Dr. Sachin Labade

Residence: Office: E-10, Academic Staff Qtrs Department of English, Ranade Bhavan, University of University of Mumbai Santacruz (E) Santacruz (E) Mumbai 400098 Mumbai 400098 +91 22 26543482 [email protected]

Date of birth: 08.10.1977 Place of birth: Shrirampur (, India) Nationality: Indian Areas of Interest: ELT, English Linguistics, Queer studies and Diaspora Studies

Academic Qualifications ______

1998 Bachelor of Arts (Vocational) in English (University of )

2000 M.A. in English, University of Pune

2007 M. Phil in English, University of Pune

2017 Ph. D in English, Savitribai Phule Pune University

Study Abroad ______

• Studied courses at the British and American Studies Centre, Technical University of Dresden, Germany in the spring of 2004 (1st April to 30th Sept.) under the International Student Exchange Programme funded by DAAD.

Additional Qualifications ______

• A course in Assessments in English Language Teaching, conducted by King’s College, London under UGC-UKEIRI collaboration with Tata Institute of Social Sciences, Mumbai (5th April 2017 to 22nd July 2017) • One week course on Systemic Functional Profile of Marathi, under GIAN at Dr. B.A. M. University, Aurangabad (2nd to 7th May 2018) • ET702x: Designing Learner-Centric MOOC, an online course conducted by IIT Bombay (2nd August 2018 to 6th September 2018)

Positions Held ______

June 2000 – Oct. 2000 Lecturer for English in ILS Law College, Pune Nov.2000- Feb. 2002 Lecturer for English in SSC College, Junnar, Pune Mar.2002- Sept. 2012 Lecturer for English in B.R.D. Mahila Mahavidyalaya, Since Sept. 2012 Assistant Professor in English, Department of English, University of Mumbai

Coordinatorship ______

Honorary Coordinator of Shastri Indo-Canadian Institute’s University Centre at University of Mumbai and University Representative at India Member Council at SICI since October 2016

Coordinator of GIAN Course on “South Asian Englishes: Current Research Directions” in 2016-17

Consultancy ______

Let’s Learn English for KGBVs in Jalna district (M.S) a project run by QUEST, Thane and funded by UNISEF (Nov. 2015 to Aug. 2016

Awards/Fellowships ______

• Short guest fellowship by Technische Universität, Dresden, Germany in May 2017

Recognition ______

• Recognized as research guide by the University of Mumbai from September 2018

Participation in e-content development ______

• Contributed to two Modules in ‘Learning” section and one module in ‘Research for Social Transformation” section in E-Refresher Course on Innovation and Best Practices in Educational Skills, SWAYAM , UGC, 2018-19 launched by the National Resource Centre at Sant Gadagebaba Amaravati University, Amaravati.

• Contributed to Module on “Collaborative skills for trans-disciplinary research development” in E-Refresher Course on Skills for New Educational Architecture, SWAYAM , UGC, 2019-20 launched by the National Resource Centre at Sant Gadagebaba Amaravati University, Amaravati.

Journal Articles ______

• 2015, “Clicking a Queer New Selfie: Documenting the Indian Queer Self in Sonali Gulati's I am” in Research Chronicler: International Multidisciplinary Journal, 3(III): 31-36.

• 2015, “Strategic Intervention in ‘Compulsory’ English Classroom”. The ELT Practitioner: A Quarterly On-line Journal, 2 (1) November.

• 2015, “Using Motion Pictures in English Teacher Education in India”. Journal of Technology for ELT: 6 (2) January.

• 2010, with Tejesh Beldar, “Customizing Mobile Technology for Flexible Learning of English in India”. ELT Quarterly: A Journal of the ELTIs of India, 4(11): 20-23.

Major Papers in Seminars and Conferences: ______• ‘Singularity to Singularity’ at the 3rd Annual International Conference held at the Technical University of Dresden, Germany on 14th June 2004.

• ‘A Semio-Pragmatic Outlook of R.K.Laxman’s Pocket Cartoons ‘You Said It’, at the National Seminar held on 12- 13 December 08 at Arts, Commerce & Science College, Nandgaon

• ‘Evolution of Indian Cinema in English- Towards Nativization’ in National Seminar held at G.E.Society’s Nashik Road College, Nashik on 28th August 2012.

• Researching in ELT, Whither from Hither? In National Seminar at Maharashtra Udaygiri College, Udgir, 18th & 19th January 2013.

• ‘Decoding the New Avatar of hyphenated experience in Breakaway’ at the International Conference held at The Indo-Canadian Studies Centre, University of Mumbai, 20th to 22nd February 2013.