Assistant Professor
Department of English
@ almuneeraj-at-gmail.com
# +91-9446.274.248
Academic Qualifications
- PhD in Linguistics from University of Kerala
- MA English Language and Literature from University of Kerala
- B.Ed in English from University of Kerala
Area of Interest (Teaching)
- Phonetics
- Poetry
Area of Interest (Research)
- English Language Teaching
Experience
- Assistant Professor at University College, Thiruvananthapuram (Dec 2016 – till date)
- FDP to complete PhD, Dept.of Linguistics, University of Kerala (Dec 2014 – Dec 2016)
- Assistant Professor at University College, Thiruvananthapuram (June 2011 – Dec 2014)
- Assistant Professor at KNM Govt.College Kanjiramkulam (Jan 2010 – June 2011)
Additional Responsibilities
- Convener , English Literary Club
- Member, Board of Studies (Pass) University of Kerala
Positions Held
- Convener, Women’s Study Unit
Papers presented
- Presented a paper titled Interactional Modifications in an Alternate Pedagogy: The Inevitable Innovations in Online ESL Teaching in the Al Haj P. K. Kunju Sahib Memorial International Webinar Series 2020 Organized by the Postgraduate Department of English, M. S. M. College, Kayamkulam in Collaboration with the Kerala State Higher Education Council on September 27 and 28, 2020.
- Presented a paper titled “Soothing to See-things” The Impact of Lullabies in Child Development in the Three Day National Seminar organized by the Department of Linguistics And The Department of Psychology, University of Kerala from 14th to 17th March 2016.
- Presented a paper titled Spinning the Culture Fabric through Language Yarn: A Sociolinguistic Study on the Integration of Language and Culture in the ICSSR sponsored national conference on Linguistics organized by the Dept. of English Scott Christian College Nagercoil (Autonomous) on 26th and 27th February 2016.
- Presented a paper titled The Road Not Taken: New Ways Ahead for the Teaching of English in Rural Classrooms in the international conference organized by English Language Teachers Interaction Forum from28 to 30 December 2015.
- Presented a paper titled The Rationale of Testing and Evaluation in Second Language Teaching Research in the national seminar organized by The School of Indian Languages, University of Kerala on 18th December 2015.
- Presented a paper titled Jack And Jill Cutting Cross Boundaries: An Exploration of Nursery Rhymes in ESL Classrooms in the 36th International Conference of Linguistic Society of India (ICOLSI -36 ) organized by the Dept. of Linguistics, University of Kerala & CIIL Mysore & ICSSR, New Delhi from 1st to 4th December 2014.
- Presented a paper titled The Relevance of Chomskyan View on Children’s Grammar in ESL Classroom in the National Seminar on Grammatical Theories and Chomskyan Models organized by the Dept. of Linguistics University of Kerala from 29th to 30th May 2014.
- Presented a paper on English Language Teaching In Malayalam Medium Schools: A Learner Friendly Approach in the International Seminar organized by the Department of Linguistics University Of Kerala and CILL Mysore from 27th to 29th May 2013.
- Presented a paper on The Relevance of ICT in English Language Teaching in the National Seminar organized by The Department of Linguistics, University of Kerala and KSCSTE from 1st to 2nd November 2012.
- Presented a paper titled Tweeting Buddies’ Lost Language: A Dirge for the Inhumed Words of Malayalam in the National Seminar organized by the Department of Linguistics, University of Kerala
- Presented a paper titled Tweeting Buddies’ Lost Language: A Dirge for the Inhumed Words of Malayalam in the National Seminar organized by the Department of Linguistics, University of Kerala
- Presented a paper on Langua-culture: The Intersection of Language and Culture in the National Seminar organized by the Department of English, KNM Govt. College Kanjiramkulam from 29th to 30th November 2011.
- Presented a paper on Reinforcement Activities for ESL Learners in the National Seminar organized by District Centre for English Thiruvananthapuram on 12th March 2011.