Teaches following Subjects/Exams
communication Skills (Bachelor of Arts: English)
Language of Instruction:
English, Tamil
Listening, Speaking, Reading, Writing
Teaching Experience
Assistant Professor of English
V. O. Chidambaram College, Thoothukudi, Tamilnadu, India
Jul 2009 - Present
English Language, English Literature, Communication Skills, Writing Skills
Professional Experience
Executive Editor
Cuckoo, Tamilnadu, India
Aug 2010 - Apr 2012
Education
PhD in English
The American College, India
Aug 2010 - Present
MPhil. in English
Madurai Kamaraj University, India
Jun 2008 - May 2009
M.A. in English Literature
Manonmaniam Sundaranar University, India
Jun 2006 - May 2008
B.A. in English Literature
Manonmaniam Sundaranar University, India
Jun 2002 - May 2005
Associations & Membership
English Language Teachers' Association of India (ELTAI)
Tamil nadu, India
Aug 2009 - Present
English Language Teaching' Contacts Scheme
Tamilnadu, India
Jan 2010 - Present
Publications and Research
Double Diasporisation in M. G. Vassanji's "Leaving"
Xavier Pradheep Singh. M. S.
Presented at the UGC sponsored National Conference on “New Literatures in English” organised by St. Xavier’s College, Palayamkottai, on 9th and 10th December, 2009. The paper was also published in the proceedings
Metacognitive Instruction in Grammar
Xavier Pradheep Singh. M. S.
at the 4th International and 40th Annual ELTAI Conference organised by English Language Teachers Association of India (ELTAI) in Chennai on 6th, 7th and 8th August 2009.
Melodious Grammar: A Multimedia Approach to Teaching Grammar
Xavier Pradheep Singh. M. S.
Presented at 4th National Conference on “Redefining the Role of English in Higher Education – Opportunities and Challenges” organized jointly by SRM University and Regional Institute of English South India, Bangalore on 12th and 13th March, 2009. The paper was published in the proceedings by SRM Publishers Pvt. Ltd, Chennai (ISBN 978-81-908397-0-9).
Black Obama in White House: A Study of Postcolonial Images in Walcott’s Latest Poems
Xavier Pradheep Singh. M. S.
in a Festschrift "Studies in Postcolonial Literature" edited by Dr. V. S. Joseph Albert, Head of the Department of English, St.Xavier’s College, Palayamkottai. (ISBN 978-817966-250-2).
“Trapped” and “My Companion”
Xavier Pradheep Singh. M. S.
Poems published in "Kavithalaya", an annual publication by Kodaikanal International School and SCILET - The American College, Madurai.
Artist versus Husband: A Study in Anita Desai’s "In Custody"
Xavier Pradheep Singh. M. S.
This M.A. Thesis analyses Anita Desai’s portrayal of the protagonist’s dilemma between the role of an artist and that of a husband in her novel In Custody
Learning Grammar with Metacognition: An Experiment
Xavier Pradheep Singh. M. S.
This M.Phil. thesis is based on my experiment with first year UG students. It attempts to prove that the students can learn grammar autonomously using their metacognitive knowledge and strategies