Do not fear, for I am with you,
do not be afraid, for I am your God;
I will strengthen you, I will help you,
I will uphold you with my victorious right hand

– Isaiah 41:10



Seminars, Workshops etc.,

SEMINARS/WORKSHOPS/CONFERENCES/SYMPOSIUMS ORGANIZED


 

S. No.

Title of the Programme

Resource Persons

Sponsored By

Date

1.

State Level Seminar on “Indian Writing in English”

UGC

Nov. 25 – 27,1982

2.

Workshop on “Material Production”

Rev. Dr. Peter Francis, Secretary, Loyola College, Chennai

Autonomy Grant

Jun. 24-25, 2000

3.

Seminar on “Spoken English”

Dr. Shanthi Balaiah, Reader, Holy Cross College, Trichy

Autonomy Grant

2001

4.

Seminar on “Print and Visual Media”

round

Mr. Goutham Ghosh, Special Correspondent, The Hindu &

Autonomy Grant

Jan. 6&7, 2004

round

Ms. Malarvizhi, Reporter, NDTV

5.

National Seminar on “Native Women Writers as Champions of Human Rights”

UGC 

Sep. 02 & 03, 2004

6.

ELT Symposium on “Training of Trainers: Innovative Strategies”

round

Richard Boyum, Regional English Language officer, US Embassy, New Delhi &

US Consulate, New Delhi (Partial funding)

Feb. 12, 2007

round

Ms. Ann McAllen, Englih Language Specialist, university of Gregor, USA

7.

National Workshop on “Emerging Trends in Advertising” jointly organized with the Dept. of Management Studies

round

Ms.S. Vidya, Vice President, Brand Comm, Chennai – Brand Attributes, Promise And Personality

Airtel (Partial funding)

Dec. 10 & 11, 2007

round

Mr. Muralikrishnan, Advertising Consultant, Chennai – Career Prospects In Advetising

round

Ms. Anumitha Sharma, Account Executive, Ogilvy And Mather Pvt. Ltd., Chennai – Client Servicing &

round

Mr. S Rajaram, Mangement Consultant, Chennai – Ad-Ing

8.

National Workshop on “Career Prospects in Entertainment Industry: Video & Radio Jockeying, Compeering, News Reading, Event Hosting”

round

Mr. Gobinath, Moderator of Talk show, ‘Neeya Naana’, Vijay TV

Airtel (Partial funding)

Sep. 15 & 16, 2008

round

Ms. Archana Chandoke – Anchor, Comedy Time, Sun TV

round

Mr. Abishek – Actor and Moderator, Talk Show, Kollywood Court, Jaya TV 

round

Mr. ‘Mirchi’ Senthil – Radio Jockey & Programme Head, Radio Mirchi

round

Ms. Apeksha Bhatt, Event Host – Corporates &

round

Mr Nandhakumar, Director, Anugrah Madison Advertising Pvt. Ltd, Chennai

9.

National Seminar on “Documentary Film Making” in association with US Consulate General, Chennai & DHAN Foundation

Sandra Ruch, Executive Director, International Documentary Association, USA.

USEFI (Partial funding)

Aug. 06 & 07, 2009

10.

National Workshop on “English for Enhancing Communication and Teaching (for School Teachers)”

Faculty of Department of English, Fatima College, Madurai

Department 

Dec. 14 – 18, 2009

11.

One-Day National Seminar on “Re-Engineering ELT”

Rev. Francis M. Peter, ELT Trainer

Department 

Feb. 17, 2011

12.

National Seminar on “Literary Theory”

round

Dr. Meena T Pillai, Institute of English, Kerala University, Thiruvananthapuram

UGC (Partial funding) 

Dec. 16 & 17, 2011

round

Dr. A Lourdusamy, St. Aloysius College (Autonomous), Mangalore.

round

Dr. G. Dominic Savio, The American College (Autonomous), Madurai.

round

Dr. Vinod Balakrishnan, National Institute of Technology. Tiruchirappalli.

round

Dr. P. Marudanayagam Central Institute of Classical Tamil, Chennai &

round

Dr. Cheriyan Alexander, St. Joseph’s College (Autonomous), Bangalore.

13.

International Symposium on “Indo-American Perspectives on Women”

round

Dr. Shoshanna Elrich, Associate Professor, University of Massachusetts, Boston &

US Consulate (Partial funding)

Jan. 09, 2012

round

Dr. Jessie Furvin, Department of African Language and Literature, University of Swaziland, Southern Africa

14.

International Workshop on “English Language Teaching”

Mr. John Potts CELTA, DELTA Course Director, TLC Baden Switzerland

Autonomy Grant

Feb. 14, 2012

15.

State Level Workshop on “Innovative and Interactive Teaching (for Govt. School Teachers)”

round

Dr. Krishnamurthy, Former Professor, CIEFL, Hyderabad &

Sep. 22, 2012

round

Dr. Lalitha Krishnamurthy, ELT Expert, Hyderabad

16.

International Workshop on “English Language Teaching: Generic Activities and Strategies”

Mr. John Potts CELTA, DELTA Course Director, TLC Baden Switzerland

Feb. 12, 2013

17.

One-Day National Workshop on Comprehending Theatre: From Idea to Treatment

Mr. G. Joshua, Assistant Professor & M.Phil Co-ordinator, The Research Department of English,Christ University, Bangalore

Feb. 27, 2014

18.

International Conference on “Solutions to Ecological Concerns: Multidimensional Perspectives” jointly organized with the Depts. of Economics, Tamil, Physics, Chemistry, Zoology & Home Science

Dr. M. S. Swaminathan, Emeritus Chairman and Chief Mentor Founder, Tharamani, Chennai

Dec. 11, 2014

round

Rev. Dr. David C. Nicholls, Lancaster, England &

round

Mr. M. P. Vaasimalai, Executive Director, DHAN Foundation, Madurai

19.

National Conference on “Contemporary Issues in Society: Socio-Literary Perspectives” jointly organized with the Dept. of Sociology and Social Work & Vergal (Roots), Madurai”

round

Dr. S. Balakrishnan, Executive Director, Vergal Educational Trust, Madurai &

Sep. 18, 2015

round

Mr. Vareethiah Konstantine, Writer, Chennai

20.

International Symposium on “Women and Language”

Dr. Francis Brittto, Professor of  Linguistics, Sophia University, Tokyo, Japan

Sep. 12, 2016

21.

One-Day Workshop on “Material Production”

Dr. J. John Sekar,  Associate Professor & Head (UG & Research Departments), The American College, Madurai

Jan. 10, 2017

22.

One-Day Workshop on “Human Resource Management and Soft Skills Training”

Ms. Irudaya Mary Daniel, Chief Executive Officer, Vision Spirit Services, Chennai

Apr. 06, 2017

 

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