Sanjay Arora

House No. 427 Street No. 3 email: [email protected] Raja Park Jaipur- 302004 Mobile No. 98293-45035

Education

1994 – 2001 PhD on the topic ‘The English of Advertising in India’ from University of Rajasthan 1994 – 1996 Masters of Philosophy (MPhil) ELT from University of Rajasthan 1989 – 1991 Masters of Arts (MA) English from University of Rajasthan 1985 – 1989 Bachelors of Arts (BA) English Honours from Delhi University 1983 – 1985 Senior Secondary Examination in Humanities from CBSE, New Delhi 1981 – 1983 Secondary School Examination from CBSE, New Delhi

Additional Qualifications

2010 Rajasthan State Certificate in Information Technology (RS-CIT) from Vardhman Mahaveer Open University, Kota (July 2010) 1996 – 1997 Diploma in Creative Writing in English (DCE) from Indira Gandhi National Open University (IGNOU), New Delhi 1997 Cleared SLET/ NET for lectureship 1988 – 1989 One year Diploma in Computer Application (DCA) from IICM, Jaipur 1991 – 1992 BEd from Annamalai University

Honours and Awards

2013 Nominated as representative of the British Council for IATEFL conference in Liverpool, UK (8-12 April, 2013) 2013 Sponsored for TESOL conference in Dallas, Texas, USA by the Regional English Language Office (RELO), American Center, New Delhi for giving a presentation (Proposal number 256803 for Poster Session on “Ensuring Language Acquisition of Rural Learners through Games”) 2012 Selected by the British Council to represent English Language Teachers’ Association of India (ELTAI) to attend Peer Support Review Training and carry out a Peer Support Review for SLELTA conference in Colombo, Sri Lanka

1 2012 Chapter Convener of ELT@I Rajasthan: Jaipur Chapter (May 2012 onwards) 2012 National President English Language Teachers’ Association of India (ELT@I) (March 2012 onwards) 2011 Resource Person for Oxford University Press, New Delhi to conduct workshops (October 2011 onwards) 2011 Successfully completed sponsored (American Center, New Delhi) three-week Online Course in Exploring Web Tools 2.0 from Lewis and Clark College, USA 2009 Sponsored (American Center, New Delhi) ten-week Online Course in Critical Thinking from University of Oregon, USA 2004 onwards Examiner for Oral and Written ESOL Examinations (BEC & IELTS) British Council, New Delhi 2004-2007 Post Doctoral Fellowship (PDF) from the UGC, New Delhi on the topic ‘The Pedagogy of Advertising on Television,’ with the University of Rajasthan as my headquarters (Grant 2.5 lakh) Books Published

Year of Publication Title, Type, Publisher, Place of Publication

1. 2012 The Language of Television Advertising: A Pedagogical Perspective, Gauttam Book Company, Jaipur, Rajasthan, India 2. 2012 CLT: The Changing Face of ELT (ed.), Gauttam Book Company, Jaipur, Rajasthan, India 3. 2011 My Experiments with Truth: An Autobiography, M K Gandhi (Written the Introduction), University Book House, Jaipur, Rajasthan, India 4.2011 Animal Farm, George Orwell (Written the Introduction), University Book House, Jaipur, Rajasthan, India 5.2011 Pride and Prejudice, Jane Austen (Written the Introduction), University Book House, Jaipur, Rajasthan, India 6. 2009 Essays of the New Millennium (ed.) published by Jain Prakashan Mandir, Jaipur, Rajasthan, India 7. 2007 Teaching of English. University Book House, Chaura Raasta, Jaipur, Rajasthan, India 8.2005 The Language of Advertising in India. University Book House, Chaura Raasta, Jaipur, Rajasthan, India

Articles/ Chapters Published in books and journals 2013 ‘Supporting the Crippled Lot of ESL Learners by Promoting Classroom Interaction,’ in Pushp Lata et al (ed.) Integrating Web 2.0 Technology and Culture in ELT, New Delhi: M/s Jain Brothers, 65-74 2013 ‘Learning the Mother Tongue by Cautious Use of Other Tongue,’ Conference Proceedings of International Conference on Empowering the English Language Classroom (18-19 January, 2013), 92-97 2012 ‘Harmonizing Literature and Language Teaching at Undergraduate Level,’ FORTELL, Issue No. 25, 21-23, ISSN No. 2229-6557 2012 ‘Driving Away the Dryness in the English Class through Bingo,’ in Shaila Mahan (ed.), Teaching English Communicatively, Jaipur: Yking Books, 173-181 2011 ‘Futility of Pursuing Standards in Pronunciation,’ www.ArticlesBase.com , SC #4541215, 1-5 2010 ‘Teaching Tropes and Schemes through TV Ads,’ www.articlesBase.com, SC#2856966, 1-6 2010 ‘Advertising – a Potent Pedagogical Tool for ESL Learners,’ Ezine @rticles, http://EzineArticles.com ID: 46506883083, 1-6 2010 ‘Establishing the Primacy of Critical Thinking over Theories’ Conference on New Directions in Literary Studies, ICG, Jaipur, 86-88 2010 ‘Vigyapano ka Safarnama,’ in Sanjeev Bhanawat (ed.), Jansampark avam Vigyapan, Jaipur: Hindi Granth Academy, 100-108 2009 Chapter 11 (Tenses) written for QEG General English, Vardhman Mahaveeor Open University, Kota, 158-182 2008 ‘Linguistic Massacre: A Cause for Concern’ in Sunita Agarwal (ed.) Contemporary Interrogations, Jaipur: Book Enclave, 109-122 2007 Chapter 3 (Edmund Spenser: The Faerie Queene) MAEG 01 Renaissance to Jacobean Age, Vardhman Mahaveer Open University, Kota, Rajasthan, India, 47-68 2007 Chapter 1 (Elements of a Sentence), MAEG 01 English Language Usage & Communication Skills, Vardhman Mahaveer Open University, Kota, Rajasthan, India, 1-21 2007 Chapter 2 (Basic Verb Patterns), MAEG 01 English Language Usage & Communication Skills, Vardhman Mahaveer Open University, Kota, Rajasthan, India, 22-42 2007 Chapter 3 (Phrase Structures), MAEG 01 English Language Usage & Communication Skills, Vardhman Mahaveer Open University, Kota, Rajasthan, India, 43-63 3 2007 Chapter 4 (Clause Structures), MAEG 01 English Language Usage & Communication Skills, Vardhman Mahaveer Open University, Kota, Rajasthan, India, 64-83 2004 ‘History of Advertising’ in The Journal of the Meerut University History Alumni, Meerut, Uttar Pradesh, India, 92-99 2003 ‘Creativity in Advertising’ in Sanjeev Bhanawat (ed.) Communication Today, Jaipur, Rajasthan, India, 83-93 Teaching experience

7 October onwards Associate Professor of English at Central University of Rajasthan, Kishangarh, Ajmer, Rajasthan, India 2007 – 6 Oct. 2013 Associate Professor of English at Government Postgraduate College, Dausa, Rajasthan, India 2004 – 2007 Assistant Professor of English at University of Rajasthan, Jaipur, Rajasthan, India (taught PG & MPhil classes) 2002 – 2004 Assistant Professor of English at Government Postgraduate College, Dausa, Rajasthan, India 1999 – 2002 Assistant Professor of English at Government College, Lalsot, Dausa, Rajasthan, India 1998 – 1999 Assistant Professor of English at Government Postgraduate College, Sawai Madhopur, Rajasthan, India 1995 – 1998 Lecturer in English at Government School, Bagru, Jaipur, Rajasthan, India 1991 – 1995 Lecturer in English at LBS Postgraduate College, Tilak Nagar, Jaipur, Rajasthan, India Research experience July 2008 onwards 8 (Eight) scholars registered for supervising Ph D research work on various ELT topics. The details are given below: Name of student DoC Title of Thesis Present status 1.Parmeshwar Gangawat 16.12.2008 ‘Biblical Influence in the Selected the degree Writings of Tony Morrison and awarded Harriet Beecher Stowe’ 2.Ajay Sharma 30.9.2009 ‘Meeting the Challenges of Submitted Communication: A Task-based Approach’ 3.D D Gupta 21.12.2009 ‘Reassessing Cultural and Linguistic Work still on Relevance of RBSE Secondary and Senior Secondary English Textbooks’ 4.Usha Khandelwal 16.12.2008 ‘Proportional Framework and the degree

4 Vocabulary Development’ awarded 5.Ritu Agarwal 18.12.2008 ‘A Study of Lexico-semantic Shifts in Modern English and its Impact on Students’ Work still on 6.Manisha Saxena 23.02.2010 ‘A Linguistic Study of the Problems of Undergraduate Students in Rajasthan’ Work still on 7.Kirti Bala 25.9.2009 ‘An Analysis of Speech of ESL Submitted Learners in Jaipur Rural & Urban’ 8.Abhilasha Kaushik 20.04.2009 ‘Mother Tongue Interference in Work still on Second Language Acquisition and Remedial Pedagogy: A Sociolinguistic Perspective’ 9.Vineeta Kumawat 13.7.2013 ‘Shifting Perspectives of India in the Booker Prize Winning Indian Novels’ Work still on 10.Apoorva Sharma 13.7.2013 ‘The Influence of Social Networking Websites on ESL Learners at Tertiary Level in Jaipur’ Work still on

Refresher and Orientation Courses Attended

2013 Participated in a one-week course under the ELF Programme (for Master Trainers) jointly organized by the Directorate of College Education, Rajasthan, Jaipur and the American Embassy, New Delhi from 7 to 12 January, 2013 in Jaipur. 2012 Participated in a series of webinars (9 days/ one week) starting from October 2012 (3-4 October, 2012; 17-18 October, 2012; 31 October, 2012; 21-22 November, 2012; 12-13 December, 2012) jointly organized by the Directorate of College Education, Rajasthan, Jaipur and the American Embassy, New Delhi. 2011 Participated in a five-day training programme on Management in Government from 17 to 21 October 2011 organised by Centre for Management Studies HCM Rajasthan State Institute of Public Administration, Jaipur 2008 Participated in a one-week course under the ELF Programme (Project

5 High TEC) jointly organized by the Commissionerate of College Education, Rajasthan, Jaipur and the American Embassy, New Delhi from 28 July to 2 August, 2008, in Jaipur. 2008 Participated in a one-week course in Integrating Communicative English Teaching into the Syllabus under Project High TEC, jointly organized by the Commissionerate of College Education, Rajasthan, Jaipur at Agarwal College from 12 to 17 May, 2008, in Jaipur. 2008 Participated in a one-week course in Master Teacher Training under Project High TEC, jointly organized by the Commissionerate of College Education, Rajasthan, Jaipur and the American Embassy, New Delhi at International College for Girls, Jaipur from 24 to 29 March 2008. 2008 Participated in a two-week course in Teaching English Communicatively under ProjectHigh TEC, jointly organized by the Commissionerate of College Education, Rajasthan, Jaipur and the American Embassy, New Delhi at Subodh PG College from 11 to 23 February, 2008, in Jaipur 2007 Three-week Refresher Course (19 November 2007 to 18 December 2007) under the Academic Staff Orientation Scheme of UGC conducted by the University of Rajasthan, Jaipur on the theme ‘Literature & Culture: Texts, Theories and Contemporary Reassessments’ and obtained Grade A. 2003 Three-week Refresher Course (29 September 2003 to 18 October 2003) under the Academic Staff Orientation Scheme of UGC conducted by the University of Rajasthan, Jaipur on the theme ‘Nation and Narration’ and obtained Grade A. 2002 Three-week Orientation Course (1 July 2002 to 27 July 2002) under The Academic Staff Orientation Scheme of UGC conducted by the University of Rajasthan, Jaipur and obtained Grade A. 1992 Attended a two-week ELT Teacher Training Workshop (18 to 29 May 1992) at Kendriya Vidyalaya No. 1, Bajaj Nagar, Jaipur organized by CBSE, New Delhi

Teacher training courses accomplished

2011 Attended a one-week training programme on Management in Government conducted by Centre for Management Studies at HCM Rajasthan State Institute of Public Administration, Jaipur from 17 to 21 October, 2011 2010 Participated in a two-day ELTAI Chapter Leadership Development workshop in New Delhi on 16 and 17 April 2010. 2010 Attended the Heads of Institutions’ conference on ‘Enhancing

6 employability of graduates by developing their English language communication skill’ on 18 February 2010 organised by University of Cambridge ESOL Examinations.

Sessions Chaired at Local/ National and International conferences

2013 Chaired Paper Presentation Mini Auditorium Session (11.30- 1.00) at the International Conference on Empowering the English Language Classroom organized by the Department of Humanities and Social Sciences, MNIT, Jaipur (18-19 January, 2013) 2012 Chaired Paper Presentation Session C at the 7th International Conference of ELTAI in Chennai (19-21 July, 2012) on the theme The English Classroom – Experiments and Experiences

Papers read in Seminars/ Conferences/ Symposiums

2013 Presented a paper entitled ‘Learning the Other Tongue by Cautious Use of Mother Tongue,’ at the International Conference on Empowering the English Language Classroom organized by the Department of Humanities and Social Sciences, MNIT, Jaipur (18-19 January, 2013) 2012 Presented a paper entitled ‘Supporting the Crippled Lot of ESL Learners by Promoting Classroom Interaction,’ at the 3rd International ELTAI Rajasthan Conference on the theme Interfacing Language, Culture and Technology organized in joint collaboration by the Department of Humanities and Social Sciences, BITS, Pilani, Rajasthan, RELO, New Delhi and British Council (8-9 October 2012) 2011 Presented a paper entitled ‘Conceptualizing Global English by Exploiting Local English,’ at 2nd International Conference of ELTAI Rajasthan (4-5 November 2011)on the theme Embracing Glocal English in collaboration with RELO, New Delhi and VIT, Jagatpura, Jaipur, Rajasthan 2011 Presented a paper entitled ‘Triggering Language Learning Through Assessment of Performance Variation,’ at the International Conference at Kishangarh (8-9 March 2011) on Shifting Paradigms of Comparative Literature organized by Department of English, School of Humanities and languages, Kishangarh, Ajmer and Comparative Literature Association of India. 2010 Presented a paper entitled ‘Driving Away the Dryness in the English Classroom Through Bingo,’ at the First National Conference in New Delhi (17-18 September 2010) organized by ELT@I-d, Delhi Chapter 2010 Presented a paper entitled ‘Unravelling the Intricacies of Life: A Stylistic Analysis of Thrity Umrigar’s First Darling of the Morning’ at the three-day (24-26 February 2010) International Seminar on ‘Telling Lives: Formations and Reflections in Diverse Narrative Traditions’, organized by the Department of English, University of Rajasthan, Jaipur, Rajasthan 7 2010 Presented a paper entitled ‘Establishing the Primacy of Critical Thinking over Theories’ at UGC_Sponsored National Seminar (29-30 January 2010) on the theme ‘New Directions in Literary Studies’, organized by International College for Girls, Jaipur, Rajasthan 2008 Presented a paper entitled ‘Marginalizing the Major’ at the two-day International Seminar (8-9 February 2008) on Margins and Nation Spaces: The Aesthetics of Cultural Expression, organized by the Department of English, at the University of Rajasthan, Jaipur, Rajasthan 2007 Presented a paper entitled ‘1947-Earth: A Psycholinguistic Analysis’ at the International Seminar (17-19 February, 2007) on The Diasporic Eye: Theory & Cultural Interpretation, organised by IRIS, IACS and Subodh PG College, Jaipur, Rajasthan 2007 Presented a paper entitled ‘PeAdgogy’ at the Second International and Thirty Eighth ELTAI Annual Conference (9-10 February 2007) on the theme English Today & Tomorrow, organised by English Language Teachers’ Association of India, Chennai, Tamil Nadu 2007 Presented a paper entitled ‘Teaching Schemes and Tropes through TV Ads’ at the International Symposium on Grammar and Meaning (29-31 January 2007) organised by the Department of English, Acharya Nagarjuna University, Guntur, Andhra Pradesh 2006 Presented a paper entitled ‘Pedagogy Through Advertising’ at the National Conference (29-30 December, 2006) on Changing Paradigms and Perceptions: Challenges of Contextualizing English Studies in the Global Era organised by CELT, Department of English, Osmania University, Hyderabad, Andhra Pradesh 2005 Presented a paper entitled ‘Advertising is Poetry in Quest of Sale’ at the International Seminar (24-26 February 2005) on ‘The Non-native Phenomena of English’ organized by IASE, Pune, Maharashtra, India

Teacher trainings conducted

2013 Conducted a five-day workshop (15-19 April 2013) to train lecturers from various government colleges on ‘Total Participation Techniques,’ jointly organized by Directorate of College Education, Rajasthan, Jaipur and the US Enbassy, New Delhi in Jaipur at Kanodia Postgraduate College for Women, Gandhi Nagar, Jaipur, Rajasthan 2010 Conducted a three-day teacher-training course as Master Trainer (for a third lot of 18 lecturers teaching in various government colleges in Rajasthan) in Teaching English Communicatively under Project High- TEC jointly organized by the Commissionerate of College Education,

8 Rajasthan, Jaipur and the American Embassy, New Delhi from 18-20 March 2010 2009 Conducted a two-week teacher-training course as Master Trainer (for a second lot of 20 lecturers teaching in various government colleges in Rajasthan) in Teaching English Communicatively under Project High- TEC jointly organized by the Commissionerate of College Education, Rajasthan, Jaipur and the American Embassy, New Delhi from 13-25 April, 2009 2008 Conducted a two-week teacher-training course (for training a lot of 25 lecturers teaching in various government colleges in Rajasthan) in Teaching English Communicatively under Project High-TEC jointly organized by the Commissionerate of College Education, Rajasthan, Jaipur and the American Embassy, New Delhi from 25 August to 6 September 2008

Workshops conducted 2013 Conducted one technical session (16 August 2013) in the workshop on Modern Approaches to English Language Teaching on the topic ‘Testing and Evaluation’ at Malviya National Institute of Technology, Jaipur, Rajasthan 2013 Conducted one technical session (21 February 2013) in the workshop on Communication at the Workplace on the topic ‘Communication Network in Organisation’ at Malviya National Institute of Technology, Jaipur, Rajasthan 2012 Conducted a one-day workshop (23 September, 2012) for postgraduate students on ‘Practical Aspects of Translation’ at Jain Vishva Bharti Institute, Ladnun, Rajasthan (20-26 September, 2012) 2012 Conducted a workshop on the topic ‘Strategies to Retain Pearls Picked from Literary Ocean’ at 7th International SLELTA Conference (7-9 September, 2012) in Colombo, Sri Lanka on the theme Changing Paradigms in English Language Teaching 2012 Conducted a workshop on the topic ‘Remaining Buoyant by Teaching Language through Literature’ for participants of 7th International Conference of ELTAI at Velammal Engineering College, Chennai (19-21 July 2012) on the theme The English Classroom – Experiments and Experiences 2012 Conducted a three-day workshop for school teachers on the topic ‘Improving the Spoken and Written Skills of Teachers’ at Subodh Play School, Jaipur from 16 to 18 May 2012

9 2012 Conducted a one-day workshop for members of ELTAI, Rajasthan Jaipur on ‘Language and Grammatical Accuracy’ at Government Postgraduate College, Dausa Rajasthan on 21 January 2012 2011 Conducted a workshop on ‘Getting Conditioned to Reading Rapidly’ under the title of Travelling Road Show 2011-12 (26 November, 2011) organized in joint collaboration by the British Council and ELT@I at MGD, Jaipur 2011 Conducted a workshop on the topic ‘Conceptualizing Global English by Exploiting Local English’ at the 2nd International Conference of ELTAI Rajasthan: Jaipur Chapter (4-5 November 2011) on the theme ‘Embracing Glocal English’ in collaboration with VIT Jaipur, and RELO, American Center, New Delhi. 2008 Conducted a workshop on ‘Ads as Aids’ at the 5th International Congress on English Grammar (6-11 January, 2008) organised by Department of Humanities and Basic Sciences, Hyderabad, Andhra Pradesh, India 2009 Conducted a workshop on the topic ‘Developing Comprehension through Discourse Strings’ at the 4th International Conference of ELTAI (7-9 August 2009) on the theme Managing Mixed Ability Classes at Chennai, India 2011 Conducted a workshop on the topic ‘Conceptualizing Global English by Exploiting Local English’ at the 2nd International Conference on Embracing Glocal English (4-5 November, 2011) organized by ELT@I Rajasthan: Jaipur Chapter in association with VIT, Jaipur & RELO, New Delhi at VIT Campus, Jaipur

Workshops/Conferences organized

2012 Organised a two-day International conference in collaboration with BITS Pilani, Regional English Language Office (RELO), New Delhi and British Council on the theme ‘Interfacing Language, Culture and Technology,’ on 8-9 October 2012 2012 Organised a two-day workshop in collaboration with American Center, New Delhi and JNU, Jagatpura, Jaipur on the theme ‘Teaching English Language Skills Using Forum,’ on 24-25 May 2012 2012 Organised a one-day workshop on ‘How to Write Your Research Paper’ (21 January 2012) under the banner of ELT@I Rajasthan, Jaipur Chapter at Government PG College, Dausa 2011 Organised a series of five workshops (International), titled Road Show, held in collaboration with British Council, Chennai and ELT@I, Rajasthan: Jaipur Chapter at MGD School, Jaipur on 26 November 2011

10 with resource persons from the British Council and ELT@I Rajasthan Jaipur Chapter. 2011 Organised a two-day International conference in collaboration with Regional English Language Office (RELO), New Delhi and VIT, Jagatpura, Jaipur on the theme ‘Embracing Glocal English,’ on 4-5 November 2011 2011 Organised a one-day workshop (National) held in collaboration with Jaipur National Institute (JNU) Jagatpura, Jaipur on the theme ‘Grammar for Communication’ under the banner of ELT@I, Rajasthan: Jaipur Chapter with Professor K K Gautam from Jaipur National Institute (JNU) Jagatpura, Jaipur as the resource person on 29 July 2011. 2011 Organised a one-day workshop (National) in Jaipur on the theme ‘Getting Started with your Research’ under the banner of ELT@I, Rajasthan: Jaipur Chapter in collaboration with MGD School, Jaipur with Professor V D Singh (Retired EFLU, Hyderabad) as the resource person on 18 May 2011 at MGD School, Jaipur 2010 Organised a one-day workshop (International) in Jaipur on ‘The Importance of Using the Language in Between When Teaching ESL,’ under the banner of ELT@I, Rajasthan: Jaipur Chapter with Ms Eva Uliyan from the UK as the resource person on 29 September 2010 at Subodh PG College, Jaipur 2010 Organised a one-day workshop (National) in Jaipur on ‘Using Film Clips to Initiate Discussion,’ under the banner of ELT@I, Rajasthan: Jaipur Chapter with Ms Mukti Sanyal, Bharti College, University of Delhi, New Delhi as the resource person on 18 June 2010 in collaboration with IIS Mansarovar, Jaipur 2010 Organised a one-day workshop (National) at Government PG College Dausa, in collaboration with RPG Institute of Language and Literature, Dausa on the theme ‘Palgiarism and Academic Writing’ under the banner of ELT@I, Rajasthan: Jaipur Chapter with Mr Nirmal K Swain from Banasthali Vidyapeeth, Niwai, Tonk (Rajasthan) as the resource person on 23 February 2010. 2009 Organised a two-day International conference in collaboration with Regional English Language Office (RELO), New Delhi and MGD School Jaipur on the theme ‘Speak Volumes: Promoting Communication in the English Language Class,’ on 20-21 November 2009. 2009 Organised a one-day workshop (International) in Jaipur on the theme ‘CALLing Rajasthan’ under the banner of ELT@I, Rajasthan: Jaipur Chapter in collaboration with the US Department of State’s English Language Fellow Program with Mr George M. Chinnery, Senior English Language Fellow, American Center, New Delhi as the resource person on 17 June 2009 at Subodh PG College, Jaipur

Lectures/ Talks delivered

Date Topic Venue

7 September 2013 ‘Communication Skills: Perspective Rajasthan Police Academy, & Challenges’ Jaipur 16 January 2013 ‘CV Writing & Review of CV’ Rajesh Pilot Government College, Lalsot, Rajasthan 18 December 2012 ‘CV Writing & Review of CV’ Government Girls College, Chomu, Jaipur 30 November 2012 ‘How to Make & Answer Ratanlal Kanwarlal Patni Telephone Calls Government PG College, Kishangarh, Rajasthan 19 April 2012 Research Methodology Jaipur National University, Jagatpura, Jaipur 17 January 2012 ‘CV Writing’ Rajesh Pilot Government College, Lalsot, Rajasthan 16 January 2012 ‘Review of CV’ Rajesh Pilot Government College, Lalsot, Rajasthan 11 January 2012 ‘CV Writing & Review of CV’ Ratanlal Kanwarlal Patni Government PG College, Kishangarh, Rajasthan 4 January 2012 ‘Soft Skills’ Government PG College, Dausa, Rajasthan 07 December 2011 ‘CV Writing & Review of CV’ Government Girls College, Chomu, Jaipur 14 February 2011 ‘CV Writing’ Government College, Uniara, 15 February 2011 ‘Review of CV’ Tonk, Rajasthan 29 January 2011 ‘Mock Interview’ Ratanlal Kanwarlal Patni Government PG College, Kishangarh, Rajasthan 04 January 2011 ‘Soft Skills’ Government PG College, Dausa, Rajasthan, Jaipur 21 December 2010 ‘CV Writing’ Rajesh Pilot Government ‘Review of CV’ College, Bandikui, Rajasthan, Jaipur 07 December 2010 ‘CV Writing’ Government Girls College, ‘Review of CV’ Chomu, Rajasthan, 06 December 2010 ‘CV Writing’ Government Girls College, ‘Review of CV’ Dausa, Rajasthan, 05 March 2010 ‘Mock Interviews’ Rajasthan School of Arts, 04 March 2010 ‘How to Make and Answer Kishanpole Bazar, Jaipur, Telephone Calls’ Rajasthan 17 February 2010 ‘How to Write CV’ Rajasthan School of Arts, ‘Review of CV’ Kishanpole Bazar, Jaipur, Rajasthan

12 15 December 2009 ‘Review of CV’ Government PG College, ‘Letter Writing’ Sambhar Lake, Rajasthan 02 October 2010 ‘Is Gandhi’s Swaraj Idealism Government PG College, Glorified?’ Dausa, Rajasthan 09 September 2008 ‘Sharpening Spoken Skills’ Government PG College, Dausa, Rajasthan 23 August 2008 ‘How to Initiate a Dialogue in Government PG College, Formal Situations’ Dausa, Rajasthan 08 June 2008 ‘Phonetics Symbols’ Shri Agrasen Snatkotar ‘Spoken English’ Shiksha Mahavidyalaya (CTE), Jamdoli, Jaipur, Rajasthan 29 May 2008 ‘Phonetics and Malaviya National Institute Spoken English’ of Technology, Jaipur 03 September 2007 ‘Enhancement of Spoken English Government Shastri Sanskrit Skills’ College, Dausa, Rajasthan 10 November 2006 ‘Common Errors in English’ R L Saharia Government College, Kaladera, Jaipur, Rajasthan 16 January 2006 ‘Poetry Appreciation’ Maharani Shree Jaya College, ‘Phonetics: Pronunciation & Stress Bharatpur, Rajasthan 22 December 2005 ‘Common Errors in Spoken English’ R L Saharia Government College, Kaladera, Jaipur, Rajasthan

Seminars/ Conferences/ Symposiums/ Workshops/ Webinars participated

2013 Participated in a one week workshop (12-17 August 2013) on selection of E-content organized by the Directorate of College Education, Rajasthan, Jaipur 2013 Participated in a one day workshop (29 July 2013) on organizing AMCAT Test in colleges under the YDC Scheme, organized by the Directorate of College Education, Rajasthan, Jaipur 2013 Participated in a two-day workshop (15-16 July2013) on preparation of E-content and sample recording, organized by the Directorate of College Education, Rajasthan, Jaipur 2013 Participated in a one-day workshop (25 June 2013) as Master Trainer under English Language Fellow programme jointly organized by the Directorate of College Education, Rajasthan, Jaipur and the US Enbassy, New Delhi in Jaipur at Kanodia Postgraduate Women College, Gandhi Nagar, Jaipur 2013 Participated in a six-day Master Training Programme (7-12 June 2013) 13 as Master Trainer under English Language Fellow programme entitled ‘Strategies to Engage Learners in the English Literature Classroom,’ jointly organized by the Directorate of College Education, Rajasthan, Jaipur and the US Enbassy, New Delhi in Jaipur at Kanodia Postgraduate Women College, Gandhi Nagar, Jaipur 2013 Participated in a three-day Master Training Programme (4-6 June 2013) as Master Trainer under English Language Fellow programme jointly organized by the Directorate of College Education, Rajasthan, Jaipur and the US Enbassy, New Delhi in Jaipur at Kanodia Postgraduate Women College, Gandhi Nagar, Jaipur 2013 Participated in a meeting on 23 January 2013 as Master Trainer under English Language Fellow programme jointly organized by the Directorate of College Education, Rajasthan, Jaipur and the US Enbassy, New Delhi in Jaipur at Directorate of College Education, Shiksha Sankul 2013 Participated in a two-day workshop (12-13 December 2012) under English Language Fellow programme jointly organized by the Directorate of College Education, Rajasthan, Jaipur and the US Embassy, New Delhi in Jaipur at Kanodia Postgraduate College for Women, Gandhi Nagar, Jaipur 2012 Participated in a three-day workshop (21-23 March 2012) entitled ‘Activating ESL Classroom’ jointly organized by the Directorate of College Education, Rajasthan, Jaipur and the US Enbassy, New Delhi in Jaipur at Kanodia Postgraduate College for Women, Gandhi Nagar, Jaipur 2010 Participated in a one-day workshop (29 September 2010) on ‘The Importance of Using the Language in between when Teaching ESL’ organized by ELT@I Rajasthan: Jaipur Chapter in association with Subodh Postgraduate College, Jaipur 2010 Participated in a two-day ELT@I Chapter Leader Development Workshop (16-17 April 2010) jointly organized by ELT@I, India and supported by IATEFL, UK and Hornby Trust, UK, in Delhi. 2010 Participated in a one-day Heads of Institutions’ Conference (18 February 2010) on ‘Enhancing Employability of Graduates by Developing their English Language Communication Skills’ organized by University of Cambridge, ESOL Examinations. 2009 Participated in a two-day workshop (15-16 June 2009) entitled ‘Shaping the Way We Teach English’ jointly organized by the Commissionerate of

14 College Education, Rajasthan, Jaipur and the US Department of State’s English Language Fellow Program in Jaipur 2009 Participated in a one-day Debriefing Meeting (29 April 2009) of Project High TEC organised by the Commissionerate of College Education, Jaipur 2009 Participated in a one-day Review Meeting (2 April 2009) of Project High TEC organised by the Commissionerate of College Education, Jaipur 2008 Acted as Observer for two days (12-13 November 2008) and assisted the Master Trainers in the two-week Skills Development Workshop of Project High TEC: Teaching English Communicatively organised by the Commissionerate of College Education, Jaipur, held in Ajmer 2008 Participated in a one-day Briefing (22 August 2008) for ELF Workshop, organized by the Commissionerate of College Education, Jaipur, Rajasthan. 2008 Participated in a one-day ELF Workshop (14 August 2008) organised by the Commissionerate of College Education, Jaipur 2008 Participated in an Interaction Meeting (29 February 2008) with representatives of the American Embassy at Commissionerate of College Education, Rajasthan, Jaipur. 2007 Participated in a one-day Workshop (18 December 2007) for Lecturers in English from Government Colleges, organised by the Commissionerate of College Education, Jaipur 2007 Participated in a one-day course on Teaching Communication Skills (27 Septemebr 2007) jointly organised by Department of English, University of Rajasthan, Jaipur, Rajasthan, India and the Cambridge University Press. 2007 Participated in the International Seminar (20-22 September 2007) on Post 1980s Subcontinental Writing in English: Borders, Border Theories & Crossing Borders,’ organised by IRIS, Jaipur, Sahitya Akademi, New Delhi and the Department of English, University of Rajasthan, Jaipur, Rajasthan, India 2007 Participated in a two-day workshop (18-19 September 2007) entitled ‘ELT: Learner Centered Strategies’ jointly organized by the Commissionerate of College Education, Rajasthan, Jaipur and American Embassy in the Commissionerate office in Jaipur. 2007 Participated in the National Seminar (17-19 January, 2007) on Socio- Historical Realities & Literature The Indian Context from the 1920s, organised by the Department of English, University of Rajasthan, Jaipur, Rajasthan, India

15 2005 Participated in a two-day Workshop on Research Methodology (19-21 December 2005) organised by the Department of EAFM, UOR, Jaipur, Rajasthan, India 2005 Participated in a Discussion Meeting (5 May 2005) for Introducing a course for Proficiency in English Language at the Commissionerate of College Education, Rajasthan, Jaipur 2005 Participated in the National Seminar (2-4 May 2005) on The Village as Protagonist: The Centre of Periphery, organised by IRIS, Jaipur, Rajasthan, India 2004 Participated in the National Seminar (16-18 September 2004) on First Nations, Indigenous Peoples: India and Canada, organised by the Department of English, University of Rajasthan, Jaipur, IRIS and IACS

Other academic roles

* My paper entitled ‘Conceptualizing Global English by Exploiting Local English,’ to be published by January 2014 in an edited volume *Chief Guest and judge for the inter-college debate competition organized at Arya College of Engineering and IT, Kukas, Jaipur on 18 September 2013. *Got my lectures recorded for E-class programme on 19 and 21 August 2013 for Directorate of College Education, Shiksha Sankul, Jaipur. * Evaluated RAS answer scripts at the camp office of Rajasthan Public Service Commission, Ajmer from 2 to 7 July 2013. *Acted as Judge for the event ‘English Poetry,’ at the International Youth Festival 2013 on 19 February 2013 * Part of the team appointed for installation of English Language Lab in various government colleges in Rajasthan, appointed by Directorate of College Education, Rajasthan * Part of the panel that vetted abstracts on the theme “The Home Environment Issues in the Home-School Language Switch” for The Teacher Educator Conference (TEC 2013) to be held from 16 to 18 March 2013 in Hyderabad hosted by British Council & EFLU supported by ELTAI & IATEFL. *Was Judge for the Essay Writing Competition (12 December 2012) organized by Rajasthan Police Academy, Jaipur on completing 150 years. *On the PhD panel of examiners in MNIT Jaipur. *On the PhD panel of examiners in English and Foreign Language University, Shillong campus. * PhD thesis of my student Dr Parmeshwar Gangawat entitled, ‘Biblical Influence in the Selected Writings of Tony Morrison and Harriet Beecher Stowe,’ published in the form of book under the title Biblical Influence on Selected American Novelists from Lambert

16 Academic Publishing, Germany in 2012 * Conducted End Term Practical Exam 2011 for English Language Lab (2121) for B Tech II Semester students on 23 May 2011 at VIT Campus, Jaipur * Conducted Viva Voce for BA/ BA (Hons) Semester IV Examination on 19 April 2011 at International College for Girls (ICG), Jaipur * Taught PG & MPhil classes in the University of Rajasthan, Jaipur, Rajasthan, India between May 2004 and May 2007) * Examiner for MPhil (ELT) in University of Rajasthan (UOR), Jaipur, Rajasthan, Jaipur * Examiner for CUCET in Central University of Rajasthan (CUOR), Kishangarh, Ajmer, Rajasthan * Examiner for undergraduate and postgraduate exams in Jaipur National University, Jagatpura, Jaipur, Rajasthan * Examiner for undergraduate and postgraduate exams in IIS University, Mansarovar, Jaipur, Rajasthan * Acted as a judge in Essay Writing Competition organized by Rajasthan Police Academy * Handling Right to Information (RTI) cases in Government PG College since 2011. * In the Counting Committee for students’ election in the year 2010. * In the Polling Party for conducting elections in Government PG College, Dausa since 2010. * In the Library Committee of Government PG College, Dausa from 2009-2011. * Member of UGC Committee in Government PG College, Dausa since 2010. * Member of Youth Develop Center (YDC Committee) in Government PG College, Dausa since 2010. * Member of Editorial Board of Government PG College, Dausa Magazine since 2010. * Member of Quiz Committee in Government PG College, Dausa in the year 2009- 2010. * Member of Sports Committee in Government PG College, Dausa since 2008. * Member of Admission Committee (BA Part I) since 2007. * Member of core committee (appointed 2005) to develop a course for Proficiency in English Language by the Commissionerate of College Education, Jaipur * Part of Panel Discussion on the topic ‘Social Responsibility of Advertisements,’ organized by Rotary Club Jaipur South (3 July, 2006) * Acted as a judge in Essay Writing Competition organized by Rotary Club Jaipur South (January 2007) * Appointed as Observer at Delhi Public School, Bhankrota, Jaipur by Controller Examinations Kendriya Vidyalaya Sangathan, New Delhi for Examination held in 2004 for PGT and TGT.

17 * Appointed as Observer at Bhartiya Vidya Bhawan Vidya Ashram School, Jaipur by Controller Examinations Kendriya Vidyalaya Sangathan, New Delhi for Examination to be held on 23 February, 2003 for PGT and TGT.

Membership Life Member- English Language Teachers’ Association of India (ELTAI), Chennai FORTEL, New Delhi Bharat Soka Gakkai, New Delhi Short term membership- IATEFL, UK American Library, New Delhi

18 Books Published

Year of Publication Title, Type, Publisher, Place of Publication

Articles/ Chapters Published

1.2012 ‘Harmonizing Literature and Language Teaching at Undergraduate Level,’ FORTELL, Issue No. 25, 21-23 2.2012 ‘Driving Away the Dryness in the English Class through Bingo,’ in Shaila Mahan (ed.), Teaching English Communicatively, Jaipur: Yking Books, 173-181 3. 2011 ‘Futility of Pursuing Standards in Pronunciation,’ www.ArticlesBase.com , SC #4541215, 1-5 4. 2010 ‘Teaching Tropes and Schemes through TV Ads,’ www.articlesBase.com, SC#2856966, 1-6 5. 2010 ‘Advertising – a Potent Pedagogical Tool for ESL Learners,’ Ezine @rticles, http://EzineArticles.com ID: 46506883083, 1-6 6. 2010 ‘Establishing the Primacy of Critical Thinking over Theories’ Conference on New Directions in Literary Studies, ICG, Jaipur, 86-88 7. 2010 ‘Vigyapano ka Safarnama,’ in Sanjeev Bhanawat (ed.), Jansampark avam Vigyapan, Jaipur: Hindi Granth

19 Academy, 100-108 8. 2009 Chapter 11 (Tenses) written for QEG General English, Vardhman Mahaveeor Open University, Kota, 158-182 9. 2008 ‘Linguistic Massacre: A Cause for Concern’ in Sunita Agarwal (ed.) Contemporary Interrogations, Jaipur: Book Enclave, 109-122 10.2007 Chapter 3 (Edmund Spenser: The Faerie Queene) MAEG 01 Renaissance to Jacobean Age, Vardhman Mahaveer Open University, Kota, Rajasthan, India, 47-68 11. 2007 Chapter 1 (Elements of a Sentence), MAEG 01 English Language Usage & Communication Skills, Vardhman Mahaveer Open University, Kota, Rajasthan, India, 1-21 12.2007 Chapter 2 (Basic Verb Patterns), MAEG 01 English Language Usage & Communication Skills, Vardhman Mahaveer Open University, Kota, Rajasthan, India, 22-42 13.2007 Chapter 3 (Phrase Structures), MAEG 01 English Language Usage & Communication Skills, Vardhman Mahaveer Open University, Kota, Rajasthan, India, 43-63 14.2007 Chapter 4 (Clause Structures), MAEG 01 English Language Usage & Communication Skills, Vardhman Mahaveer Open University, Kota, Rajasthan, India, 64-83 15.2004 ‘History of Advertising’ in The Journal of the Meerut University History Alumni, Meerut, Uttar Pradesh, India, 92-99 16. 2003 ‘Creativity in Advertising’ in Sanjeev Bhanawat (ed.) Communication Today, Jaipur, Rajasthan, India, 83-93

Research experience July 2008 onwards 8 (Eight) scholars registered for supervising Ph D research work on various ELT topics. The details are given below: Name of student DoC Title of Thesis Present status 1.Parmeshwar Gangawat 16.12.2008 ‘Biblical Influence in the Selected the degree Writings of Tony Morrison and awarded Harriet Beecher Stowe’ 2.Ajay Sharma 30.9.2009 ‘Meeting the Challenges of Work still on Communication: A Task-based Approach’ 3.D D Gupta 21.12.2009 ‘Reassessing Cultural and Linguistic Work still on Relevance of RBSE Secondary and Senior Secondary English Textbooks’

20 4.Usha Khandelwal 16.12.2008 ‘Proportional Framework and the degree Vocabulary Development’ awarded 5.Ritu Agarwal 18.12.2008 ‘A Study of Lexico-semantic Shifts in Modern English and its Impact on Students’ Work still on 6.Manisha Saxena 23.02.2010 ‘A Linguistic Study of the Problems of Undergraduate Students in Rajasthan’ Work still on 7.Kirti Bala 25.9.2009 ‘An Analysis of Speech of ESL Work still on Learners in Jaipur Rural & Urban’ 8.Abhilasha Kaushik 20.04.2009 ‘Mother Tongue Interference in Work still on Second Language Acquisition and Remedial Pedagogy: A Sociolinguistic Perspective’

21 Sanjay Arora

House No. 427 Street No. 3 email: [email protected] Raja Park Jaipur- 302004 Mobile No. 98293-45035

Education

Additional Qualifications

2010 Rajasthan State Certificate in Information Technology (RS-CIT) from Vardhman Mahaveer Open University, Kota (July 2010) 1996 – 1997 Diploma in Creative Writing in English (DCE) from Indira Gandhi National Open University (IGNOU), New Delhi 1998 Cleared SLET/ NET for lectureship 1988 – 1989 One year Diploma in Computer Application (DCA) from IICM, Jaipur 1991 – 1992 BEd from Annamalai University

Honours and Awards

22 2012 Chapter Convener of ELT@I Rajasthan: Jaipur Chapter (May 2012 onwards) 2012 National President English Language Teachers’ Association of India (ELT@I) (March 2012 onwards) 2011 Resource Person for Oxford University Press, New Delhi to conduct workshops (October 2011 onwards) 2011 Successfully completed sponsored (American Center, New Delhi) three-week Online Course in Exploring Web Tools 2.0 from Lewis and Clark College, USA 2009 Sponsored (American Center, New Delhi) ten-week Online Course in Critical Thinking from University of Oregon, USA, 92.54% 2004 onwards Examiner for Oral and Written ESOL Examinations (BEC & IELTS) British Council, New Delhi 2004-2007 Post Doctoral Fellowship (PDF) from the UGC, New Delhi on the topic ‘The Pedagogy of Advertising on Television,’ with the University of Rajasthan as my headquarters (Grant 2.5 lakh) Books Published

Year of Publication Title, Type, Publisher, Place of Publication

Articles/ Chapters Published in books and journals 2013 ‘Supporting the Crippled Lot of ESL Learners by Promoting Classroom Interaction,’ in Pushp Lata et al (ed.) Integrating Web 2.0 Technology and Culture in ELT, New Delhi: M/s Jain Brothers, 65-74 2013 ‘Learning the Mother Tongue by Cautious Use of Other Tongue,’ Conference Proceedings of International Conference on Empowering the English Language Classroom (18-19 January, 2013), 92-97 2012 ‘Harmonizing Literature and Language Teaching at Undergraduate Level,’ FORTELL, Issue No. 25, 21-23, ISSN No. 2229-6557 2012 ‘Driving Away the Dryness in the English Class through Bingo,’ in Shaila Mahan (ed.), Teaching English Communicatively, Jaipur: Yking Books, 173-181 2011 ‘Futility of Pursuing Standards in Pronunciation,’ www.ArticlesBase.com , SC #4541215, 1-5 2010 ‘Teaching Tropes and Schemes through TV Ads,’ www.articlesBase.com, SC#2856966, 1-6 2010 ‘Advertising – a Potent Pedagogical Tool for ESL Learners,’ Ezine @rticles, http://EzineArticles.com ID: 46506883083, 1-6 2010 ‘Establishing the Primacy of Critical Thinking over Theories’ Conference on New Directions in Literary Studies, ICG, Jaipur, 86-88 2010 ‘Vigyapano ka Safarnama,’ in Sanjeev Bhanawat (ed.), Jansampark avam Vigyapan, Jaipur: Hindi Granth Academy, 100-108 2009 Chapter 11 (Tenses) written for QEG General English, Vardhman Mahaveeor Open University, Kota, 158-182 2008 ‘Linguistic Massacre: A Cause for Concern’ in Sunita Agarwal (ed.) Contemporary Interrogations, Jaipur: Book Enclave, 109-122 2007 Chapter 3 (Edmund Spenser: The Faerie Queene) MAEG 01 Renaissance to Jacobean Age, Vardhman Mahaveer Open University, Kota, Rajasthan, India, 47-68 2007 Chapter 1 (Elements of a Sentence), MAEG 01 English Language Usage & Communication Skills, Vardhman Mahaveer Open University, Kota, Rajasthan, India, 1-21 2007 Chapter 2 (Basic Verb Patterns), MAEG 01 English Language Usage & Communication Skills, Vardhman Mahaveer Open University, Kota, Rajasthan, India, 22-42 2007 Chapter 3 (Phrase Structures), MAEG 01 English Language Usage & Communication Skills, Vardhman Mahaveer Open University, Kota, Rajasthan, India, 43-63 24 2007 Chapter 4 (Clause Structures), MAEG 01 English Language Usage & Communication Skills, Vardhman Mahaveer Open University, Kota, Rajasthan, India, 64-83 2004 ‘History of Advertising’ in The Journal of the Meerut University History Alumni, Meerut, Uttar Pradesh, India, 92-99 2003 ‘Creativity in Advertising’ in Sanjeev Bhanawat (ed.) Communication Today, Jaipur, Rajasthan, India, 83-93 Teaching experience

25 Vocabulary Development’ awarded 5.Ritu Agarwal 18.12.2008 ‘A Study of Lexico-semantic Shifts in Modern English and its Impact on Students’ Work still on 6.Manisha Saxena 23.02.2010 ‘A Linguistic Study of the Problems of Undergraduate Students in Rajasthan’ Work still on 7.Kirti Bala 25.9.2009 ‘An Analysis of Speech of ESL Submitted Learners in Jaipur Rural & Urban’ 8.Abhilasha Kaushik 20.04.2009 ‘Mother Tongue Interference in Work still on Second Language Acquisition and Remedial Pedagogy: A Sociolinguistic Perspective’ 9.Vineeta Kumawat 13.7.2013 ‘Shifting Perspectives of India in the Booker Prize Winning Indian Novels’ Work still on 10.Apoorva Sharma 13.7.2013 ‘The Influence of Social Networking Websites on ESL Learners at Tertiary Level in Jaipur’ Work still on

Refresher and Orientation Courses Attended

26 High TEC) jointly organized by the Commissionerate of College Education, Rajasthan, Jaipur and the American Embassy, New Delhi from 28 July to 2 August, 2008, in Jaipur. 2008 Participated in a one-week course in Integrating Communicative English Teaching into the Syllabus under Project High TEC, jointly organized by the Commissionerate of College Education, Rajasthan, Jaipur at Agarwal College from 12 to 17 May, 2008, in Jaipur. 2008 Participated in a one-week course in Master Teacher Training under Project High TEC, jointly organized by the Commissionerate of College Education, Rajasthan, Jaipur and the American Embassy, New Delhi at International College for Girls, Jaipur from 24 to 29 March 2008. 2008 Participated in a two-week course in Teaching English Communicatively under ProjectHigh TEC, jointly organized by the Commissionerate of College Education, Rajasthan, Jaipur and the American Embassy, New Delhi at Subodh PG College from 11 to 23 February, 2008, in Jaipur 2007 Three-week Refresher Course (19 November 2007 to 18 December 2007) under the Academic Staff Orientation Scheme of UGC conducted by the University of Rajasthan, Jaipur on the theme ‘Literature & Culture: Texts, Theories and Contemporary Reassessments’ and obtained Grade A. 2003 Three-week Refresher Course (29 September 2003 to 18 October 2003) under the Academic Staff Orientation Scheme of UGC conducted by the University of Rajasthan, Jaipur on the theme ‘Nation and Narration’ and obtained Grade A. 2002 Three-week Orientation Course (1 July 2002 to 27 July 2002) under The Academic Staff Orientation Scheme of UGC conducted by the University of Rajasthan, Jaipur and obtained Grade A. 1992 Attended a two-week ELT Teacher Training Workshop (18 to 29 May 1992) at Kendriya Vidyalaya No. 1, Bajaj Nagar, Jaipur organized by CBSE, New Delhi

Teacher training courses accomplished

27 employability of graduates by developing their English language communication skill’ on 18 February 2010 organised by University of Cambridge ESOL Examinations.

Sessions Chaired at Local/ National and International conferences

Papers read in Seminars/ Conferences/ Symposiums

2013 Presented a paper entitled ‘Learning the Other Tongue by Cautious Use of Mother Tongue,’ at the International Conference on Empowering the English Language Classroom organized by the Department of Humanities and Social Sciences, MNIT, Jaipur (18-19 January, 2013) 2012 Presented a paper entitled ‘Supporting the Crippled Lot of ESL Learners by Promoting Classroom Interaction,’ at the 3rd International ELTAI Rajasthan Conference on the theme Interfacing Language, Culture and Technology organized in joint collaboration by the Department of Humanities and Social Sciences, BITS, Pilani, Rajasthan, RELO, New Delhi and British Council (8-9 October 2012) 2011 Presented a paper entitled ‘Conceptualizing Global English by Exploiting Local English,’ at 2nd International Conference of ELTAI Rajasthan (4-5 November 2011)on the theme Embracing Glocal English in collaboration with RELO, New Delhi and VIT, Jagatpura, Jaipur, Rajasthan 2011 Presented a paper entitled ‘Triggering Language Learning Through Assessment of Performance Variation,’ at the International Conference at Kishangarh (8-9 March 2011) on Shifting Paradigms of Comparative Literature organized by Department of English, School of Humanities and languages, Kishangarh, Ajmer and Comparative Literature Association of India. 2010 Presented a paper entitled ‘Driving Away the Dryness in the English Classroom Through Bingo,’ at the First National Conference in New Delhi (17-18 September 2010) organized by ELT@I-d, Delhi Chapter 2010 Presented a paper entitled ‘Unravelling the Intricacies of Life: A Stylistic Analysis of Thrity Umrigar’s First Darling of the Morning’ at the three-day (24-26 February 2010) International Seminar on ‘Telling Lives: Formations and Reflections in Diverse Narrative Traditions’, organized by the Department of English, University of Rajasthan, Jaipur, Rajasthan 28 2010 Presented a paper entitled ‘Establishing the Primacy of Critical Thinking over Theories’ at UGC_Sponsored National Seminar (29-30 January 2010) on the theme ‘New Directions in Literary Studies’, organized by International College for Girls, Jaipur, Rajasthan 2008 Presented a paper entitled ‘Marginalizing the Major’ at the two-day International Seminar (8-9 February 2008) on Margins and Nation Spaces: The Aesthetics of Cultural Expression, organized by the Department of English, at the University of Rajasthan, Jaipur, Rajasthan 2007 Presented a paper entitled ‘1947-Earth: A Psycholinguistic Analysis’ at the International Seminar (17-19 February, 2007) on The Diasporic Eye: Theory & Cultural Interpretation, organised by IRIS, IACS and Subodh PG College, Jaipur, Rajasthan 2007 Presented a paper entitled ‘PeAdgogy’ at the Second International and Thirty Eighth ELTAI Annual Conference (9-10 February 2007) on the theme English Today & Tomorrow, organised by English Language Teachers’ Association of India, Chennai, Tamil Nadu 2007 Presented a paper entitled ‘Teaching Schemes and Tropes through TV Ads’ at the International Symposium on Grammar and Meaning (29-31 January 2007) organised by the Department of English, Acharya Nagarjuna University, Guntur, Andhra Pradesh 2006 Presented a paper entitled ‘Pedagogy Through Advertising’ at the National Conference (29-30 December, 2006) on Changing Paradigms and Perceptions: Challenges of Contextualizing English Studies in the Global Era organised by CELT, Department of English, Osmania University, Hyderabad, Andhra Pradesh 2005 Presented a paper entitled ‘Advertising is Poetry in Quest of Sale’ at the International Seminar (24-26 February 2005) on ‘The Non-native Phenomena of English’ organized by IASE, Pune, Maharashtra, India

Teacher trainings conducted

29 Rajasthan, Jaipur and the American Embassy, New Delhi from 18-20 March 2010 2009 Conducted a two-week teacher-training course as Master Trainer (for a second lot of 20 lecturers teaching in various government colleges in Rajasthan) in Teaching English Communicatively under Project High- TEC jointly organized by the Commissionerate of College Education, Rajasthan, Jaipur and the American Embassy, New Delhi from 13-25 April, 2009 2008 Conducted a two-week teacher-training course (for training a lot of 25 lecturers teaching in various government colleges in Rajasthan) in Teaching English Communicatively under Project High-TEC jointly organized by the Commissionerate of College Education, Rajasthan, Jaipur and the American Embassy, New Delhi from 25 August to 6 September 2008

30 2012 Conducted a one-day workshop for members of ELTAI, Rajasthan Jaipur on ‘Language and Grammatical Accuracy’ at Government Postgraduate College, Dausa Rajasthan on 21 January 2012 2011 Conducted a workshop on ‘Getting Conditioned to Reading Rapidly’ under the title of Travelling Road Show 2011-12 (26 November, 2011) organized in joint collaboration by the British Council and ELT@I at MGD, Jaipur 2011 Conducted a workshop on the topic ‘Conceptualizing Global English by Exploiting Local English’ at the 2nd International Conference of ELTAI Rajasthan: Jaipur Chapter (4-5 November 2011) on the theme ‘Embracing Glocal English’ in collaboration with VIT Jaipur, and RELO, American Center, New Delhi. 2008 Conducted a workshop on ‘Ads as Aids’ at the 5th International Congress on English Grammar (6-11 January, 2008) organised by Department of Humanities and Basic Sciences, Hyderabad, Andhra Pradesh, India 2009 Conducted a workshop on the topic ‘Developing Comprehension through Discourse Strings’ at the 4th International Conference of ELTAI (7-9 August 2009) on the theme Managing Mixed Ability Classes at Chennai, India 2011 Conducted a workshop on the topic ‘Conceptualizing Global English by Exploiting Local English’ at the 2nd International Conference on Embracing Glocal English (4-5 November, 2011) organized by ELT@I Rajasthan: Jaipur Chapter in association with VIT, Jaipur & RELO, New Delhi at VIT Campus, Jaipur

Workshops/Conferences organized

31 with resource persons from the British Council and ELT@I Rajasthan Jaipur Chapter. 2011 Organised a two-day International conference in collaboration with Regional English Language Office (RELO), New Delhi and VIT, Jagatpura, Jaipur on the theme ‘Embracing Glocal English,’ on 4-5 November 2011 2011 Organised a one-day workshop (National) held in collaboration with Jaipur National Institute (JNU) Jagatpura, Jaipur on the theme ‘Grammar for Communication’ under the banner of ELT@I, Rajasthan: Jaipur Chapter with Professor K K Gautam from Jaipur National Institute (JNU) Jagatpura, Jaipur as the resource person on 29 July 2011. 2011 Organised a one-day workshop (National) in Jaipur on the theme ‘Getting Started with your Research’ under the banner of ELT@I, Rajasthan: Jaipur Chapter in collaboration with MGD School, Jaipur with Professor V D Singh (Retired EFLU, Hyderabad) as the resource person on 18 May 2011 at MGD School, Jaipur 2010 Organised a one-day workshop (International) in Jaipur on ‘The Importance of Using the Language in Between When Teaching ESL,’ under the banner of ELT@I, Rajasthan: Jaipur Chapter with Ms Eva Uliyan from the UK as the resource person on 29 September 2010 at Subodh PG College, Jaipur 2010 Organised a one-day workshop (National) in Jaipur on ‘Using Film Clips to Initiate Discussion,’ under the banner of ELT@I, Rajasthan: Jaipur Chapter with Ms Mukti Sanyal, Bharti College, University of Delhi, New Delhi as the resource person on 18 June 2010 in collaboration with IIS Mansarovar, Jaipur 2010 Organised a one-day workshop (National) at Government PG College Dausa, in collaboration with RPG Institute of Language and Literature, Dausa on the theme ‘Palgiarism and Academic Writing’ under the banner of ELT@I, Rajasthan: Jaipur Chapter with Mr Nirmal K Swain from Banasthali Vidyapeeth, Niwai, Tonk (Rajasthan) as the resource person on 23 February 2010. 2009 Organised a two-day International conference in collaboration with Regional English Language Office (RELO), New Delhi and MGD School Jaipur on the theme ‘Speak Volumes: Promoting Communication in the English Language Class,’ on 20-21 November 2009. 2009 Organised a one-day workshop (International) in Jaipur on the theme ‘CALLing Rajasthan’ under the banner of ELT@I, Rajasthan: Jaipur Chapter in collaboration with the US Department of State’s English Language Fellow Program with Mr George M. Chinnery, Senior English Language Fellow, American Center, New Delhi as the resource person on 17 June 2009 at Subodh PG College, Jaipur

Lectures/ Talks delivered

Date Topic Venue

33 15 December 2009 ‘Review of CV’ Government PG College, ‘Letter Writing’ Sambhar Lake, Rajasthan 02 October 2010 ‘Is Gandhi’s Swaraj Idealism Government PG College, Glorified?’ Dausa, Rajasthan 09 September 2008 ‘Sharpening Spoken Skills’ Government PG College, Dausa, Rajasthan 23 August 2008 ‘How to Initiate a Dialogue in Government PG College, Formal Situations’ Dausa, Rajasthan 08 June 2008 ‘Phonetics Symbols’ Shri Agrasen Snatkotar ‘Spoken English’ Shiksha Mahavidyalaya (CTE), Jamdoli, Jaipur, Rajasthan 29 May 2008 ‘Phonetics and Malaviya National Institute Spoken English’ of Technology, Jaipur 03 September 2007 ‘Enhancement of Spoken English Government Shastri Sanskrit Skills’ College, Dausa, Rajasthan 10 November 2006 ‘Common Errors in English’ R L Saharia Government College, Kaladera, Jaipur, Rajasthan 16 January 2006 ‘Poetry Appreciation’ Maharani Shree Jaya College, ‘Phonetics: Pronunciation & Stress Bharatpur, Rajasthan 22 December 2005 ‘Common Errors in Spoken English’ R L Saharia Government College, Kaladera, Jaipur, Rajasthan

Seminars/ Conferences/ Symposiums/ Workshops/ Webinars participated

2013 Participated in a one week workshop (12-17 August 2013) on selection of E-content organized by the Directorate of College Education, Rajasthan, Jaipur 2013 Participated in a one day workshop (29 July 2013) on organizing AMCAT Test in colleges under the YDC Scheme, organized by the Directorate of College Education, Rajasthan, Jaipur 2013 Participated in a two-day workshop (15-16 July2013) on preparation of E-content and sample recording, organized by the Directorate of College Education, Rajasthan, Jaipur 2013 Participated in a one-day workshop (25 June 2013) as Master Trainer under English Language Fellow programme jointly organized by the Directorate of College Education, Rajasthan, Jaipur and the US Enbassy, New Delhi in Jaipur at Kanodia Postgraduate Women College, Gandhi Nagar, Jaipur 2013 Participated in a six-day Master Training Programme (7-12 June 2013) 34 as Master Trainer under English Language Fellow programme entitled ‘Strategies to Engage Learners in the English Literature Classroom,’ jointly organized by the Directorate of College Education, Rajasthan, Jaipur and the US Enbassy, New Delhi in Jaipur at Kanodia Postgraduate Women College, Gandhi Nagar, Jaipur 2013 Participated in a three-day Master Training Programme (4-6 June 2013) as Master Trainer under English Language Fellow programme jointly organized by the Directorate of College Education, Rajasthan, Jaipur and the US Enbassy, New Delhi in Jaipur at Kanodia Postgraduate Women College, Gandhi Nagar, Jaipur 2013 Participated in a meeting on 23 January 2013 as Master Trainer under English Language Fellow programme jointly organized by the Directorate of College Education, Rajasthan, Jaipur and the US Enbassy, New Delhi in Jaipur at Directorate of College Education, Shiksha Sankul 2013 Participated in a two-day workshop (12-13 December 2012) under English Language Fellow programme jointly organized by the Directorate of College Education, Rajasthan, Jaipur and the US Embassy, New Delhi in Jaipur at Kanodia Postgraduate College for Women, Gandhi Nagar, Jaipur 2012 Participated in a three-day workshop (21-23 March 2012) entitled ‘Activating ESL Classroom’ jointly organized by the Directorate of College Education, Rajasthan, Jaipur and the US Enbassy, New Delhi in Jaipur at Kanodia Postgraduate College for Women, Gandhi Nagar, Jaipur 2010 Participated in a one-day workshop (29 September 2010) on ‘The Importance of Using the Language in between when Teaching ESL’ organized by ELT@I Rajasthan: Jaipur Chapter in association with Subodh Postgraduate College, Jaipur 2010 Participated in a two-day ELT@I Chapter Leader Development Workshop (16-17 April 2010) jointly organized by ELT@I, India and supported by IATEFL, UK and Hornby Trust, UK, in Delhi. 2010 Participated in a one-day Heads of Institutions’ Conference (18 February 2010) on ‘Enhancing Employability of Graduates by Developing their English Language Communication Skills’ organized by University of Cambridge, ESOL Examinations. 2009 Participated in a two-day workshop (15-16 June 2009) entitled ‘Shaping the Way We Teach English’ jointly organized by the Commissionerate of

35 College Education, Rajasthan, Jaipur and the US Department of State’s English Language Fellow Program in Jaipur 2009 Participated in a one-day Debriefing Meeting (29 April 2009) of Project High TEC organised by the Commissionerate of College Education, Jaipur 2009 Participated in a one-day Review Meeting (2 April 2009) of Project High TEC organised by the Commissionerate of College Education, Jaipur 2008 Acted as Observer for two days (12-13 November 2008) and assisted the Master Trainers in the two-week Skills Development Workshop of Project High TEC: Teaching English Communicatively organised by the Commissionerate of College Education, Jaipur, held in Ajmer 2008 Participated in a one-day Briefing (22 August 2008) for ELF Workshop, organized by the Commissionerate of College Education, Jaipur, Rajasthan. 2008 Participated in a one-day ELF Workshop (14 August 2008) organised by the Commissionerate of College Education, Jaipur 2008 Participated in an Interaction Meeting (29 February 2008) with representatives of the American Embassy at Commissionerate of College Education, Rajasthan, Jaipur. 2007 Participated in a one-day Workshop (18 December 2007) for Lecturers in English from Government Colleges, organised by the Commissionerate of College Education, Jaipur 2007 Participated in a one-day course on Teaching Communication Skills (27 Septemebr 2007) jointly organised by Department of English, University of Rajasthan, Jaipur, Rajasthan, India and the Cambridge University Press. 2007 Participated in the International Seminar (20-22 September 2007) on Post 1980s Subcontinental Writing in English: Borders, Border Theories & Crossing Borders,’ organised by IRIS, Jaipur, Sahitya Akademi, New Delhi and the Department of English, University of Rajasthan, Jaipur, Rajasthan, India 2007 Participated in a two-day workshop (18-19 September 2007) entitled ‘ELT: Learner Centered Strategies’ jointly organized by the Commissionerate of College Education, Rajasthan, Jaipur and American Embassy in the Commissionerate office in Jaipur. 2007 Participated in the National Seminar (17-19 January, 2007) on Socio- Historical Realities & Literature The Indian Context from the 1920s, organised by the Department of English, University of Rajasthan, Jaipur, Rajasthan, India

36 2005 Participated in a two-day Workshop on Research Methodology (19-21 December 2005) organised by the Department of EAFM, UOR, Jaipur, Rajasthan, India 2005 Participated in a Discussion Meeting (5 May 2005) for Introducing a course for Proficiency in English Language at the Commissionerate of College Education, Rajasthan, Jaipur 2005 Participated in the National Seminar (2-4 May 2005) on The Village as Protagonist: The Centre of Periphery, organised by IRIS, Jaipur, Rajasthan, India 2004 Participated in the National Seminar (16-18 September 2004) on First Nations, Indigenous Peoples: India and Canada, organised by the Department of English, University of Rajasthan, Jaipur, IRIS and IACS

Other academic roles

37 Academic Publishing, Germany in 2012 * Conducted End Term Practical Exam 2011 for English Language Lab (2121) for B Tech II Semester students on 23 May 2011 at VIT Campus, Jaipur * Conducted Viva Voce for BA/ BA (Hons) Semester IV Examination on 19 April 2011 at International College for Girls (ICG), Jaipur * Taught PG & MPhil classes in the University of Rajasthan, Jaipur, Rajasthan, India between May 2004 and May 2007) * Examiner for MPhil (ELT) in University of Rajasthan (UOR), Jaipur, Rajasthan, Jaipur * Examiner for CUCET in Central University of Rajasthan (CUOR), Kishangarh, Ajmer, Rajasthan * Examiner for undergraduate and postgraduate exams in Jaipur National University, Jagatpura, Jaipur, Rajasthan * Examiner for undergraduate and postgraduate exams in IIS University, Mansarovar, Jaipur, Rajasthan * Acted as a judge in Essay Writing Competition organized by Rajasthan Police Academy * Handling Right to Information (RTI) cases in Government PG College since 2011. * In the Counting Committee for students’ election in the year 2010. * In the Polling Party for conducting elections in Government PG College, Dausa since 2010. * In the Library Committee of Government PG College, Dausa from 2009-2011. * Member of UGC Committee in Government PG College, Dausa since 2010. * Member of Youth Develop Center (YDC Committee) in Government PG College, Dausa since 2010. * Member of Editorial Board of Government PG College, Dausa Magazine since 2010. * Member of Quiz Committee in Government PG College, Dausa in the year 2009- 2010. * Member of Sports Committee in Government PG College, Dausa since 2008. * Member of Admission Committee (BA Part I) since 2007. * Member of core committee (appointed 2005) to develop a course for Proficiency in English Language by the Commissionerate of College Education, Jaipur * Part of Panel Discussion on the topic ‘Social Responsibility of Advertisements,’ organized by Rotary Club Jaipur South (3 July, 2006) * Acted as a judge in Essay Writing Competition organized by Rotary Club Jaipur South (January 2007) * Appointed as Observer at Delhi Public School, Bhankrota, Jaipur by Controller Examinations Kendriya Vidyalaya Sangathan, New Delhi for Examination held in 2004 for PGT and TGT.

38 * Appointed as Observer at Bhartiya Vidya Bhawan Vidya Ashram School, Jaipur by Controller Examinations Kendriya Vidyalaya Sangathan, New Delhi for Examination to be held on 23 February, 2003 for PGT and TGT.

39 Books Published

Year of Publication Title, Type, Publisher, Place of Publication

Articles/ Chapters Published

40 Academy, 100-108 8. 2009 Chapter 11 (Tenses) written for QEG General English, Vardhman Mahaveeor Open University, Kota, 158-182 9. 2008 ‘Linguistic Massacre: A Cause for Concern’ in Sunita Agarwal (ed.) Contemporary Interrogations, Jaipur: Book Enclave, 109-122 10.2007 Chapter 3 (Edmund Spenser: The Faerie Queene) MAEG 01 Renaissance to Jacobean Age, Vardhman Mahaveer Open University, Kota, Rajasthan, India, 47-68 11. 2007 Chapter 1 (Elements of a Sentence), MAEG 01 English Language Usage & Communication Skills, Vardhman Mahaveer Open University, Kota, Rajasthan, India, 1-21 12.2007 Chapter 2 (Basic Verb Patterns), MAEG 01 English Language Usage & Communication Skills, Vardhman Mahaveer Open University, Kota, Rajasthan, India, 22-42 13.2007 Chapter 3 (Phrase Structures), MAEG 01 English Language Usage & Communication Skills, Vardhman Mahaveer Open University, Kota, Rajasthan, India, 43-63 14.2007 Chapter 4 (Clause Structures), MAEG 01 English Language Usage & Communication Skills, Vardhman Mahaveer Open University, Kota, Rajasthan, India, 64-83 15.2004 ‘History of Advertising’ in The Journal of the Meerut University History Alumni, Meerut, Uttar Pradesh, India, 92-99 16. 2003 ‘Creativity in Advertising’ in Sanjeev Bhanawat (ed.) Communication Today, Jaipur, Rajasthan, India, 83-93

41 4.Usha Khandelwal 16.12.2008 ‘Proportional Framework and the degree Vocabulary Development’ awarded 5.Ritu Agarwal 18.12.2008 ‘A Study of Lexico-semantic Shifts in Modern English and its Impact on Students’ Work still on 6.Manisha Saxena 23.02.2010 ‘A Linguistic Study of the Problems of Undergraduate Students in Rajasthan’ Work still on 7.Kirti Bala 25.9.2009 ‘An Analysis of Speech of ESL Work still on Learners in Jaipur Rural & Urban’ 8.Abhilasha Kaushik 20.04.2009 ‘Mother Tongue Interference in Work still on Second Language Acquisition and Remedial Pedagogy: A Sociolinguistic Perspective’