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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)

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


 
       

 

Area of specialization / Research interests 

English Language Teaching, 

Linguistics, 

Digital Humanities.

 

Academics:

Courses attended

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” .

   3)   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.

2) Two Weeks Faculty Development Programme on "ADVANCED CONCEPTS FOR DEVELOPING MOOCS"   conducted by Ramanujan College, Delhi and sponsored by MHRD, New Delhi.

3) 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

 

2021

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.
 

 

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

 

Official role in College administration:

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Category

Role (Coordiantor/ Member etc.) 

Period

1

     

2

     

3

     

 

Memberships in academic bodies of other institutions

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Name of the Institution

Role

Period

1

University of Kerala.

External Examiner of Viva-Voce Examination the Advanced Post Graduate Diploma in English for Communication

2017, 2018, 2021

2

Election Commission of India.

District Level Master Trainer for establishing Electoral Literacy Club in Educational Institutions

2018

 

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

 

 

PUBLICATIONS

Research articles

Sl. No.

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

 

 

Books/ Book chapters 

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Name of book

Year of publication

Name of publisher

ISBN 

Nature of contribution

1

         

2

         

 

Details of Seminars/ Workshops/ Conferences organized:

Sl. No. 

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

 

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

 

Positions held / holding if any *

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1

   

2

   

 

* Board of studies, doctoral committee, Exam board chairman, Exam board deputy chairman Assistant Superintendent of Examination etc.

REASEARCH PROJECTS

a. Major projects

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Title of the project

Funding agency

Amount

Period

Investigor(s)

1

       

Principal investigator::

Co- investigator:

2

       

Principal investigator::

Co- investigator:

 

b. Minor projects

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Title of the project

Funding agency

Amount

Period

Investigor(s)

1

       

Principal investigator::

Co- investigator:

2

       

Principal investigator::

Co- investigator:

 

Memberships in scientific/ Professional society if any 

Sl.no.

Name of the society

Nature of membership (annual / life time)

1

Member of ELTAI (English Language Teachers Association of India)

Life time

2

   

 

Research Supervision

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Scholars name 

Title

Year of registration

M.phil/ Ph.D

University

Status

1

           

2

           

 

Editorial Board and Referee Positions 

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Name of the journal

Position held

1

   

2