Ethiraj College for Women

Ethiraj College for Women (Autonomous), Chennai – 600 008
Re-accredited with 'A' Grade by NAAC
College with Potential for Excellence
Language teaching: challenges encountered, solutions proposed
An international multi-lingual Conference
SPONSORED BY THE UGC
September 7th and 8th 2016
Organised by the Departments of Tamil, Hindi, Samskrit and French
Venue: The College Premises
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About us
In1948, an institution was established by Shri V. L. Ethiraj, exclusively for the
purpose of women’s education. Today, this institution, Ethiraj College for Women, stands tall
providing quality education for nearly 7500 students from across the country. It is one of the
select colleges in India recognised with the award of College with Potential for Excellence.
Currently, the College offers 29 UG courses, 21 PG courses including AICTE approved
MBA and MCA, 21 research programmes (M.Phil. and Ph.D.) as well as several certificate
courses for its students. All endeavours of this College are centred in concerted efforts around
its motto: to strive, to seek and not to yield, thus striving to equip all students with the tools
needed to face any future challenges with dignity and courage.
The Departments of Tamil and Hindi were started in 1948, followed by the
Departments of French and Samskrit in 1959 and 1978 respectively. The Department of
Tamil has more than 25 years of education and research at the PG, M.Phil and Ph.D levels.
The Departments of Hindi, Samskrit and French are wholly dedicated to second and basic
language teaching. It was in this context, that a multi-disciplinary venture was
conceptualised.
Rationale & Objectives
Language teachers, irrespective of the languages taught, often seem to share the same
problems. After years of seeking wisdom on an individual basis, it would be ideal to have a
Conference, placing together second language and basic language teachers of Tamil, Hindi,
Samskrit and French. This would help the teachers understand the diversity and complexity
of the problems encountered in order to brainstorm a common multi-pronged teaching
methodology, based on actual experiences on the field. This conference will:
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provide a platform for language teachers from all over the globe to come together and
discuss problems and success stories in their fields of work
-
identify similarities in teaching contexts and proven methodologies that can be
replicated in such a way that student-learning is optimised in order to enable good
appropriation and usage of language structures
-
form alliances on a multilingual stage that will promote comparative research in
second language teaching and learning methodologies
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Paper presentation
Since this is a multi-lingual conference, papers are called for in English as this would foster
more interaction across languages, leading to formulation of comparative strategies that can
be employed in the classroom. However, delegates can also present their papers in the
language of their choice. Papers are called for on the following three thrust areas:
i.
The art of teaching of Literature
a.
Tamil: Sangam literature to Modern literature
b.
Hindi: Hindi literature from 1980s
c.
Samskrit: Dramatic Literature
d.
French: La poésie, la prose, les documents authentiques
ii.
Contemporary methods of teaching grammar
iii.
Encouraging oral production and comprehension talents.
Participants are requested to send a copy of their presentation by the 5th of July 2016 in the
following formats for the various languages:
a.
Tamil
- Bamini font
b.
Hindi
- Kruitdev010 font
c.
Samskrit
- Sanskrit99 font
d.
French & English
- MS word format, font size 12 – Times new
roman
As a Proceedings will be published, kindly fill in the registration form with permanent
mailing address clearly mentioned and send a soft copy to the concerned contact person given
below:
Contact Persons and contact details
Tamil [email protected]
Dr. R. Mallika
9445844968
Hindi [email protected]
Dr. R. Padma
9790839799
Samskrit [email protected]
Dr. Ramadevi Sekhar 9884307892
French [email protected]
Dr. Adeline G. Albert 9677296443
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Registration fees
Foreign delegates
USD. 100/-
Indian delegates
Rs. 1000/-
Research scholars (M.Phil & Ph.D)
Rs. 350/-
Delegates (Only participation)
Rs. 300/-
The fees may be paid at the registration counter on the day of the Conference inaugural,
through NEFT transaction or by Demand Draft.
Demand Draft payments
The DD should be taken in the name of Language Conference 2016 payable at Chennai.
Registration form and DD/Details of bank transaction - bank name, transaction number and
date, in the case of NEFT transactions, have to be attached to the registration form and are to
be sent to Dr. S. Bhuvaneshwari, Head of the Department of Tamil, Ethiraj College for
Women, Chennai – 600008.
NEFT Transfer
Bank Account Number
153801000013873
Account Name
LANGUAGE CONFERENCE 2016
Bank Name
Indian Overseas Bank
Women Entrepreneur Branch
Bank Address
No. 70, Ethiraj College Campus, Ethiraj Salai,
Egmore, Chennai – 600008
IFSC Code
IOBA0001538
Type of Account
SB
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DELEGATE REGISTRATION FORM
First name
:
Surname
:
Designation
:
Name of Institution
:
Address of Institution
:
Contact Number
:
Email address
:
Will you be presenting a paper?
Title of your presentation
Male / Female
Yes / No
:
If paying by DD, please provide DD number:
If paying by NEFT, please provide transaction details:
Accommodation will not be provided but, on request, information on nearby hotels can
be provided; all assistance will be given to aid in reserving rooms. Please feel free to
contact the persons mentioned above for this purpose.
Registration fee includes the seminar kit, lunch on both days + tea/coffee. If you are an
outstation delegate, you have to take care of dinner as well as local transportation.
Kindly send the completed form to the Convenor / Organising Secretary on or before the
5th July 2016 as mentioned above.
*PHOTOCOPIES OF THIS FORM MAY ALSO BE USED.
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Organizing Committee
Patron
Mr. V.M. Muralidharan
Chairman, Ethiraj College for Women
Chairperson
Dr. A. Nirmala
Principal & Secretary, Ethiraj College for Women
Convenor
Dr. S. Bhuvaneswari
Head, Department of Tamil, Ethiraj College for Women
Organizing Secretary
Dr. Adeline. G Albert, Head, Department of French
Co-organizing Secretary
Dr. R. Mallika, Associate Professor, Department of Tamil
Coordinators
Dr. Abiramavalli, Associate Professor, Department of Tamil
Dr. R. Padma, Assistant Professor, Department of Hindi
Dr. Ramadevi Sekhar, Assistant Professor, Department of Samskrit
Advisory Committee
Dr. Siva Shakthi, Associate Professor, Queen Mary’s College, Chennai
Dr. Chitra Krishnan, Head, Department of French and other foreign languages, University of
Madras
Dr. Vathsala Kiran, Language Specialist, Multi Language Development Centre, Thanjavur &
former President, Hindi Sahitya Academy,Chennai
Dr. Sita Sundarram, Secretary, Samskrit Academy, Mylapore, Chennai
Committee Members
Dr. R. Vijayalakshmi, Assistant Professor, Department of Tamil
Dr. Nirmala, Assistant Professor, Department of Tamil
Dr. Hema Krishnan, , Assistant Professor, Department of Hindi
Mrs. Vidjealatchoumy V. R. , Assistant Professor, Department of French
Dr. V. Anusha, Assistant Professor, Department of Sanskrit
Dr. S. Kavitha, Assistant Professor, Department of Tamil
Dr. Sai Subbalakshmi, Assistant Professor, Department of Hindi
Dr. P. Vanitha, Assistant Professor, Department of Tamil
Dr. A. Vanitha, Assistant Professor, Department of Tamil
Dr. B. Kowsalya, Assistant Professor, Department of Tamil
Dr. C.Vijiyalakshmi, Assistant Professor, Department of Tamil
Dr. M. Vijyalakshmi, Assistant Professor, Department of Tamil
Mrs. Parvadavardhinie S, Assistant Professor, Department of French
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L’ENSEIGMENT DES LANGUES: DEFIS RENCONTRES,
SOLUTIONS PROPOSEES
Une conférence plurilinguistique pour les professeurs de
tamoul, hindi, sanskrit et français
Appel à communications :
Les professeurs du FLE ont l’habitude de faire face à des défis dans leur domaine… Il
est étonnant de s’apercevoir que ces mêmes défis existent à divers niveaux parmi les
professeurs d’autres langues en Inde, à savoir le Tamoul, l’Hindi voire le Sanskrit… Ce qui
nous amène tous à participer ensemble à l’organisation d’une conférence plurilinguistique
afin de réunir des enseignants de ces 4 langues au niveau international qui aura lieu les 7 et 8
septembre 2016. Pendant ces deux jours, les professeurs des 4 langues présenteront leurs
idées, soit en anglais (ce qui permettra plus de discussions et de réflexions étant donné la
diversité des langues enseignées), soit en français/tamoul/sanskrit/hindi (la discussion sera
alors restreinte seulement aux délégués qui maîtrisent ces langues).
Que faire pendant ces réunions ?
Exposer, discuter, cerner tous ensemble les multiples solutions aux divers problèmes qui se
présentent dans trois des grands domaines de la pédagogie des langues :
(i)
l’enseignement de la littérature:
a.
française : la variété des poèmes, textes littéraires, documents authentiques,
journalistiques, … ;
b.
tamoule: la littérature de l’ère Sangame à l’ère moderne ;
(ii)
(ii)
c.
hindi: la littérature en hindi dès années 80 ;
d.
sanskrite: les drames et la prose ;
l’enseignement de la grammaire – décortiquer et remettre ensemble le squelette de la
langue.
l’enseignement de l’oral – la compréhension et la production orales.
Le comité organisateur du colloque sera donc heureux de recevoir les propositions de
communication (maximum 1200 mots), accompagnées d’une courte bibliographie et d’une
note biographique avec coordonnées (courriel, numéro de téléphone, département et
institution d’attache - 150 mots aux maximum) de l’auteur de la proposition. Veuillez les
soumettre à [email protected] au plus tard le 5 juin 2016.
Tous les détails sont également fournis en anglais puisque c’est une
collaboration entre quatre départements de langues. Notez bien que les communications
peuvent se faire en anglais ou en français/tamoul/sanskrit/hindi. Merci d’indiquer le
choix de langue dans la proposition soumise.
PRIÈRE DE FAIRE CIRCULER PARMI VOS COLLÈGUES INTÉRESSÉS.
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