Biography
Dr Ramanujam Parthasarathy is a teacher of English and a teacher educator. In a career spanning three-and-a-half decades of teaching and faculty training in India, he has taught English as a second language, English literature and ELT. As a faculty trainer, he has conducted over 160 workshops on various aspects of ELT, continuing professional development, exploratory practice and action research, and given plenary talks at national and international ELT conferences.
His research work covers a diverse range of interests within ELT. Besides being a research supervisor and examiner, he has guest edited research journals; served as a member of the editorial board of four international journals; published 23 books, as many research papers, and over 500 feature articles as a columnist and a freelance writer; and edited the newspaper ('Loyola Today') of Andhra Loyola College for 26 years.
He holds degrees/diplomas in English Literature, Education, ELT and Creative Writing from five Indian universities.
His administrative experience includes: (a) Head, Dept of English; Dean of Humanities; and Director of the Loyola ELT Centre at Andhra Loyola College, Vijayawada, India; (b) Director (Training) at Vignan University, India; and (c) Director (ELT Centre) at Gudlavalleru Engineering College, India.
Specialties:Teaching (English Language, Literature, English language Teaching, Journalism, Creative Writing), action research, ELT consultancy, ELT course design, materials writing, freelance writing, teacher professional development, educational administration
His research work covers a diverse range of interests within ELT. Besides being a research supervisor and examiner, he has guest edited research journals; served as a member of the editorial board of four international journals; published 23 books, as many research papers, and over 500 feature articles as a columnist and a freelance writer; and edited the newspaper ('Loyola Today') of Andhra Loyola College for 26 years.
He holds degrees/diplomas in English Literature, Education, ELT and Creative Writing from five Indian universities.
His administrative experience includes: (a) Head, Dept of English; Dean of Humanities; and Director of the Loyola ELT Centre at Andhra Loyola College, Vijayawada, India; (b) Director (Training) at Vignan University, India; and (c) Director (ELT Centre) at Gudlavalleru Engineering College, India.
Specialties:Teaching (English Language, Literature, English language Teaching, Journalism, Creative Writing), action research, ELT consultancy, ELT course design, materials writing, freelance writing, teacher professional development, educational administration
About Me
Teacher of English and teacher educator in India. Dean and Director, ELT Centre, at Andhra Loyola College and Director (Training) at Vignan University. Currently, Director, ELT Centre, at Gudlavalleru Engineering Colleg
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- Employed at
- Gudlavalleru Engineering College
- Profession
- LECTURER
- Created on
- 11/12/2011
- Website
- https://geceltcentre.weebly.com/
- Career Network (e.g. LinkedIn)
- http://in.linkedin.com/in/ramanujamparthasarathy
- I have to offer
- Classroom instruction , Materials development , Faculty development , Research , Workshop delivery , Project planning and implementation , Campus journalism (newspaper and magazine editing) , Freelance writing
- Highest degree
- MA (English) , PhD (ELT) , PG Dip in the Teaching of English , BEd , Dip in Creative Writing
- Interests
- Materials production , ELT methodology , Reflective practice , Action research , ESL writing , Peer mentoring , Peer corrective feedback in writing , Curriculum design
