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DR. JALSON JACOB
Contact Info
Date of Birth
21/12/1977
Permanent address
Champakulam Villa, P C Kavala P O , Paippad, Kottayam District
Mobile 9496162089
Email jalsonj@yahoo.com
Date of Joining
20/10/2006
Associate Professor (English)

1. Education

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Course

Institution

Period

Achievements

1

PhD.

Kerala

2020

 

2

Post Graduate Diploma in Higher Education (PGDHE)

IGNOU

2018

A grade

3

Post Graduate Diploma in the Teaching of English (PGCTE)

 The English and Foreign Languages University, Hyderabad

2011

A grade

4

BEd

NSS Training College

2001

First Class

5

MA in English Language and Literature

St Berchmans’ College Changanaserry

2000

First Class

2. Area of specialization / Research interests

English Language Teaching,  Linguistics,  Digital Humanities.

3. Academics

Courses attended

Name of course

Details of course

Year

Orientation course

 Orientation Programme conducted by UGC HRDC, University of Kerala.

2009

Refresher courses

Refresher Course in Comparative Indian Literature conducted by UGC-HRDC. University of Kerala.

2017

Short term courses

  1.  “Inculcating Universal Human Values in Technical Education” organized by AICTE, New Delhi.
  2. A five-day AICTE Training and Learning Academy’s (ATAL) online FDP on “Emotional

Intelligence”

  1. Five-day online orientation training programme for Mentors Organized by National Initiative for Technical Teachers Training and Research.

2021

 

2021

 

2020

FDP

  1. Seven week long online FDP in “Tools for Online Teaching conducted by Regional English  

Language Office (RELO) of US Embassy.

  1. Two Weeks Faculty Development Programme on "ADVANCED CONCEPTS FOR

DEVELOPING MOOCS"   conducted by Ramanujan College, Delhi and sponsored by MHRD, New Delhi.

  1. Two Weeks Faculty Development Programme on " Managing Online Classes and Co-creating MOOCS: 2.0   conducted by Ramanujan College, Delhi and sponsored by MHRD, New Delhi.

2021

 

2020

 

 

 

2020

 

Workshops

 Online workshop on “Teacher Development in ESL” ( 30 March to 26 April 2015  conducted by the School of Distance Education University of Kerala.

2015

Training programmes

  1. 10 day Training of the ‘Good English Certificate Course’ of the Kerala State Literary Mission Authority for the Women police Battalion at Police Academy Trissur.

 

  1. Resource Person of the training programmes conducted for the professional improvement of the Technical High School Faculty including the office staff.

 

  1. Resource person of English Communicative Competence Development Programme for the students of various Polytechnic Colleges.

 

4. Career profile

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Name of institution

Designation

Period

1

St Berchmans’ College, Changanaserry (As Guest Faculty)

2001-2002 (BSc Bio-technology Course) Ad-hoc Faculty

M G University

2

St Joseph’s Higher Secondary School for Girls, Changanaserry.

HSST English (Sr)

 

2002 – 2005

3

Government Boys HSS Tripunithura

HSST English (Sr)

2005-2006

4

Government College Kattappana, Idukki

Lecturer in English

2006-2009

5

Government Polytechnic College, Kottayam

Assistant Professor of English

2009-2011

6

MVGM Government Polytechnic College, Vennikulam

Associate Professor of English

2011-2021

6. Awards and Achievements

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Name / Category

Name of organization / Institute

Year

1

Designed and developed a ten-day Module for the Higher Secondary School Teachers Transformation Training Programme (HSSTTTP)

SCERT (State Council for Education Research and Training), Govt of Kerala

 

2

Developed Textbooks (Part 1 English and Part 3 Communicative English) for the Higher Secondary Education

Government of Kerala

 

3

Developed the English Coursebooks of KGCE Fashion Designing and Garment Technology.

State Institute of Technical Teachers Training and Research, Government of Kerala

 

4.

Resource Provider of the Equivalency Textbook Preparation Committee (Standard 10 and 7)

Kerala State Literary Mission Authority. (Shaksharata Mission)

 

5.

Created video lessons for adult learners of Kerala in “Aksharam” – the official YouTube channel of Kerala State Literacy Mission Authority. (Shaksharata Mission).

Kerala State Literacy Mission Authority. (Shaksharata Mission).

 

6.

Developed a bridge course learning resource titled “Enrich Your English” for the students of Technical High Schools in Kerala

State Institute of Technical Teachers Training and Research, Government of Kerala

 

7.

Team leader in the development of the four course books in English for the polytechnic students of Kerala

State Institute of Technical Teachers Training and Research, Government of Kerala

 

8.

Chairman of the 2021 Diploma Curriculum Revision in English

SITTTR, Government of Kerala

 

7. PUBLICATIONS

7.1 Research articles

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Publication details

Year

1

Implementation of an ESP Curriculum for Developing Workplace English in Polytechnics - The Journal of English Language Teaching.

 

2

English for Specific Purposes: Perspectives and Pedagogic Implications  - The Journal of English Language Teaching.

 

3

Building Better Readers: The Role of Reading Strategies  -  The Journal of English Language Teaching

 

8. Details of Seminars/ Workshops/ Conferences organized

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Title

Role

Venue/ Agency

Date/Dates

International/ National/ Regional

Sponsoring agency

1

“Earth the Only Home: The Urgency to Care and Conserve’-

Coordinator

MVGM Govt Polytechnic College, Vennikulam

2018

National

Kerala State Council for Science, Technology and Environment, Thiruvananthapuram.

2

Polython-2020

 

Co-ordinator

MVGM Govt Polytechnic College Vennikulam

2021

Regional

CE cell, MVGM Vennikulam

9. Details of Seminars/ Workshops/ Conferences/ Symposia attended/ papers presented/talks given

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Title of seminar/ workshop/ conference etc.

Invited/ Contributed/ participated

Venue/ Agency

Date/Dates

International/ National/ Regional

Title of the paper if any

1

National Workshop on Web-based English Language Teaching and Learning

Resource Person

Centre for ELT University of Kerala

14-16 March, 2018

National

Relevance of Web-based tools

2

Contemporary Shakespeare: Culture, Language and Politics

Chaired a session

SDE, University of Kerala  and the British Council

6, 7 September 2016

National

 

3

English Language Acquisition: Western Theories and Eastern Practices.

Paper presenter

 ELTAI

29 June to 1 July 2017

International

Developing Effective Language Curriculum: The Place of Needs Assessment.

4

Science Education and Sustainable Development

Paper Presenter

Dept of Botany University of Kerala and Canterbury Christ Church University  UK

22 and 23 January 2016

International

Streamlining Sustainability Through ESP Curriculum

5

On the Margins: The Representation of Other in Indian Literature

Paper Presenter

SDE ,University of Kerala

1 March 2017 to 3 March 2017

National

Marginalisation of English in Technical Training Institutes.

6.

National workshop on Multimedia E-Content Development

Paper Presenter

School of Distance Education ,

University of Kerala.

26 November    to

2 December 2018

 

National

Applying ESP Strategies in Technical Education

10. Memberships in scientific/ Professional society if any

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Name of the society

Nature of membership

1

Member of ELTAI (English Language Teachers Association of India)

Life time