Anil Pinto

Monday, June 11, 2012

Expectations from III JPEng Postcolonial Literatures Course

· Interactive

· Activity

· Debates

· Platform for discussion

· Notes

· Teach slowly

· Simplify

· Blog posts

· Visuals
· No home work

· Clarity

· use Powerpoint

· Teaching should be knowledge oriented

· Start from what we know

· Don't be condescending

· Avoid long sessions

· Don't make us read at home

· Connection between examples and topic of discussion

· CIA should not clash

· Help make up

· Do not embarrass

· Interesting CIAs

· Examples should be contemporary

· Suggestive reading

· Contextualize

· Revision before exams

· Teaching how to answer and model question papers

· Plan well

· Should learn how to apply knowledge

· Should be taught how to write

(Thank you Alisha Parekh for the notes)

Wednesday, June 06, 2012

Rupkatha Journal on Interdisciplinary Studies in Humanities - Aesthetics of Indian Feminist Theatre

Rupkatha Journal on Interdisciplinary Studies in Humanities - Aesthetics of Indian Feminist Theatre:

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Tuesday, June 05, 2012

ELT@I Conference: Call for Papers

The 7th International and 43rd Annual ELT@I conference on the theme 'The English Classroom - Experiments and Experiences' will be held at Velammal Engineering College, Chennai, from 19-21 July 2012.

Proposals for Paper/Workshop/Poster Presentations dealing with the theme of the conference as well as any other related aspects are invited. Delegates are requested to submit their papers, preferably, based on their own completed and unpublished research related to the conference theme. The abstract should not exceed 200 words and must be sent as email attachments only to veceltai@velammaleltai.com

More information is available at http://www.eltai.org/Conference.html

International Conference on English Literary Studies

Thassim Beevi Abdul Kader College for Women, Kilakarai, Tamil Nadu, in collaboration with English Language Teachers' Association of India (ELTAI) Literature SIG is organising an International Conference on the theme English Literary Studies: Current Trends and Concurrent Challenges from 21-23 September 2012.

Last date for Submission of full papers: 31 July 2012.

ELTAI Literature SIG Cash Awards, instituted by Dr S Rajagopalan, will be presented to two Best Paper Presenters.

For further particulars contact: zoowasif AT gmail.com

For details regarding registration, list of sub-themes, paper presentation, accommodation, etc., please follow this link:http://www.eltai.org/Events.html

III PSEng Pedagogic Expectations from the Pocolit Course

Go beyond the text
Arrange activities
Interactive studies
No shouting
Innovative learning outside the classrooms
Reading up before the class
Freedom to question
Provide class notes
Crack jokes
Be involved as a teacher
Conduct discussions
Be approachable outside the classroom
Suggest reading material
Simplify examples and points
Be patient
Show movies and video clips
Revising
Acknowledge differences
Maintain a steady pace
Explain the text rather than just reading it
Give us history of the author/story/poem even if it is scandalous
Begin every class with a recap of the previous session
Provide training for the examination
Teach from the examination point of you.

(Thanks Seirra Jose for compiling the list)

Monday, June 04, 2012

A Ludicrous Ban | OPEN Magazine

A Ludicrous Ban | OPEN Magazine:

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Friday, June 01, 2012

As a student of Counseling Psychology, this particular paper was of interest to me and I wanted to share it in the hope that it may be useful to some others. It is a paper on the 'Effect of Group Music Therapy on Psychiatric Patients'.
Share and enjoy!
http://cardinalscholar.bsu.edu/bitstream/123456789/195228/1/TrahinC_2011-1_BODY.pdf