-01-2021 to 23-01-2021
  22. Paricipated in a Seven day International online workshop on “English language teaching and Literature-Current issues, trends and challenges”, Jointly organised by Mannar Thirumalali Naicker College Madurai, University of Madras, Mother Teresa Women’s University and Society for Literature and Culture , 08-07-2020 to 14-07-2020
  23. Participated in an International Webinar Uniqueness of Oral Literature in African Literature : A Study organized by Rajapalayam Raju’s College,on 3rd July 2020, 03-07-2020 to 03-07-2020
  24. Participated in Two day National Seminar on ‘Virtual Learning’, Organized by Periyar University in Collaboration with ELTAI, 06-01-2016 to 07-01-2016
  25. Attended an FDP on Teaching Pedagogy and ICT organized by Vivekanandha College of Arts and Science in association with Centre of Excellence for Higher Education, Coimbatore , 04-12-2015 to 05-12-2015
  26. Participated in NAAC Sponsored National Workshop on “ The Significance of Curriculum Design and Delivery Process in Outcome Based Education (OBE)” Organized by Internal Quality Assurance Cell (IQAC) of Nehru Arts and Science College, Coimbatore , 02-04-2015 to 02-04-2015
  27. Participated in National Level Symposium on “Language and Technology” organized by Vivekanandha College of Arts and Sciences for women (Autonomous), Tiruchengode, 28-02-2014 to 28-02-2014
  28. Participated in an International Workshop on “English Language Teaching” Organized by the Research Department of English, Fatima College, Madurai, conducted by Mr.JohnPotts, CELTA Course Director and Course Tutor, TLC Baden, Switzerland , 14-02-2012 to 14-02-2012
  29. Participated in National Seminar on “Literary Theory” conducted by the Research Department of English, Fatima College, Madurai , 16-12-2011 to 17-12-2011
  30. Participated in National Seminar on “Enhancing and Sustaining Quality in Higher Education – Intervention Strategies” Organized by IQAC, Fatima College, Madurai , 27-02-2009 to 27-02-2009

 Seminar, Conference, Workshop Organised

  1. Served as a coordinator of the Organizing committee of the INSPIRE MANAK Award State Level Exhibition and Project Competition (2022–23), organized by the Department of Science and Technology, New Delhi National Innovation Foundation, Gujarat., 23-02-2024 to 24-02-2024
  2. Organized a Webinar on 'Interview Skills' , 22-05-2021 to 22-05-2021
  3. Organized a Webinar on 'Interview Skills', 08-05-2021 to 08-05-2021
  4. Organized Workshop on 'English For Employability', 16-03-2019 to 16-03-2019
  5. Organised Youth Festival for Mother Teresa Women's University, 18-03-2004 to 23-03-2004

 Lectures Delivered

TOPIC DELIVERED AT PERIOD
Communicative English Velammal Medical College 14-07-2022 to 14-07-2022
Speaking made simple Online - Dr.N.G.P.College of Arts and Science 03-06-2021 to 03-06-2021
Women empowerment Theni Kammavar Sangam College of Arts and Science 07-03-2020 to 07-03-2020

  Awards and Honours

  1. Registered Design Patent PORTABLE SMART SYSTEM FOR PROFESSIONAL COMMUNICATION, UK Intellectual Property Office
  2. Best Teacher Award 2023, Research India Foundation
  3. UNIVERSITY RANK HOLDER, Madurai Kamaraj University

 Membership

NAME OF SOCIETY DETAILS PERIOD
Research India Foundation Member
ELTAI Member

  Other Achievements

  1. NPTEL Certification with Elite Silver, on Effective Writing, conducted by IIT Roorkee
  2. NPTEL Certification , Psychology of Everyday
  3. NPTEL Certification with Elite Silver, Soft Skills
  4. NPTEL Certification with Elite Silver, 'Technical English for Engineers , IIT Kharagpur
  5. edX certification, Managing Conflicts on Programs and Projects with Emotional and Cultural Intelligence
  6. edX certification, Shakespeare's Life and Works, Harvard University, USA
  7. NPTEL Certification, Educational Leadership' , IIT Kharagpur