CURRICULUM VITAE
1. Name : Dr. R. DYVADATHAM
2. Designation : Assistant Professor of English
3. Address for Correspondence : Department of English & Communications
Dravidian University, Srinivasavanam
Kuppam – 517 425; Chittoor District
Andhra Pradesh, India
4. Permanent Address : 13-2-837, Srinivasanagar
Anantapur – 515 001; Anantapur District,
Andhra Pradesh, India
Phone– + 91 9440508428
5. Date of Birth : 05-01-1960 (Zero Five—Zero One—One Nine Six Zero)
6. a) Nationality, Religion and Caste: Indian – Hindu
b) Community and Caste : BC -A (Rajaka)
7. Educational Qualifications :
S. No. / Course / Year / Subject / Class / % of Marks / Name of the University1 / S.S.C / 1976 / All Subject / Second / 59.9% / Board of Secondary Education A.P. Hyderabad
2 / Intermediate / 1978 / Biological and Physical Science / Second / 54.3 % / Board of Intermediate Education A.P Hyderabad.
3. / B.Sc. / 1984 / Botany Zoology Chemistry / Third / 47.5 / Sri Venkateswara University, Tirupati Andhra Pradesh, India
4 / B.Ed. / 1985 / English / Second / 59.1 / Sri Venkateswara University, Tirupati Andhra Pradesh, India
5 / M.Ed. / 1988 / Education / Second / 57.2 / Madurai Kamaraj University, Madurai, Tamilnadu, India
6 / M.A., / 1990 / English / Second / 58.55 / Sri Krishnadevaraya University, Anantapur Andhra Pradesh, India
7 / Certificate Course in ELT / 1991 / English Language Teaching / ‘B’ Grade / 60.3 / Regional Institute of English, South India, Bangalore, India
8 / PGDTE / 1992 / English Language Teaching / ‘B’ Grade / 2.75 (Grade Point Average) / Central Institute of English and Foreign Languages, Hyderabad, India
9 / DDE / 1993 / Distance Education / ‘C’ Grade / 3.47
(Grade Point Average) / Indira Gandhi National Open University,
New Delhi
10 / Ph.D. / 1999 / English / Ph. D. / - / Bangalore University, Bangalore, India
8. Title of the Doctoral Thesis
“An investigation in to the status-quo of English Language Teaching and the need for an integrated language teacher training programmes for schools and colleges”.
9. Executive Service
a. Worked in the Department of Education (District Educational Officer’s Unit, Anantapur) from 22.12.1980 to 6.09.1989 for 9 years and 3 months in various cadres such as Junior Assistant, Senior Assistant ,etc.,
b. Departmental Tests Passed
1. The Account Test for Subordinate Officers-Part-I November 1982
2. The Account Test for Subordinate Officers-Part-II December 1985
3. The Deputy Inspector’s Test (Full), May-1983 and November 1983
4. The Account Test for Executive Officers, May-1984
5. The Gazetted Officers Test for Education Department, November 1988
6. The Special Language Test in Hindi, August 1983
10. Teaching Service
1. Worked as School Assistant at Government Junior College, Tadipatri, Anantapur district, Andhra Pradesh from 07.08.1989 to 01.09.1992.
2. Worked as Lecturer in English (On Deputation) at Regional Institute of English, South India, Bangalore from 02.09.1992 to 28.02.1995.
3. Worked as School Assistant at Government Junior College, Pamidi, Anantapur District from 01.03.1995 to 25.06.1997 Forenoon.
4. Worked as Staff-Tutor at High School English Language Teaching Centre, Anantapur with effect from 25.06.1997 Afternoon to 21.03.2001.
5. Promoted & Posted as Junior Lecturer in English, at Government Junior College, Kothacheruvu, Anantapur district, with effect from 22.03.2001 to 31.05.2005.
6. Transferred and Posted to Government Junior College (B) Anantapur from 01.06.2005 to 03.01.2006.
7. Working as Assistant Professor, Department of English & Communications, Dravidian University, Kuppam with effect from 05.01.2006 to till date for teaching the students of Two-Year M.A., (English) and Five-Year (Integrated) M.A., M.Sc., M.Com. (English) and also B.A, B.Com, B.B.M and B.Sc (General English).
11. Nature of the Staff -Tutor at High School English Language Teaching, Centre, Anantapur.
This Centre is one of the 12 such Centers in Andhra Pradesh. The Centre Organizes Orientation Courses of 30- day duration for in-service B.Ed., Teachers and SG Teachers to improve their General Proficiency and Professional Competence in English. The Centre is Administered by the Director of School Education, Andhra Pradesh and academically guided by the CIEFL, Hyderabad i.e., recently resignated as English and Foreign Languages University (EFLU) and Regional Institute of English South India Bangalore. It conducts various 3 day workshops, conferences to in-service teachers of English as well as conferences of Head Masters.
12. No.of Books Published—06
S. No. / Name of the Book / Article / Name of the Publication/Journal / Month & Year of Publication1. / English for Colleges and Competitive Exams / Published by Emerald Publishers, Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India. / 2003
2. / Intermediate First Year English Practice Book / Published by the Government Junior Lecturers’ Association, Anantapur, Andhra Pradesh, India. / 2004
3. / Methodology for English Teachers / Published by Visalaandhra Publishing House, Hyderabad, Andhra Pradesh, India. / 2007
4. / English Phonetics for the Speakers of Dravidian Languages / Published by Dravidian University, Kuppam. / 2009
5. / English Language Teacher Training (ELTT)Programmes : An Integrated Approach / Published by Dravidian University, Kuppam. / 2010
6. / Methodology for English Teachers (Second Edition) / Visalaandhra Publishing House, Hyderabad(A.P.) / 2011
13.. No.of Articles Published—08
S. No. / Name of the Book / Article / Name of the Publication/Journal / Month & Year of Publication1. / English Language Teacher Training through Distance mode. / Published by Regional Institute of English South India, Bangalore, “The English Class Room”, Volume-2 / December-1992
2. / How to teach Handwriting? / Published by Regional Institute of English South India, Bangalore, “The English Class Room”, Volume -3 / December-1993
3. / Compilation of Bibliography. / Published by Regional Institute of English South India, Bangalore, “The English Class Room” Special Issue, / June-1994
4. / Communicative Language Teaching (CLT) – Teaching Practice. / Published by Regional Institute of English South India, Bangalore, “The English Class Room”, First Half Yearly Journal, / June-2006
5. / “Motivation in Teaching English” / Published by Regional Institute of English, South Indian, Bangalore, The English Class Room, Biannual, / June-2007
6. / ‘The System of Teacher Education in India’ / Published by Regional Institute of English South India, Bangalore, “The English Class Room”, Vol.10, No.2, / December-2008
7. / Reading Verses Speaking / ANU Journal of Humanities-Vol.2.No.1, Acharya Nagarjuna University, Guntur. / June-2010
8 / Efficacy of English Phonetics for Effective Communication-A Case Study / Atlantic Publishers and Distributors Pvt. Ltd. New Delhi / Feb-2012
14. All India Radio Programmes
1. (If you want to write a good English handwriting)
Broadcast on 22.05.1996 at All India Radio, Anantapur
2. (Bala Karmikulu-Vidya Vidhanam)
Broadcast on 02.07.1996 at All India Radio, Cuddapah
3. (Bala Karmikulu-Vidya Vidhanam)
Broadcast on 03.07.1998 at All India Radio, Cuddapah
4. (Paatashaala Sthailo Angla Basha Bodhana)
Broadcast on 08.08.1999 at All India Radio, Anantapur
5. (English Pronunciation)
Broadcast on 22.07.2004 at All India Radio, Anantapur
6. (Teaching Methods and Training Methods in English-Interview)
Broadcast on 19.05.2005 at All India Radio, Anantapur
7. (Upadhyaya Vidya Angla Basha Bodhana Mariyu Sikshana Talk)
Broadcaste on 6.10.2009 at All India Radio, Tirupati
8. (English Pronunciation Talk in Telugu) Broadcaste on 25.08.2010 at All India Radio, Tirupati.
15. No. of Conferences Attended –03
1. Attended the 40th All India English Teachers Conference held at S.K. University, Anantapur on 28, 29 & 30-12-1992 and paper presented entitled “English Language Teacher Training through Distance Mode”.
2. Attended the South India Staff Tutors Conference at Regional Institute of English South India, Bangalore in 1997 and 1998.
3. Attended Three-day Conference-cum-Refresher Course for English Language Teaching Course – Tutors from 11.11.1998 to 13.11.1998 held at Regional Institute of English ,South India, Bangalore.
16. No of Seminars Attended—10
1. Attended National Seminar on “English Language Teaching – The Communicative Approach” held on 21st and 22nd December -2001 at Sri Krishnadevaraya University, Anantapur and paper presented entitled “CLT-Implications for Teacher Education Programmes”.
2. Attended a One-day Seminar on The Review of Curriculum Construction at +2 level conducted by the Board of Intermediate Education, at Tirupati and presented a paper.
3. Attended a two-day National Seminar as Debater on 17.11.2006 at Regional Institute of English, South India, Bangalore.
4. Attended a two-day National Seminar on “Dravidian Literatures in English Translations” held on 15th -16th April 2008. and presented a paper on “The Dravidian Concerns in the Novels of R.K. Narayan”
5. Attended a two-day National Seminar on “Phonetics & Spoken English” held on 30th & 31st October-2009 by the Department of English, University of Hyderabad and presented a paper entitled “Efficacy of English Phonetics for Effective Communication – A Case Study.
6. Attended a three day International Seminar on “Teaching Literatures in English for cross cultural communications held on 08-10 August-2011 by the Department of English & Communications, Dravidian University, Kuppam and presented a paper on “Cross Cultural Communications in Teaching British and American Literatures”
7. Attended one day National Seminar on “Eternal Tagore; Approaches and Appraisals” held on 20th April, 2011 by the Department of English & Communications, Dravidian University, Kuppam, presented a paper titled “Merits of Tagore’s Translations”.
8. Attended a two day National Seminar on Education in Human Values held on 5th and 6th January 2012 and presented a paper entitled” Role of Educational Institutions in Promoting Education in Human Values” by the Dept, of Education and HRD, Dravidian University, Kuppam.
9. Attended a Three day National Seminar on Ravindranath Tagore, the Humanist Educationist, and Social Reformer held at B.T. College, Madanapalli A.P. from 25.02.12 to 27.2.12 and presented a paper entitled “Social consciousness in the select novels of Rabindranath Tagore – A Review”.
17. No. of Workshops attended—05
1. Attended GETSET-98 Special Summer Coaching for Prospective Class X students conducted by State Council of Educational Research and Training, Hyderabad, Andhra Pradesh, India
2. Attended Key Resource Persons Training for class III English Work Book held at State Project Office at Hyderabad from 05.07.1999 to 09.07.1999.
3. Attended a Three-day Workshop on “Teaching Communication Skills” Conducted by the Board of Intermediate Education, Hyderabad, Andhra Pradesh held at Anantapur from 27.12.2001 to 29.12.2001.
4. Attended a Five-day Training Programme on Listening and Speaking Skills conducted by the A.P.State Council of Higher Education for the teachers from 6th to 10th September 2006 held at Dravidian University, Kuppam.
5. Attended a two-day National Workshop on “Teaching of English in Integrated Master Programmes” held on 7th and 8th March 2008 and presented a paper at School of Humanities, University of Hyderabad, Hyderabad.
18. No. of Guest Lectures delivered—11
1. Two guest lectures one on “Handwriting” and another on “Teaching, Practice in English & Demonstration” to the students of B.Ed., at Sri Balaji College of Education, Kothacheruvu, Anantapur district on 01.08.2001 and.04.09.2001.
2. Two guest Lectures, one on “Handwriting” and another on “Spoken English to the Teachers at Rotary English Medium School, Anantapur on 19.08.2001 and 08.09.2001.
3. Delivered a Guest Lecturer-cum-Demonstration on Teaching & Learning on “Good Handwriting” conducted by the Principal, Government Degree College for Women, Anantapur on 15.12.2001.
4. Delivered a guest lecture on English Language Teaching and Training methods to the teachers and students at Government High School, Dharmavaram on 19.09.2002.
5. Delivered a guest lecture on English Language Teaching to the Students of title differ English, Department of English, at Sri Krishnadevaraya University, Anantapur on 16.03.2003.
6. Delivered two guest lectures to the in-service teachers of English and Head Masters orientation course organised by at Penukonda and Dharmavaram Centres.
7. Worked as a guest faculty for English subject to give special coaching for the students of Bank P.O.’s/AAO’s and IEs 2003 during the period of March to May 2003 at Sri Krishadevaraya Institute of Academic Development, Anantapur.
8. Delivered a guest lecture on English Phonetics to the trainees of DIET-Bukkapatnam on 25.02.2005.
9. Delivered a Guest Lecture on “English, The Medium for Professional growth” held on 29-1-2010 at Kuppam Engineering College, Kuppam, A.P.
10. Delivered a Guest Lecture on “Efficacy of English Phonetics for Effective Communication” held on 19-4-2010 at Sri Bhagavan Maharshi Jain College, K.G.F., Karnataka.
11. Delivered a Guest Lecture on “Communication Skills” held on 29.11.2011 in the Dept. of Modern Indian Languages” at Aligarh Muslim University, Aligharh, Uttar Pradesh, India.
19. Extra-Academic Work
1. Worked as a part-time counsellor in English for 1st year undergraduate classes of Dr.B.RAmbedkar Open University Study Centre, (Government Arts College for Men) Anantapur with effect from October 1995 to April 2000.
2. Acted as a Resource Person in the subject English arranged on the occasion of orientation programme, conducted for secondary school teachers from 24-9-1999 to 30-9-1999 at K.S.R. Govt. High School, Anantapur.
3. Worked as a part-time counsellor in English at Dr. B.R. Ambedkar Open University Study Centre, Government Degree College for Women, Anantapur, with effect from December 2000 to April 2002.
4. Worked as a part-time lecturer in English for “Effective English Communication” Course of Bachelor of Computer Applications students for two academic years
1999–2000 and 2000-2001 in Sri P.V.K.K. Degree College, Anantapur.
5. Worked as guest faculty to teach English Phonetics & History of English Language to the distance learners of M.A. English of Sri Krishnadevaraya University, Anantapur in various contact programme centres such as Anantapur, Kurnool, Cuddapah, Nandyal from 27.05.2001 to 01.07.2001,Andhra Pradesh, India.
6. Worked as a part-time counsellor for second year English Literature classes, of Dr.B.R.Ambedkar Open University Study Centre, Government College for Men, Anantapur, October, 2005.
7. Worked as a counsellor for M.A., English distance learners of Dr. B.R.Ambedkar Open University Study Centre, Anantapur, 2006.
20. Number of Orientation Programmes and Refresher Courses attended = 01 + 02
- Attended one orientation programme from 17.11.2008 to 13.12.2008 and obtained ‘A’ Grade at UGC Academic Staff College, S.V. University, Tirupati (A.P.)
- Attended on Refresher course from 4.1.2010 to 23.1.2010 and obtained ‘A’ Grade at UGC Academic Staff College, Jadavpur University, Jadvpur, Kolkata. (West Bengal)
- Attended one Refresher course from 14-11-2011 to 03-12-2012 and obtained ‘A’ Grade at UGC Academic Staff College, Aligargh Muslim University, Aligargh,(.U.P).
21. Research Guidance M.Phil. – 04 (04 awarded)