GOVERNMENT DEGREE COLLEGE, RAVULAPALEM DEPARTMENT OF ENGLISH AKELLA RAJESWARI

ACADEMIC TITLE Lecturer in English CONTACT INFORMATION Mobile : 9959372333 E-Mail :[email protected] Website : www.gdcrvpm.org RESEARCH INTERESTS: 1. Feminism 2. Eco Feminism 3. Indian Writing in English 4. English Language Teaching in Indian Context CURRENT RESEARCH : Pursuing PhD on the topic “ECOFEMINISM IN THE NOVELS OF KAVERY NAMBISAN” under the guidance of Dr.Y.Somalatha, Professor, Andhra University, Visakhapatnam.

EDUCATION M.A. in English from Andhra University, Visakhapatnam B.Ed from Andhra University, Visakhapatnam Cleared UGC NET and AP-SET

EXPERIENCE Worked as 1. Secondary Grade Teacher in MPP Primary School, Gowripatnam, West Godavari from 2002 to 2005 (selected in DSC) 2. School Assistant in Zilla Parishad High School, Malakapalli , West Godavari from 2005 to 2007 (selected in DSC-2005) 3. Junior Lecturer in English at Government Junior College, Korukonda from 2008 to 2011 (selected by APPSC, AP in 2007 Direct Recruitment) 4. Junior Lecturer in English at Government Junior College& from 2011 and 2013 (on transfer from GJC, Korukonda) 5. Promoted to Government Degree College, Ravulapalem in May, 2013 (working in GDC, Ravulapalem till date)

COURSES TAUGHT 1. B.Sc (MPC) 2. B.Sc(MPCS) 3. B.Sc(BZC) 4. B.Com(General Stream) 5. B.Com(Computer Applications) 6. BA

PAPER PRESENTATIONS

Presented the following papers in various international, national and state level seminars organized by eminent educational institutions. Sl.No Title of the Paper Event Date Organized by 1 Dalit Literature – Voice of International Conference on 06-11-2014 to 08- Ch.S.D.St.Theresa’s the Oppressed “The Challenges of Moving 04-2014 Autonomous College Ahead: From Deprival to for women, Eluru, Dignity of Dalits” , 2 Tradition and Modernity in National Conference on 26-27 February Visvodaya the poetry of “Indian Diaspora” 2015 Government Degree A.K.Ramanujan College, Venkatagiri 3 Gender Discrimination National Seminar on “National 28-29 November PR Government through Historical Times – Integration:Emerging Trends 2016 College, Impact on the Modern Day in Socialization” (Co-authored with Dr.K.V.Ramanarao,

Principal &P.V.V.S.D.N.L.Karunasri, Lecturer in History)

Sl.No Title of the Paper Event Date Organized by 4 Ecofeminism in the novels International Seminar on 25-25 January Ch.S.D.St.Theresa’s of Kavery Nambisan “Contemporary South Asian 2019 Autonomous College Literature: Gender and for women, Eluru, Environment” Andhra Pradesh, India 5 Teaching English – National Seminar on 22-23 February PR Government Challenges faced by “Decolonization of English 2019 College, Kakinada English Teacher Content in Higher Education”

Participated in a One Day State Level Seminar on “Teaching English Grammar at UG Level – A New Perspective organized by the Department of English on 26th February, 2014 Participated in the National Symposium on “Holy Rivers and their Impact on Culture and Civilization” from 27th June 2015 to 30th June 2015 Participated in the National Seminar on “Pioneering Prose Works of KandukuriVeeresalingam and Their Impact on Modern Telugu” held on 6th and 7th of October 2015 at S.K.V.T.College, Rajamahendravaram Participated in two-day national workshop on “Role of Women in Social Transformation in India since 1980” on 12th and 13th February, 2019

TRAINING PROGRAMMES ATTENDED Three Day Workshop titled English Language Fellow Program on Reading the Word/Reading the World: Promoting Additive Literacies in the ELT Classroom from 30 January to 1 February, 2014 organized by Commissionerate of Collegiate Education, Andhra Pradesh in association with Regional English Language Office (RELO) Training Programme titled “Strategies to improve English Speaking Skills in Students” on 16-10-2014 organized by Commissionerate of Collegiate Education, Andhra Pradesh and JKC of SRR & CVR Govt.College, Vijayawada Two Day Workshop titled “Phonetics and Revision Strategies for Students” on 17-12- 2014 to 18-12-2014organized by Commissionerate of Collegiate Education, Andhra Pradesh and JKC of SRR & CVR Govt. College, Vijayawada One Day Interactive Workshop named “Under Graduate English Language Teaching Intervening Methods and Techniques” held on 16th December 2016 by AdikaviNnnaya University, Rajamahendravaram Completed UGC sponsored Refresher Course on “English Language Teaching” from 19- 02-2018 to 12-03-2018 with “A” Grade in UGC-HRDC, JNTU, Hyderabad One Week Orientation Workshop on “OER, Content Development, MOOCS and MOODLE” organized by E & ICT Academy, NIT, Warangal & Commissionerate of Collegiate Education and APSCHE, Govt. of Andhra Pradesh at E & ICT Academy, NIT Warangal from 30th November to 5th December, 2018

OTHER PROGRAMMES ATTENDED Attended one day workshop dated 17-10-2014 on UGC-XII Plan Guidelines at Government College (Autonomous), Rajamahendravaram as UGC Co-ordinator Attended International Workshop on “Stress &Resilience Techniques” on 16-11-2014 organized by Academic Cell, Government College(A), Rajamahendravaram Participated in the one day workshop on 4th August, 2015 at Government Degree College, Avanigadda on RUSA Participated in the one day workshop on UGC Schemes & Guidelines held at Dr.V.S.Krishna Government Degree College, Visakhapatnam on 06-07-2015 Attended a one day UGC sponsored Capacity Building Workshop For Teachers on Research Publication – Importance of Journal Metrics on 18 November, 2017 Participated in the National Workshop on Quality Enhancement in Teaching-Learning Process inn Higher Education on 23 March 2019 organized by Government Degree College (A), .