Sunday, December 11, 2016

THOUGHTS IN WORDS

Image result for CHARACTER SPEAKINGIn this exercise a student has to come forward and speak to the audience about the thoughts of a fictional character (from movies/stories/drama/novels) in English sentences for one minute when that person is at a particular point in his/her life.

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Saturday, December 10, 2016

TESTING TIMES

Image result for TESTING TIMESIn this exercise students talk about a few minutes in their life when they were anxious about the outcome of a situation and had a hard time keeping their cool; when they prayed, hoped, wished for things to go well.

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Tuesday, November 1, 2016

"GUESS THE DISH" GAME

Image result for FAV DISHIn this game, a participant comes and speaks about a dish and asks the audience to guess the name of the dish that has just been described. The description can begin like: 
It is made of ...... (the ingredients)
It is healthy because .....
It is delicious because...... 
It is common in ........ (the place of origin)

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"GUESS THE PARTICIPANT" - GAME

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In this game, a participant comes and speaks about the four important aspects of a co-participant which are PERSONAL, EDUCATIONAL, FAMILY, CAREER and then asks the audience to guess the name of the person he/she has just described. 
For eg:
PERSONAL        A good singer
EDUCATIONAL   Malabar Christian College
FAMILY               Father in Gulf
CAREER             Railways

TO BE CONTINUED...

"GUESS THE CHARACTER" SWOT - GAME

Image result for SWOTIn this game, a participant comes and speaks about the SWOT(Strength, Weakness, Opportunity, Threat) of a character from a movie, novel, drama and asks the audience to guess the name of the fictional character  he/she has just described. 
For eg:
STRENGTH            Fast learner
WEAKNESS           Innocent          
OPPORTUNITY      A TV show
THREAT                A god man

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"GUESS THE MOVIE" GAME

Image result for MOVIESIn this game, a participant comes and speaks about the climax of a popular movie and asks the audience to guess the name of the movie that has just been described. The description can begin like: 
In the climax scene of the movie we see a man being shot by another man and the elderly man falls on the ground....

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"GUESS THE SONG" GAME

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In this game, a participant comes and speaks about a song and asks the audience to guess the lines of the song that has just been described. The description can begin like: 
This song makes me happy/sad/inspired. It should be listened to when you are travelling, attending a wedding party, alone, at night etc. 
It is about friendship/love/life.

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VICTORY OF A THOUGHT

SPEECH ABOUT A LIFE - EVENT

Asked the students to talk about in an event in their life in this way.

First they should divide themselves in teams of five and share their events in life. Then the best/most touching/impressive event is selected and presented in this format.

1. Before the event I used to think ...(Talk about your attitude about a particular person/issue/thing before the event actually happened in your life.) 
2. I felt at that time ... (Talk about an emotion you had while the event was happening)
3. Now when I think about it ...(Talk about your thoughts now, after some/long time after the event)


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Wednesday, October 12, 2016

An open letter to all citizens,

Dear friends,

SUBJECT: It is time for us to THINK:

How many of us have ever thought about the inability of our student community to "Think and express themselves and their thoughts in English language" in spite of studying "English" for years and decades ?
Why is it that a child after learning the English alphabet/letters and then words/spellings, is not taught next "How to express their thoughts/feelings/needs in English" in our schools?
Why are we denying this much needed 'life skill" to our school/college students - especially in government, state run schools?
Isn't it one of the fundamental rights of a child to learn to "Think/Express in English"?
Isn't it one of the greatest of all scams ever to have committed and going on even now, thanks to our mysterious silence in this matter? 
Even after seventy years of getting freedom, we Indians have not developed a formal system in our educational institutions to empower our students with the crucial skill of "Thinking in English" to make them relevant globally in their respective professions? 
And finally, let us make "Think in English" a reality and not just a dream/fantasy for our aspiring millions(girls and boys, men and women) so that their voices are heard and listened all over the world with interest and admiration.

Thinking along with you,
Vinod Kaliyath

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Tuesday, September 20, 2016


ANITA ANN THOMAS                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 
                      
Mahanaim house  
Plapparambu
Muttikulangara (PO)
Palakkad-678594
Kerala, India
E-Mail :
Phone:9746862555
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OBJECTIVE:
To secure a position in a professionally managed institution, which will provide an opportunity to utilise the teaching, communicative and creative skills for the successful career growth and development of oneself and the institution.

EDUCATIONAL QUALIFICATION:         
Ø Pursuing Ph.D in English Literature from the University of Calicut
Ø  M.Phil in English Literature from Nirmala College, Bharathiar University
Ø Masters degree in English Literature (2009-2011), Mercy College, Palakkad (Calicut University).
Ø Bachelor’s degree in English literature from Govt. Victoria College, Palakkad
Ø Schooling at Kendria Vidyalaya No- 1 Palakkad
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:   
Ø Training sessions for ITD instructors and ministerial staffs
Ø Handles training sessions for Principals, HODs and teachers of reputed schools in kerala
Ø Conducted trainings at Industrial Training Department (English for Workplace Communication) for the Principals, HODs and Instructors-District level.
Ø Handles lecture series for Consortium for Educational Communication(CEC) -UGC, broadcasted in the National channel DD1 and Gyandarshan
Ø Freelance trainer – English Language and communication, Soft Skills
·        Training sessions at the Indian Institute for the Chartered accountants (kerala, Pondicherry)
·        Training sessions for Aptech, Mumbai
·        Training sessions for NORKA (kerala)
·        Sessions for the 10th grade students
Ø External faculty of SI-Met College of Nursing from 2011
Ø Handles MA English classes at the Department of English, University of Calicut
Ø  Distance Education faculty at Bharathiar University and Calicut University
Ø Trainer at SB Global, Ernakulam
Ø BPO non voice trainer for Helios and Matteson(2014- 15)
Ø 2 years of working experience  in Yuvakshetra Institute of Management studies as an Asst. Prof. English, in the Department of English and as a soft skills trainer
Ø Worked as a trainer- English language and communication in Kingfisher Training Academy as an English Instructor for two years
Ø 2 years of experience in working with VETA, as an English Trainer in communicative English and Grammar, and professional English.
Ø 3 years of experience in working as a part time Lecturer in Little Flower college, Palakkad (Private).
Ø Worked as a lecturer in Co-operative College, Palakkad.
EXTRA  ACHIEVEMENTS:
1/ Presented a paper on Canadian literature-“A Study of Diasporic experiences in Beatrice Culleton Mosionier’s In Search of April Raintree”(International level)
2/ Presented and published a paper on “Individuation in Beatrice Culleton  
         Mosionier’s In Search of April Raintree” (National level Paper)
3/ Presented a paper on “Individuation in Karukku”
4/Thesis submitted to Bharathiar University
     Title: “Mapping Individuation in Bama’s Karukku, Sr. Jesme’s Amen and Sara 
                 Joseph’s The Scent of the other side”
     Area: Indian literature and Psychoanalysis
 5/ Presented and published a paper on “The Study of Individuation in Bama’s Autobiographical work- Karukku”
6/ Thesis submitted to Calicut University
Title:  “Assimilation and Longing in a Foreign Land :
A Diasporic Reading of Select Stories from Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni’s Arranged marriage”
Area: Indian Diasporic Literature
7/ Presented a paper in the National seminar Conducted by Kongunad Arts and Science College.
Title: “Ruth as a Role Model for the Modern Society”.
8/ Anchored for the national conference organized by Anantha Krishna Iyer International Centre for Anthropological Studies 2009
Elocution:
§  Subramania Iyer and Seethalakshmi Memorial  Endowment Prize (2007-2009)
§  Third position in KVS Chennai Regional  Competition
§  First position in KVS Kochi Cluster (2003-2004)
Sports:
Ø Third position in Chennai region Intra Cluster sports and games(Discuss Throw) School level over all championship in sports and games.
COMPUTER  PROFICIENCY:  Certification in Office Automation
PERSONAL DATA
NAME:                                                          Anita Ann Thomas
AGE:                                                               28
KNOWN LANGUAGES:                             English, Malayalam, Hindi
FATHER                                                      Thomas Varghese
MOTHER                                                      Lilly Thomas
MARIETAL STATUS                                   Single
STRENGTHS:                                                Command over English language with a                    
                                                                     Neutral accent, Go getter,
                                                                     Pro-active, good communicative skills, 
                                                                      and writing skills
INTEREST OUTSIDE WORK:                                 Sports        
HOBBY:                                                         Reading
DECLARATION: I hereby declare that the information furnished above is true to the best of my knowledge and belief
DATE: 13- 03-2017                                                                                                        PLACE: Calicut