Miss. Melissa Hilary

Assistant Professor - Department of English

 

Academic Qualifications

1. B.A. English Language and Literature - All Saints college, Trivandrum, University of Kerala: 2011-2014
2. M.A. English Literature -Institute of English, Trivandrum, University of Kerala: 2014-2016

Total Teaching Experience

• Department of English and Media Studies - St. Xavier's College, Thumba - 2017 onwards
• Trainer for English Access Microscholarship program by the U.S Department of State in St. Xavier’s college, Thumba - 2018 onwards

Conference / Seminar / Workshop / Training Programmes attended (last 5 years) - Academic & General

1. 1 month Global Online Course (GOC): Spring 2020 Orientation Program by US Department of State and FHI360 and conducted by World Learning, SIT Graduate Institute - March 2020.
2. 3 month Global Online Course (GOC): The American English (AE) E - Teacher Program: by US Department of State and FHI360 and conducted by World Learning, SIT Graduate Institute: April - June 2020
3. Three-part professional teacher training series on the topic Tools for Online Teaching by American English Language Trainer Toni Mclaughlan, Regional English Language Office of the U.S. Embassy in New Delhi - June 2020.
4. 4-week program by the Access Teachers Comics Institute, organised by The Office of English Language Programs, Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs, July - August 2020
5. Three-part professional teacher training series on the topic Using Canvas to Teach Online by American English Language Trainer Heather Mehrtens , Regional English Language Office of the U.S. Embassy in New Delhi - August 2020.
6. Three-part teacher training series on the topic Developing Critical Thinking Skills by English Language Specialist Amy Christensen, Regional English Language Office of the U.S. Embassy in New Delhi - August 2020.
7. Three-part teacher training series on the topic Content and Language Integrated Learning in the Modern Classroom by English Language Specialist Dr. Sarah Sahr, Regional English Language Office of the U.S. Embassy in New Delhi - September 2020.
8. Three-part professional teacher training series on the topic Teaching Effectively Using Online Tools by American English Language Trainer Eileen Finn, Regional English Language Office of the U.S. Embassy in New Delhi - December 2020.
9. Completed 150 hours of theory and practice in Global English Language (GEL) teacher training course, October 2020- May 2021 organized by Creighton University and Jesuit world wide learning: Higher education and margins

 

Journals/Articles Published

1. Reimagining the Fairy Tale tradition in Bill Willingham’s Fables, The Criterion, Vol. 9, Issue III (June 2018), ISSN 0976 - 8165
2. You are quite Red and still so white: Presentation of Femininity in Bill Willingham’s Fables, IJELLH, Vol. 7, Issue 1, January 2019, ISSN - 2321 - 7065
3. ELT in Graphic Guise – Graphic Narratives and Adult Learners, Teaching English in the Post Method Era: Challenges, Possibilities and Solutions, edited by Lal C A and Neeraja R, Bodhi Tree Books and Publications: 2021.
4. Visual Representation of Relationship in Marc Ellerby's and Dustin Harbin's autobiographical webcomics: Edu- World, Col XII no.7 April 2018 Special Issue ISSN 2913-7129

Positions held in St. Xavier's College

•  Member of IQAC (2018-19)