Continuing Professional Development of English Language Teachers

Senkamalam Periyasamy Dhanavel is a Senior Professor of English at the Department of Humanities and Social Sciences, Indian Institute of Technology Madras, Chennai. He has published over 80 papers in national and international journals of repute and in some edited volumes. He has brought out three volumes of poetry: Poetry of Life (1997), Muse Time (1998), and Purpose of Life (1998), a critical study The Indian Imagination of Girish Karnad (2000), a booklet Writing for Mass Media (2005), and an edited volume Critical Perspectives on American Literature (2008). He has also published innovative textbooks for college students: English and Communications Skills (2009), English and Soft Skills Vol. 1 (2010), Communication and Soft Skills (2015), Positive Traits for College Students (2015), Personality Development (2018), and English and Soft Skills Vol. 2 (2019). Further, he has authored English Language Teaching in India: The Shifting Paradigms (2012) as a resource book for English teachers in India. Besides his regular teaching and research at IIT Madras, he has also been teaching two online courses, one on “Poetry” and another on “Literature and Life” through the NPTEL/SWAYAM portal.

Introduction and Overview.- Continuing Professional Development and Culture: Developing as an English Teacher in India.- Teacher Motivation, Professional Development, and English Language Education.- Continuing Professional Development in Education.- Reflective Trainer Training Program: Experiences and Challenges.- Perceptions and Initiatives of Teachers toward Continuing Professional Development.- Teacher Self-Assessment as a Key to Teacher Empowerment.- Teacher Research for Continuing Professional Development: 3R Approach.- Teacher Cognition and Professional Development of English Language Teachers.