Gender

Female

Location

Muscat

Organization

AL MUSANNA COLLEGE OF TECHNOLOGY, Oman

Title / Role

ESL teacher/ Teacher Trainer/ Examiner Speaking

Subject(s) I Teach or Learning Interest Area

Foundation English, ESP, EAP for adult learners (Teaching students of Technology, Engineering and Business Studies) Language and Communication, Spoken skills, Non Verbal Communication, Soft skills Training.

Personal Interests and Passions

Spirituality, E.T. life, Yoga, Research, Reading, Voice-over work for TV and Radio, Compering, Book Reading for the Little Theatre Group, Story Telling, Travelling, Photography (cellphone!), Music, Dance, Cinema and acting, Sports (played Cricket, Table tennis, Badminton; watch Tennis) Gardening, Cooking, Embroidery, Health and Fitness...!

More About Me

I am a committed ESL teacher, consultant, teacher trainer and ESL trainer working for the past 37 years. I have been an Academic Counsellor, External Faculty (Resource person for Teacher Training) since 1997 at the EFLU, Hyderabad, India ( English and Foreign Languages University). I worked as a full time professor of English in Hyderabad for 3 years before coming to Oman. I have an M.A, PGCTE, M.Litt. and Ph.D. (2008) in ELT from the English and Foreign Languages University and Osmania University in Hyderabad. I completed my CELTA in May 2007. My research in M.Litt. and Ph.D. was in the area of Communication, Spoken Skills, Task Complexity and Course Design. I have been an Examiner for Cambridge Speaking exams. I have worked in India, Ethiopia, Libya and Oman. I'm a native of India, Kerala, working in Oman for the past 6 years. I will be retiring in June this year.