Lecturer in English · English College of Education in Jubail, University of Dammam, KSA December 2009 to till date Assistant Professor in English Balaji Institute of Technology and

Meraj Tabassum Syed

Lecturer in English

Personal Data

Nationality | Indian

Date of Birth |25 April 1984

Department | English

Official UoD Email |[email protected]

Office Phone No. | 38658

Language Proficiency

Language Read Write Speak

Arabic Yes No No

English Yes Yes Yes

Urdu Yes Yes Yes

Hindi Yes Yes Yes

Telugu Yes Yes Yes

Academic Qualifications (Beginning with the most recent)

Date Academic Degree Place of Issue Address

June 2013 Master of Philosophy

(M. Phil) in English

India Kakatiya University, Warangal,

India.

Dec 2009 Post Graduate Certificate in

Teaching of English

(PGCTE)

India English and Foreign Languages

University , India.

April

2007

M.A ( Master in English) India Kakatiya University, Warangal,

India.

April

2005

B.A ( Bachelors) India Kakatiya University, Warangal ,

India.

May

2002

Intermediate (+2) India Board of Intermediate Education,

Warangal , India.

PhD, Master or Fellowship Research Title: (Academic Honors or Distinctions)

PhD --------------------

Master Specialization: Canadian Literature.

Dissertation Topic: Margaret Atwood’s Heroines and Magic Transformations: Theme of

Flight and Subterfuge in Surfacing, Lady Oracle and Cat’s Eye

Fellowship -----------------------

Professional Record: (Beginning with the most recent)

Job Rank Place and Address of Work Date

Lecturer in

English

College of Education in Jubail, University of Dammam, KSA

December 2009 to

till date

Assistant

Professor in

English

Balaji Institute of Technology and Science, Warangal, India. August 2007-

September 2009

Lecturer in

English

Chaitanya Degree College, Warangal, India.

October 2007-

December 2007

Teacher Shree Shivani High School 2007

Teacher Chaitanya High School 2006

Administrative Positions Held: (Beginning with the most recent)

Administrative Position Office Date

Nil

Scientific Achievements

Published Refereed Scientific Researches

(In Chronological Order Beginning with the Most Recent)

# Name of Investigator(s) Research Title Publisher and Date of Publication

Meraj Tabassum Syed “‘The Escape Artists’: Flight of

the protagonist’s in Surfacing

and Lady Oracle

Bharathiar University Journal of

Tamil Nadu, India, on 24th

November 2010

Meraj Tabassum Syed “Motivation: A Building Block of

a Nation’s Future”

International Journal of Academic

Research in Business and Social

Sciences, in April 2014

Meraj Tabassum Syed " Flipped Classsroom: A learner

Centered Approach"

KSAALT

(Kingdom of Saudi Arabia

Association of Language

Teachers)Quarterly, Volume 7, Issue

3, May 2015.

Refereed Scientific Research Papers Accepted for Publication

# Name of Investigator(s) Research Title Journal Acceptance Date

Scientific Research Papers Presented to Refereed Specialized Scientific Conferences

# Name of Investigator(s) Research Title Conference and Publication Date

1 Meraj Tabassum Syed “Managing Time to Manage our Lives” National Institute of Technology

(NIT) Warangal, India on6th January

2009.

2 Meraj Tabassum Syed “‘The Escape Artists’: Flight of the

protagonist’s in Surfacing and Lady

Oracle

Bharathiar University Journal of

Tamil Nadu, India, on 24th November

2010

3 Meraj Tabassum Syed Limiting Teacher Talk Time: An

Imperative Tool of Contemporary

Classroom

8th Annual KSAALT conference titled

EFL Innovations in Saudi Context on

May 2nd, 2015.

Completed Research Projects

# Name of Investigator(s)

(Supported by)

Research Title Report Date

Meraj Tabassum Syed

Supported by :Prof. K.

Damodar Rao

Dissertation Topic: Margaret

Atwood’s Heroines and Magic

Transformations: Theme of

Flight and Subterfuge in

Surfacing, Lady Oracle and

Cat’s Eye

• June 2013.

Current Researches

# Research Title Name of Investigator(s)

Contribution to Scientific Conferences and Symposia

# Conference Title Place and Date of the Conference Extent of Contribution

1. ORCHID &

RESEARCHER ID

College of Education,IAUJubail ,

1438/6/16

Participation

2. Blended Learning

and Q skills Online

Jubail College of Education,IAU

,2017 January 4

Participation

3. Certified Trainer of

TOEFL iBT Test. 8

hours workshop.

esg. Interserve Female College,

Alkhobar, KSA, on May 7th 2016.

Training Session

4. Annual KSAALT

Conference titled

Back to the Future:

ELT in 21st Century

esg. Interserve Female College,

Alkhobar, KSA, on May 7th 2016.

Participation

5. Questioning

Strategies and

Leading Discussion

in Classroom by Dr.

Philline Derany

Deanship of Professional

Development, University of

Dammam, on 27th January 2016.

Participation

6. Using Action

Research in

Assessment

Deanship of Professional

Development, University of

Dammam, on 4th November 2015.

Participation

7. A six – hour

professional

development

conference focused

on the theme

“Creating Global

Students in the EFL

Classroom”

6th Annual KSAALT (Kingdom of

Saudi Arabia Association of

Language Teachers) on 13th

December 2014 at the Saad Training

Institute and Conference Centre, Al

Khobar, Saudi Arabia.

Participation

8. A workshop on

Using Multiple

Choice Questions to

Test Higher Order

Thinking Skills

(HOTS).by the

University of

Dammam

Jubail College of Education for Girls

on 3rd December 2014.

Participation

9. A Professional

development session

on Q skills

Orientation by Zina

bowey by Oxford

University Press

University of Dammam on 3rd

September 2014.

Participation

10. A Professional

development session

on Teaching of Q

Skills iTools by Paul

Woodfall by Oxford

University Press


September 2014

Participation

11. A Professional

development session

on Digital Learning

Platform(DLP) by

Tariq Ibrahim by

Oxford University


September 2014.

Participation

Press

12. A workshop on

Teaching of Q

Skills books of

Oxford University

Press

University of Dammam on 2nd

September 2014.

Participation

13. A Workshop on

‘Videotelling’ by

Jamie Keddie,

offered by British

Council

University of Dammam on 10th March

2014.

Participation

14. A Workshop on

‘Critical Thinking in

the age of

‘screenagers’ by

John Hughes

British Council at University of

Dammam on 5th March 2014.

Participation

15. Workshop on Self

Study for Academic

Accreditation

Jubail College of Education,

University of Dammam, on 6th March

2014.

Participation

16. Evaluation Tools for

Assessing the

Students

College of Education in Jubail,

University of Dammam in February

2014.

Participation

17.

A workshop on

Enhancing Learning

through the Use of

Technology

University of Dammam 30th January

2014

Participation

18. A Lecture on

“Caring Teacher”

College of Education in Jubail,

University of Dammam on 1 January

2014.

Participation

19. 5th Annual Mini

Conference on

“Strategic

Pedagogies for the

21st Century

Teacher

7th December 2013, at University of

Dammam, Al Rakkah, KSA.

Participation

20. A workshop on

Effective Methods

for Evaluating

Students

University of Dammam in October

2013.

Participation

21. Interactive Learning

and Student

Engagement

University of Dammam, 27th August

2013.

Participation

22. Questioning and

Leading Discussion

in Classroom

University of Dammam, 27th August

2013.

Participation

23. 3rd Annual Mini

Conference on

KSAALT on 9th February 2102 at Al

Khobar, KSA

Participation

“Effective Teaching

in the EFL

Classroom

24. Workshop on

“Strategies for

Improving Research

Outcomes”,

University of Dammam, KSA, 15-17

Sep 2012 at Khobar, KSA.

Participation

25. A workshop of

Cambridge

University Press on

Listening and Note

Taking for

Academic Studies

20th March 2012, at Dammam, KSA. Participation

26. Ecology in

Literature,

3-5 April 2011, University of

Dammam, KSA.

Participation

27. A workshop on

Computer Assisted

Teaching for the

University Students


University of Dammam, KSA-2010

Participation

28. UGC National

seminar on “Indian

literature in English

Translation”

India, Kakatiya University on 28th &

29th March 2009.

Participation

29. UGC National

Seminar on

“Representation of

History in the

Recent Indian

fiction in English

India, Kakatiya University on 30th &

31st March 2008.

Participation

30. Practicum on

“Understanding and

Responding to

Complexities of

Communication in

English

India, at Balaji Institute of

Technology and Science on 26th

August 2008.

Participation

31. Two-day workshop

on “Relevance &

Meaning in the

Teaching and

Learning of English

Language and

Communication

skills”

India, Vidya Jyothi Institute of

Technology at Hyderabad on 25th &

26th July 2008.

Participation

32. A state Level

workshop on “A

Discourse on

Spoken and written

English”

India, Vaagdevi College of

Engineering on 20th August 2008.

Participation

Membership of Scientific and Professional Societies and Organizations

• Modern Language Association of America ( MLA)

• Kingdom of Saudi Arabia Association of Language Teachers’ (KSAALT)

Teaching Activities

Undergraduate

# Course/Rotation Title No./Code Extent of Contribution

(no. of lectures/Tutorials. Or labs, Clinics)

Phonetics and

Phonology

15 Lectures

Skills (Writing,

Reading, Listening

and Speaking,

Conversation -

various levels)

15 Lectures each

English Grammar

15 Lectures

Advanced Essay Writing 15 Lectures

Research Methodology

15 Lectures

Modern Poetry

15 Lectures

Prose ( Victorian, 17th &

18th , and Modern)

15 Lectures each

Drama (16th , 17th and

18th, and Modern)

15 Lectures each

Children’s Literature.

15 Lectures each

Brief Description of Undergraduate Courses Taught: (Course Title – Code: Description)

1 • Handled courses in English language (skills) and literature.

• Uses Flipped Classroom Techniques

• Prepared course objectives and outline for course of study following curriculum guidelines.

• Lectured, demonstrated and used various teaching aids to present subject matter.

• Design and conduct need based training programs for enhancing reading, writing & speaking skills.

• Maintains order in classroom and counsels pupils when adjustment and academic problems arise.

Postgraduate

# Course/Rotation Title No./Code Extent of Contribution

(no. of lectures/Tutorials. Or labs, Clinics)

English Language to the

students of the course

Master in Computer

Applications (MCA)

20 Lectures

English Language to the

students of the course

Master in Business

Administration (MBA)

20 lectures

Brief Description of Postgraduate Courses Taught: (Course Title – Code: Description)

1 1. General English

2. Communication Skills

3. GRE

4. Communication Skills Lab

2 1. English Skills for Post Graduate Programs of MBA (Master of Business Administration) and MCA

(Master of Computer Applications)

2. Communication Skills Lab

3. Business English

4. Interview Skills

• Taught English language for developing affective oral, written communication & reading skills.

• Organized creative writing workshops & encouraged students’ active participation in extra and co

curricular activities.

• Encouraged students for independent thinking & expression of original ideas in speech & writing.

• Was proficient in integrating thematic units, cooperative learning projects & class discussion to generate

independent thoughts, improve reading & writing skills.

• Tutored students in English fundamentals.

• Taught students using a variety of teaching methods.

• Taught students using established English curricula.

Course Coordination

# Course Title and Code Coordinatio

n

Co-coordination Undergrad

.

Postgrad. From to

Phonetics and

Phonology

Yes

Skills (Writing,

Reading, Listening

and Speaking,

Conversation -

Yes

various levels)

English Grammar

Yes

Advanced Essay

Writing

Yes

Research Methodology

Yes

Modern Poetry

Yes

Prose ( Victorian, 17th

& 18th , and Modern)

Yes

Drama (16th , 17th and

18th, and Modern)

Yes

Children’s Literature.

Yes

English Language to

the students of the

course Master in

Computer

Applications (MCA)

Yes

English Language to

the students of the

course Master in

Business

Administration

(MBA)

Yes

Guest/Invited Lectures for Undergraduate Students

# Activity/Course Title

and Code

Subject College and University or Program Date

NIL

Student Academic Supervision and Mentoring

# Level Number of Students From to

2 , 3, 4 31 2014

2 , 3, 4 35 2015

3, 4, 5 22 2016

3, 4, 5 26 2017

Supervision of Master and/or PhD Thesis

# Degree Type Title Institution Date

NIL

Ongoing Research Supervision

# Degree Type Title Institution Date

NIL

Administrative Responsibilities, Committee and Community Service

(Beginning with the most recent)

Administrative Responsibilities

# From To Position Organization

1 Academic Advisor

University of Dammam, IAU

2 Courses

Coordinator/Member


Committee Membership

# From To • Position Organization

2009 • Member – Seminar

Organizing

Committee.

•

Balaji Institute of Technology and Science

(BITS), India.

2012 • Assistant

Coordinator -

Students

Committee:

University of Dammam

IAU

2013 • Assistant

Coordinator -

English Society


IAU

2014 • Coordinator -

Exams

Committee:


IAU

2014 • Member – Time

Table

Committee:

University of Dammam,

IAU

2014 • Member –

Translation and


IAU

Language

Editing

Committee

2015 • Member –

Student

Support Cell


IAU

2106-2017 Exams Committee,

Quality Committee


IAU

Scientific Consultations

# From To Institute Full-time or Part-time

Volunteer Work

# From To Type of Volunteer Organization

19th March

2014.

Participated and

worked in the

community

service program

of “ Knowledge

Ambassadors”

at Jubail College of Education,


16th April

2014.

Participated

and worked in

the

community

service

program of “

Knowledge

Ambassadors

II”



2017 Activities conducted

for the School

children (Enjoy & Learn)



2017 Orphange

Day



Personal Key Competencies and Skills: (Computer, Information technology, technical, etc.)

1 Certified Trainer of TOEFL iBT Test.

2 • Operating System: DOS, Working knowledge of Win - 98,2K, XP & Vista.

• Packages: MS - Word, MS - Excel, MS - Power Point.

. Programming of C language,

. DBMS

. Tally

Documents

Lecturer in English · English College of Education in Jubail, University of Dammam, KSA December 2009 to till date Assistant Professor in English Balaji Institute of Technology and