Dr. Sweta Ravindran

Teaching

Educational Background

Work Experience

Lecture Courses

• ENC 2281 – Written Communication
• ENC 3281 – Communications and Soft Skills II – Confidence Building
• END 1283 – General English II

Courses handled

Research

Area of Research Interest

• Diaspora
• Asian American Literature
• Literary Criticism

Research

Paper Published

• Published an article titled “Ecocritical Analysis of Edgar Allen Poe’s Select Short Stories” in the International Journal Of English and Studies (IJOES), An International Peer-Reviewed Journal; Volume-5, Issue-9(September Issue), 2023. ISSN: 2581-8333;
• Published an article entitled “Ecological Concern in Henry David Thoreau’s Walden (Pond) or, Life in the Woods” co-authored by Dr. C. Isaac Jebastine and Alphia Tracy M.X in Scientific Transactions in Environment and Technovation, July to September 2015, ISSN: 0973-9157
• Published an article entitled “Hope Against Hopelessness: A study of Amy Tan’s The Joy Luck Club and The Kitchen God’s Wife” co-authored by Dr. C. Isaac Jebastine in Ashvamegh… the literary flight! Journal, October 2015 (Issue IX), ISSN: 2454-4574
• Published an article entitled “Generational Differences and the Diaspora in Amy Tan’s The Kitchen God’s Wife and Helie Lee’s Still Life with Rice” co-authored by Dr. C. Isaac Jebastine in Global English-Oriented Research Journal (GEORJ), December 2015, ISSN: 2454-5511
• Published an article entitled “ The Past and Its Influence over the Present: A Critique of the Novels of Amy Tan” in Singularities: A Transdisciplinary Bi-annual Research Journal, January 2016, ISSN: 2348-3369
• Published an article entitled “Racial Discrimination in Khushwant Singh’s “Maiden Voyage of the Jal Hindia” ”  in Special Edition on Kushwant Singh’s Contributions to Literature, March 2016, ISBN: 978-81-920462-3-5

Seminar Participated

• Attended a special lecture by Prof. Noam Chomsky on the topic “The Corporate War on Science: From Tobacco to Silicon Valley” on 3rd May 2023.
• Participated in the student seminar on ‘Environment: The Web of Life’ conducted by the Department of International Studies, Stella Maris College, Chennai
• Participated in the seminar on ‘Women and Law’ organized by the Center for Women’s Studies, Stella Maris College, Chennai
• Participated in the national seminar on “Shakespeare Studies for the Development of Skills: Linguistic, Educational, Social, Psychological, Existential…” organized by the English Department, Bharathidasan University, Tiruchirappalli-24
• Participated in the 5-day Training Programme on Research Writing:
  Elements and Steps organized by the English Department, Bharathidasan University, Tiruchirappalli-24
• Participated in the 3-day Workshop on Literary Theory: Approach and Application organized by the English Department, Bharathidasan University, Tiruchirappalli-24
• Participated in the National Webinar on “Reading/Interpreting New Indian English Literature Texts: Theoretical Perception” organized by PG & Research Department of English, Holy Cross College (Autonomous), Nagercoil – 4 on 04.08.2021
• Participated in the International Virtual Conference on “Subalternity: Borders and Borderlands” organized by Department of English, JP College of Arts and Science, Agrakattu on 28-29 May 2021
• Participated in an Online Lecture series on “Theorizing from Reflective Classroom Practices – A Step Towards Indigenizing Approaches to ELT” organized by ELTIF on 7^th August 2021.
• Participated in National Webinar on “Quality Education, Accreditation and Teacher Development” organized by Department of English (SFS), Shrimathi Devkunvar Nanalal Bhatt Vaishnav College for Women, Chennai on 6^th August 2021.
• Participated in a International Conference on “English Language Teaching during Pandemic Times: Grappling with the New Normal” organized jointly by Regional Institute of English, South India (RIESI) and IT for Change on 25-26 June 2021.

Course Coordinator

• Value-added Short-term Course on “Speaking Effectively for Interviews”, offered by the Department of English, BSACIST

Papers Presented

• Presented a paper entitled “The Past and Its Influence over the Present: A Critique of the Novels of Amy Tan” at Singularities: International Conference on Power, Unity Women’s College, Malappuram, Kerala, on January 12-14, 2016
• Presented a paper entitled “Racial Discrimination in Khushwant Singh’s “Maiden Voyage of the Jal Hindia” ” at an International Conference on Kushwant Singh’s Contributions to Literature, Sri Venketeshwara College of Education, Peravurani, Tamil Nadu, on 30-03-2016

Workshops Attended

• Linguaskill – Teacher Support Programme organized by Cambridge English Office on 4th January 2023 in Chennai
• Participated in a Two Day National Workshop on “Training of Trainers 2022: Becoming Effective Teachers and Trainers”, organised by Department of English, Loyola College (Autonomous), Chennai, on 21 & 22 November, 2022
• Participated in the Workshop on the “Art of Writing Letters of Recommendation”, organised by the Office of Center for International Relations, BSACIST, 01st December, 2022
• Participated in the “Teaching the TOEFL Test Online” programme on 29th April, 2022

Faculty Development Programmes Attended

• Participated in the One-week Faculty Development Program on “Relearn English Language & Literature through Contemporary Tools” organized by Department of Science and Humanities (English) Sri Krishna College of Technology, Coimbatore, from 27-03-2023 to 01-04-2023.
• Participated in the virtual two-day Faculty development programme on “Academic Publications and Research Funding Opportunities” organised by the School of Science and Humanities, BIST, (Bharath Institute of Higher Education and Research), Chennai, from 25th -26th March 2022.
• Participated in the Faculty Development Programme (FDP) on “Leadership” conducted by Crescent School of Business, 1st June 2022
• Faculty Development Programme on “Resistance in Theory, Literature and Performance” organised by PG Department of English, Women’s Christian College, Chennai on 22nd February, 2020
• Online Faculty Development Programme on “ICT Tools for Teaching, Learning Process and Institute” jointly organised by Electronics and ICT Academics held from 15-03-2021 to 26-03-202