Travelogues

It's been a great trip so far.Just the beach and the sea does wonders for me.Playing with Papu, up and down when the waves come lashing,laughing,giggling,pure bliss.No doubt someone said you can find happiness in the simplest of things if you know how to.Sitting on the porch,the leaves on the tree rustling,drinking my cereal drink..............heaven.A mother cat roaming on the green grass,her kittens in a trail,jumping and teasing each other.While a boy walks along with a stick lost in his own world.

A new day
They say all good things must come to an end. But I believe that the ending of good things mean the beginning of even better things to come. Didn’t they say that when one door closes another one opens. So I am waiting for that special door to open. I have a strange sixth sense that says it’s not too far awayJ.I feel thrilled and good for myself, sitting at Payap and seeing a great future for the presence of Drama in ESL teaching getting it’s due importance. If I could be helpful in doing that I will definitely feel like I have reached some goal.

Can language be taught just through pages and pages of text in black and white, through tons and tons of worksheets, through learning the rules and then just to forget it the minute they pass the exam? I pity the students.

My dream is to see students enjoying learning English, having fun and experimenting with each other and the teachers. Let’s not make it a criterion for status symbol or a better job. So please my dear students, don’t worry be happy. Make mistakes and smile it off, learn to laugh at your mistakes. After all not everyone can speak Chinese so it’s alright if you can’t speak English

Process Drama Workshop at Thai Tesol 2011

Well I must say I was very excited! I have presented papers at several conferences before but this was the first time I was doing a workshop.I just couldn't wait.It turned out to be a lot of fun and I enjoyed doing it.Some pics from the conference-I shall continue this thread soon:-)

Resume

Resume

Ms. Sudharani Subramanian,
181/2, Soi Prasan Maitri,
Lampang 52100
Thailand.

Phone number:-0066-054218112
Mobile: 0066-081-1793601
Email: sudhachmai@gmail.com
sudhacal@yahoo.com

Areas of Interest: - Teaching English, Computers, Mathematics, Science and Economics, Customer Care and Counseling.

Personal Characteristics: Hardworking, dedicated, customer and project oriented, strong work ethics, well organized, work well in multi cultural environment and have good communication skills.

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Currently working as an ESL lecturer at Yonok University in Lampang, Thailand.

Courses taught-
Report Writing,
English for Communication skills
Business English
English for Computers
English for advertising and public relations
English for International Trade
English for Hotel Services and Tourism
Core English Courses(ENGL 101,ENGL 102,ENGL 201,ENGL 202)
ESL to M.Ed and MBA students at Yonok University
Economics to students in the international BBA program at Yonok.
Reading
English for Secretarial purposes
Public Speaking
Academic Writing



ESL related jobs and activities

Created course syllabi for different modules in the ESL program.

Actively participated in extracurricular activities at Yonok such as the International food festival, Christmas show and Halloween party.

Taught ESL to working professionals at the Lampang Institute of Skill Development

Worked as a volunteer teacher for Justin Dart Foundation in Chiangmai.

Conducted Research Workshop at Yonok University, Lampang, Thailand

Conducted Teacher Training Workshop at Yonok University,Lampang,Thailand



Software Consultant, Connectivity Solutions, Calcutta, India
(October 1996 to 2001)

The job involved interacting with clients to help them develop software projects in Oracle and Visual Basic. Was also in charge of the training division for MS Office Applications, Web page designing and Oracle.

Senior Systems Operator, Birla Global Finance Ltd. Calcutta, India
(September 1994 to September 1996)

The job involved managing the entire fixed deposit section, generating reports, system maintenance and interaction with brokers and customers.

Senior Faculty, Datapro Information Technology Ltd., Calcutta, India
(August 1993 to September1994)

Subjects taught - Foxpro, UNIX, System Analysis and Design.

QUALIFICATIONS

MA (TESOL) Payap University, Chiangmai, Thailand.

Courses covered -
Language Acquisition and Learning
Research Methods
Evaluation and Assessment
Curriculum Development
Classroom Inquiry
Material Evaluation and Development
Teaching the Language Skills
Teaching the Language System
Teaching ESP
Seminar in TESOL

Thesis- A Study of the Effectiveness of a Drama Based Approach to Teaching ESL in the Thai Context.

BA Honors (Economics) Lady Brabourne College, Calcutta,
India.

COMPUTER SKILLS:
Honors Diploma in System Management-18 month course from National Institute of Information Technology (NIIT Calcutta, India)

190 hr course on Oracle with Developer 2000 for Client Server application from SQL Star, an affiliate of Oracle Software India.

320 hr E-Commerce course from Wintech Computers. Modules included were HTML, DHTML, Javascript, ASP and SQL Server.

ADDITIONAL SKILLS:

Relation Building Skills

Excellent communication, analytical, presentation and interpersonal skills.

Problem Management and research skills.

Interests:-Traveling, learning about new cultures, music, movies, keeping fit, browsing the net.

Languages known: - English, Hindi, Bengali, Tamil, Malayalam and Thai.

Names of referees:- 1) Dr.Pearl Wattanakul,
Head, TESOL Department,
Payap University
Chaingmai
Thailand.

2) Dr.Jonathan Leather
Faculty MA (TESOL)
Payap University,
Chiangmai
Thailand.


3) Aj.Philip Keay
Faculty MA (TESOL)
Payap University
Chiangmai
Thailand

Papers presented: “A Drama Based Approach to Teaching English in the Thai Context” presented at the “5th Thammasat Univeristy ELT Conference 2009-Expanding Visions in ELT”-Bangkok 8th June, 2009.

Have also presented research papers at NRRU International
Conference on English Language Teaching (August 20-21, 2009) and at ICELT 2009, International Conference on English Language Teaching, Melaka, Malaysia.

Presented a paper titled “Using IT to foster Learner Autonomy in the ESL Classroom” at CULI’s 7th International Conference, December 1-3, 2010,Bangkok.

Swain - Country Presentations (TESL/TEFL)

Swain - Country Presentations (TESL/TEFL)

Ahola - Digging Deeper into Songs: A Writing Activity (for ESL Students) (TESL/TEFL)

Ahola - Digging Deeper into Songs: A Writing Activity (for ESL Students) (TESL/TEFL)

Álvarez Web-based Cultural Lesson: Restaurants & Food (TESL/TEFL)

Álvarez Web-based Cultural Lesson: Restaurants & Food (TESL/TEFL)

Brown - Internet Treasure Hunts - A Treasure of an Activity (TESL/TEFL)

Brown - Internet Treasure Hunts - A Treasure of an Activity (TESL/TEFL)

Kung - A Virtual Visit to the Guggenheim Museums in New York (TESL/TEFL)

Kung - A Virtual Visit to the Guggenheim Museums in New York (TESL/TEFL)

Wai Khru Day-June 24,

The day started with a lot of excitement for both teachers and students.The students were busy making the "Paans" and were enjoying it."Wai Khru" in Thai language means paying respect to the teacher.They give floral offerings to the teachers who in turn tie a string on their wrists to bless them.Here are some pics from the Wai Khru ceremony at Yonok University.

The last week has been truly amazing.On Thursday my ENGL 101 students sang "Trouble is a friend".It was great to see their energy.I am sure to use more songs in the classroom.And then there was the welcome program for the freshies,it was fun.Some pics from all these events.

Had a great time last Saturday going to Chiangmai to celebrate my daughter's birthday party at Latin Club.It was nice meeting up with old friends and making new friends.It was a great evening.

Lenka "Trouble is a friend" (Lyrics)

A great semester at Yonok

This semester I have great students and I feel very motivated to teach them.They are equally motivated and I am using a lot of Techy stuff in the classroom.I am also palnning on doing classroom research on student portfolios as a means of alternative assessment.My ENGL 101 students are terrific!Here are some pics from their classrooms and activities.

Halloween

Photobucket Album

More scenes from the drama rehearsal at Yonok

The drama cast

The drama cast is an excellent group of students,all English major students from Yonok University and they are such a lively bunch.They are Eim, Milk, Bowl, Nok, Kat,Kae, Tai, Jiw,Best and Helen.Its such a pleasure to work with them,they are always smiling,always motivated and are very frank.There is a great future for them and I wish them all the best in all that they do.

A scene from the rehearsal of Cinderella by the English major students of Yonok University in Lampang

All the students show great interest and the movement and activity that drama can bring into ESL classroom is very obvious in this clip.In this scene the prince walks into the room where the stepsisters are dancing and goes to ask Cinderella if she would like to dance with him.