Dr. S. Shravan Kumar

Assistant Professor

Department of English

Rajiv Gandhi University of Knowledge Technologies-Basar.

Education

Ph.D. (English Language Studies)

Post Graduate Diploma in Teaching English (PGDTE)

MA English, MA Linguistics, MA Psychology*,

Post Graduate Diploma in Business Management (PGDBM)

NPTEL Course: Literature of the Romantic Period.

Qualifications

GATE, SET

Teaching Experience: Rajiv Gandhi University of Knowledge Technologies (5-9-2011 - Till Date)

Industrial Experience: Dell International Services (2-8-2004- 6-9-2010)

E-mail: shr1eflu@gmail.com / shravansama@rgukt.ac.in

Phone: +91 - 9989567467

Research Interests

Literature in English
Academic Writing
Learning Strategies
Innovations in ELT
Language through Literature
Material Development
Other Art Forms

Courses Taught

Literature in English
Indian Culture: Tradition, Literature and Performative Arts
Film Appreciation
Soft Skills
Communication Skills
Technical Writing
Business Communication
Frontiers of Research English
Development of Societies
The Essence of Indian Traditional Knowledge
Shakespeare
Big History
Great Books
Art of Critical Decision Making
Introduction to Literature
Introduction to Grammar
General English
Human Values
Personality Development
Constitution of India
English for Competitive Examinations
Effective Technical Communication
Academic Writing
Corporate Ethics

Publications and Presentations

Absence and Functioning of Developed Materials in Random Contexts: A Cognitive Challenge for ESP Learners, Trainers and Developers - A Two-Day National Conference on ELT: Issues and Challenges - 6 January 2020, 9:00 am – 7 January 2020, 5:00 pm – EFLU – 2020 – Published – LOKRATNA – e-Journal - ISSN – 2347-6427 - Volume XIV(2) - 2021
The Transitioning Phase of India and Ontological Challenges in Academic Writing - National Conference - University of Hyderabad - 2017 - Published - JETIR - ISSN - 2349-5162 - Vol. 8, Issue 5, pg. No: b977-b982 - UGC Approved/ 2021
Cognizance of PowerPoint Presentations: Skill Development Perspectives through Practice – A Two-Day National Conference on ‘Innovations in Teaching ESL and Literature: The Present and the Future’ scheduled on 30th September and 1st October 2019 - National Institute of Technology Warangal – 2019 - Published - JETIR - ISSN - 2349-5162 - Vol. 8, Issue 5, pg. No: b971-b976 - UGC Approved/ 2021
Mother Tongue to English and Teacher to Technology: Role existence and the Contradiction - 10th International and 46th National ELTAI Annual Conference: Learning and Teaching English in India: Setting Standards. 9-11 July, 2015 - Published - JETIR - ISSN - 2349-5162 - Vol. 7, Issue 7, pg. No: 1429-1438 - UGC Approved/ 2020
Collaboration of Online Courses in Universities: Impact on Teachers and Learners - 2^nd International Conference on Research Trends in Engineering, Applied Science and Management - 23^rd Sept, 2018 - Conference Info and Academic Science – 2018 - Published - JETIR - ISSN - 2349-5162 - Vol. 5, Issue 9, pg. No: 310-311 - UGC Approved/ 2018
Assessing Grammar in the construct of Composition - National Seminar in English on “Teaching English in the Contemporary Classroom: Challenges and Opportunities - 20^th and 21^st Jan, 2017 -ISBN - 978 - 81 - 7276 -579 – 8 - Bhavan's Vivekananda - Peer Reviewed / 2017
English for Communication - Impetus to Communicate - ISBN - 978 - 93 - 5267 - 968 – 3 – RGUKT - e- book / 2016
Edited and Wrote Preface to a Poetry Publication ‘Thoughts from Truth’ - ISBN - 978 - 81 - 945850 - 0 – 8 - Author: Mood Vinod Kumar, Orange Publications - Book / 2020
Writing Something Interesting for a Change: Poems and Stories by Teachers - No ISBN – Proceedings of the International Workshop on Creative Writing 9-12 Dec, 2019 – The English and Foreign Languages University - Published – EFL University – 2020
Being a Teacher and Becoming a Teacher: Conflict and Conciliation – International Conference – GDCW-Begumpet, held at OUCIP - 2022 (To be Published)
Raising PhD aspirants’ proposal writing awareness for faring well in their interviews - National Conference - Narayanamma Institute of Technology and Science – 2015 (To be Published)

Workshops

Organized a Workshop on Employability Skills – University Level - RGUKT – Basar – 2020
International Workshop on Writing - International Workshop – EFLU – 2019
ELT Strategies, Curriculum Design and CALL – University - RGUKT – Basar – 2015
Motivation-Igniting Students' Desire to Learn - International and National - Raj Kumar Goel Institute of Technology for Women & ELTAI – 2015
Train the Teacher Programme - Two-Week programme – University - RGUKT – Nuzvid - 2012

Training Programmes and Lectures Delivered

Trained 2 Batches of Govt. School Teachers in English as part of English language Enrichment Course, a training programme commenced in view of the introduction of English Medium Schools from the next academic year onwards – From 28/3/2022 to 9/4/2022
Trained students in Soft Skills and Communication Skills and made them industry-ready.
Delivered a lecture on Communication Skills / Resource Person– Government Degree College – Siddipet – 2017.
Delivered lectures on Team Working Skills, Character Building, Learning Skills, Communication Skills and Rules and Regulations of Different Sports as a part of the Induction Programme proposed in the curriculum introduced by AICTE for B.Tech First Year Students of Rajiv Gandhi University of Knowledge Technologies, Basar.

Participations

Webinar on ‘Phenomenology in Research’ - National Level - Mizoram University - 4^th Nov 2020
Webinar on ‘Education and Technology’ - National Level - Mizoram University - 3^rd Nov 2020
Webinar on Role of Women - N.S.S & N.C.C – Fight against Covid19- State Level - Govt. Degree College, Siddipet - 15^th May 2020
Webinar on ‘Covid19: Initiatives by the Union and State Govts. & Their Impact: The Way Forward -State Level-Govt. Degree College, SDPT- 7^th May 2020
Teaching English at the Secondary Level: Issues and Strategies \ One-day National Seminar – The English and Foreign Languages University – 2015
Ensuring Quality in English Language Teacher Education \ Volunteer - International Teacher Educator Conference - The British Council & EFLU – 2015

Academic Activities

Coordinating as the HOD of English at Rajiv Gandhi University of Knowledge Technologies (RGUKT), Basar.
Taught M. Tech and B. Tech and PUC learners of ESL and Regional medium background for 10 years, working as a Lecturer & an Assistant Professor on a contractual basis at RGUKT, Basar.
Assisted in establishing language laboratories for the students of engineering at RGUKT, Basar.
Chaired and presented in conferences & seminars, organized and attended workshops, and delivered lectures as a resource person.
Expert Member of the Selection Committee to recruit Guest Faculty on 29/6/2019 & 22/8/2019
Member of Board of Studies from 10/9/2018
Mess Warden from 29/6/2016 to 29/6/2017
Member of the Publication team for the 5^th Convocation at RGUKT – Basar
Coordinated with the placement cell in the university and trained the students to get placed.
Supervised Mini Projects that developed Software Applications for Mock-Tests for Competitive Examinations and Mock-Interviews
Organized and coordinated in conducting Literary, Cultural and Sports events on campus.
Coordinated for all the Tech-fests donning various roles like Content Development, Editing, Department Coordinator, etc.
Held the responsibility in taking students out of the campus for tech-fests, Sports and other competitive events.
Readily adopted the online mode of teaching during pandemic and used innovative strategies for active participation and learning of the students
Profiled teachers of several schools based on their proficiency in English to train them in English Language Skills.
Took part in Out-Reach and In-Reach Programs organized by RGUKT, and taught the ESL & Regional Medium learners of Government Schools and Colleges in the districts of Nirmal and Adilabad, Telangana.
Engaged as a process coordinator in tailoring a few courses in the stream of Humanities.
Developed major and breadth course materials for the ESL learners.
Designed syllabus, prepared content, set question papers & criteria for evaluation, evaluated, assessed and provided feedback on a continuous and comprehensive basis.

Award

Kulapati's Award for Standing first in PGDBM

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