National Seminar on Paradigm Shift in the Teaching and Learning of Language and Literature at Madura College, Madurai, 3 January 2020

Kerala PSC Assistant Professor Notification December 2020

Department of Kerala Collegiate Education

Applications are invited online only through ONE TIME REGISTRATION from qualified candidates for appointment in the under mentioned posts in Kerala Government Service.

Name of Post : Assistant Professor (in the following various subjects)

English - Category No. 287/2019

Scale of pay : UGC Scale

The above vacancy is now in existence. The Ranked list published by the Commission in response to this notification shall remain in force for a minimum period of one year provided that the said list will continue to be in force till the publication of a new list after the expiry of the minimum period of one year or till the expiry of three years whichever is earlier. Candidates will be advised from the said list against the vacancies reported to the Commission in writing during the period of currency of the list.

Note : 3% of the vacancies for the post shall be reserved for Differently Abled candidates with Locomotor Disability / Cerebral Palsy, Low Vision, Blindness and Hearing impairment as per G.O (P) No.61/12/SWD Dated 17/10/2012.

5. Method of appointment: Direct Recruitment

6. Age Limit : 22 - 40. Only candidates born between 02.01.1979 and 01.01.1997 (both dates included) are eligible to apply. Candidates from other backward communities, Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes are eligible for usual age relaxation. The concessions in upper age limit

are available subject to the conditions that the maximum age limit shall in no case exceed 50(Fifty) years. (For other conditions regarding age relaxations, please see Part II para (2) of the General

Conditions).

7 Qualifications

1. Masters Degree in the subject concerned with not less than 55% marks or its equivalent and good academic record.

2. Must have passed a Comprehensive Test in the subject concerned specifically conducted for the purpose by UGC or any agency duly constituted by the state government in this behalf. When qualifications are being equal, preference shall be given to those candidates who possess adequate knowledge in Malayalam.

Note (i) Candidates who have obtained Ph.D Degree in the subject concerned are exempted from passing the NET examination.

(G.O.(P)No.86/07/H.Edn dated 19.06.2007)

(ii) For SC, ST, OBC & Differently Abled candidates, minimum 50% marks for Masters degree shall be sufficient. (G.O.(Ms). No.02/07/H.Edn. Dated 04/01/2007 & G.O(P) No.10/2018/H.Edn. Dated 13/04/2018)

(iii) For recruitment to various posts under these rules, Degrees awarded by the Universities recognized by UGC alone shall be considered.

(iv) KS & SSR Part II Rule 10 (a) ii is applicable.

(v) Candidates who claim equivalent qualification instead of qualification mentioned in the notification shall produce the relevant Government Order to prove the equivalency at the time of verification, then only such qualification shall be treated as equivalent to the prescribed qualification concerned.

(vi) In the case of difference in original caste/ community claimed in the application and that entered in SSLC book, the candidate shall produce a Gazette notification in this regard, along with Non Creamy Layer Certificate/Community Certificate at the time of certificate verification.

8. Mode of submitting Applications:-

a. Candidates must register as per ‘ONE TIME REGISTRATION’ with the official Website of Kerala Public Service Commission www.keralapsc.gov.in before applying for the post. Candidates who have registered can apply by logging on to their profile using their User-ID and password. Candidates must click on the ‘Apply Now’ button of the respective post in the Notification Link to apply for the post. The Photograph uploaded should be taken after 31/12/2010. Name of the candidate and the date of photograph taken should be printed at the bottom portion of the photograph. The photograph once uploaded meeting all requirements shall be valid for 10 years from the date of uploading. There is no change in other instructions regarding the uploading of photographs. No application fee is required. Candidates shall take a printout of the application by clicking the link Registration Card in their profile. Candidates are responsible for the correctness of the personal information and secrecy of password. Before the final submission of the application , candidates must ensure correctness of the

information in their profile. They must quote the User-ID for further communication with the

Commission. Application submitted is provisional and cannot be deleted or altered after

submission. The application will be summarily rejected if noncompliance with the notification

is found in due course of processing. Documents to prove qualification, age, community etc

have to be produced as and when called for.

b. If Written/OMR/Online Test is conducted as part of this selection, candidates shall submit a

confirmation for writing the examination through their One Time Registration Profile. Such

candidates alone can generate and download the Admission Tickets in the last 15 days till the

date of test. The applications of candidates who do not submit confirmation within the

stipulated period, will be rejected absolutely. The periods regarding the submission of

confirmation and the availability of Admission Tickets will be published in the Examination

Calendar itself. Information in this regard will be given to the candidates in their respective

profiles and in the mobile phone number registered in it.

c. Candidates who have AADHAAR card should add AADHAAR card as I.D. Proof in their

profile.

9 Last date for submission of application :- 15.01.2020, wednesday upto 12.00 midnight.

10. Address to which applications are to be sent: www.keralapsc.gov.in

(Candidates must see the General Conditions in Part II of the Gazette Notification for instructions

regarding Photo , ID card etc.)

SAJU GEORGE

SECRETARY

KERALA PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION

Free NTA Net English Training Online - June 2020

Free NTA Net English Training Online - June 2020


The December 2019 NET English Exam is over. AIFEST wishes to begin the preparations for the next NET exam today itself. Our December batch consisted of 720 members. Around 700 seats will be made available for new candidates for June 2020 Net exam preparation. Registration and full training will be fully free. Registration will be done on a first come forst served basis. So apply immediately before the seats are all filled.


How to Join


Send an email to ugcnetenglish2012@gmail.com, providing your full name, professional qualification, email address, whatsapp number and your present academic status. Those who are already members of the net preparation free broadcast list must not apply again.




This free NET preparation forum, run by eminent English professors and a bunch of enthusiastic students, offers free training and mentorship for NET aspirants. All interactions and communications are done through Whatsapp. The aim is that nobody should fail to qualify Net due to financial constraints, lack of quality study materials, or lack of guidance and assistance. Books, notes, lectures, video and audio content, useful links and regular guidance and instruction can be availed freely here.


Who can Join


All students and teachers of English Literature preparing for NTA Net English examination. This service too can be availed by non-members of AIFEST as well. Spread the news to your friends as well; AIFEST opens its doors for everyone.

INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE on "Through a (new) Looking Glass: Challenges for Women in 21st Century", 9-10 January, 2020

"Through a (new) Looking Glass: Challenges for Women in 21st Century"

9-10 January, 2020

WDC, SLC, University of Delhi takes immense pleasure in announcing International Conference on “Through a (new) Looking Glass: Challenges for Women in the 21st Century” to be held on 9-10

January, 2020. This International Conference will be of great interest to faculties, research scholars, experts, gender activists, students and media professionals.

 

 

 

Images of Indian Women: From Tradition to Modernity

Gender & Human Rights

Changing patterns of Gender Equality

Sexual Harassment at the Workplace

Women & Leadership: Recent Trends & Practices

Women Entrepreneurship: Challenges and possibilities

Women and Media

Reflection of Gender in Literature and Films

Cultural and Social Dimensions of Gender Diversity

Challenges of Intersectionality in Gender Issues

Women of substance: Home to Sky

Women Managers in Developing countries

Original research papers, to be submitted, should not exceed 5000 words in length and be in 12 point size font, Times New Roman with 1.5 line spacing. The papers would be shortlisted after rigorous reviewing process.

Original Research Papers/Conceptual Papers and Case Studies are invited from research scholars, faculty, members of universities and colleges as well as students. 

The abstracts should be submitted at wdc@shyamlal.du.ac.in in Docx/(or readable PDF) format with the main track (listed in the attachment) mentioned in the subject line as per the following

schedule:

Extended Abstract Submission Start Date……….November 13, 2019

Extended Abstract Submission End Date………..November 30, 2019

Acceptance Notification…………………………December 05, 2019

Early Registration Start Date…………………….December 05, 2019

Early Registration End Date……………………..December 15, 2019

The Conference delegation fee is mentioned below. The Conference delegation fee entitles the participants to a conference kit,

writing pad with pen, a copy of the conference proceedings, conference programme and two days’ refreshments and lunch.

The conference volunteers are in talks with Guest houses/ Budgets hotels for special concessional rates for the participants.

Details shall be notified shortly.

Student 800/-

Research Scholars 1000/-

Faculty Members 1500/-

Corporate/Industry Delegates 2000/-

Foreign Delegates $75/-

The registration fee may be sent in the form of Demand Draft in favour of “Principal, Shyam Lal College” payable at Delhi. The Demand Draft (with the name of the participant and the title of the conference stated in the covering letter) should be sent to the following address:

The registration fee can also be paid through electronic money transfer system and confirmation of such transaction is to be intimated by sending the snapshot and UTR number of your transaction to wdc@shyamlal.du.ac.in with the “Payment Registration Fees& name of the participant” as the subject. 

National Seminar on Emerging Trends and Indian Context at SIS, JNU, 10-11 January 2020

Two Day National Seminar on Eco-Future: A Voice for Nature December 17-18, 2019

Two Day National Seminar on Eco-Future: A Voice for Nature, December 17-18, 2019

The Department of English, Government College Kattappana

Environmental degradation is one of the major global issues that the twenty first century is affected with. The depletion of the Ozone layer, resources, air, water and soil, the destruction of the eco system, the extinction of wildlife and global warming are some of the consequences of man’s overuse and exploitation of land and water for urbanisation and industrialisation. As over the decades literature has become a pretext to the study of environmental issues under the influence of ecological debates, and relevant texts have often been evaluated according to their capacity to articulate ecological contexts. Literature realizes and visualizes that individuals and social pathologies are coextensive. At the same time it is important to note how mankind defines its relationship with nature and to investigate to what extent ecocentric and biocentric voices can be heard over anthropocentric voices. The trouble is we have all let ourselves become part of the killer story, and so we may get finished along with it. Hence it is high time that we discuss the untold problematics of environmental devastation.

We call for papers in the following and related thrust areas.

 Ecocriticism

 Ecofeminism

 Urban Ecology and Environmentalism

 Ecomasculinity

 Ecopoetics

 Deep Ecology

 Green Studies

Call for papers

We invite original and unpublished papers on the above areas from Research Scholars, teachers and students. Interested participants may send an abstract in about 250 words to deptenglishgck@gmail.com. Kindly adhere to the dates stipulated for submission.

Last date for the submission of abstract : 06 December 2019

Submission of Full paper : 13 December 2019

Guidelines

1. Abstract shall be submitted as an attachment, in about 250 words with the name and official address of the author with Mob. And email id.

2. Please follow the MLA 7th style while preparing the paper.

3. The acceptance of the abstract will be intimated on or before 09 December 2019. The full paper should be submitted on or before 13 December 2019

Contact

1. Ms Vani P (Head of the Department) : 8610559338

2. Mr. Tojy Dominic(Coordinator) : 9744864454

3. Ms. Biyamol George ( Organising Committee member) : 9400969283

4. Dr. Aju Narayanan( Academic coordinator)

( School of Letters, MG University Kottayam) : 9496119457

National Conference on Women in Literature, 23-24 January 2020

National Seminar on Partitions Revisited: Postmemory, History, Identity, 20th February 2020

National Seminar on Partitions Revisited: Postmemory, History, Identity, 20th February 2020

The English Literary Society

Zakir Husain Delhi College

One of the most defining events of South Asian history, the Partition of India in 1947 led to large-scale mass migration and altered the geopolitics of the region. Such has been the impact that its legacies continue to inform everyday experience of conflict and violence. As belated witnesses, we experience the historical and personal trauma through creative and literary works which constitute a rich corpus of Partition literature. While progressive writers like Sadat Hasan Manto have portrayed the movement of people across borders as a search for safe haven from the violence accompanied with this cataclysmic event, modernist writers like Intizar Husain have viewed this as an exodus for a promised land. The experience of suffering, exile, homelessness and loss have been immortalized by writers Faiz, Krishan Chander, Rajinder Singh Bedi, and Bhisham Sahni.

Bengal’s experience of Partition has been significantly different and has found expression in the works of Jibananda Das, Dibendyu Palit, Manik Bandhopadhyay, Sunanda Bhattacharya, Himani Bannerjee and others. Unlike Western India, the partition in Eastern India was a long drawn one. Here, the influx of migrant population continued over the next decades with a perceptible change in the demography of the north-eastern states of India, and continues to shape contemporary debates on citizenship. Homen Borgohain’s short story “Ismael Sheikhor Xandhanot” (2003) and Rita Chowdhary’s novel Makam (2010) document the trauma of migration and the related issues of resettlement in eastern India.

Narratives of partition help in understanding the workings of memory as well as ‘postmemory’, a term Marriane Hirsch uses to describe the relationship of the second generation to powerful, often traumatic experiences that preceded their births but that were nevertheless transmitted to them so deeply as to seem to constitute memories in their own right. Memories of lost homelands, cross border romances and nostalgia of ruptured relationships continue to animate recent popular films like Gadar – ek Prem Katha, (2001), Veer-Zaara (2004), and more recently Qissa (2014), Bajrangi Bhaijaan (2015) and Raazi (2018). Earlier films such as Subaranrekha (1965), Garam Hawa (1973), Pinjar (2003) and Khamosh Pani (2003) have sensitively portrayed displacement, relocation and loss of a sense of a community, with clashes not only based on religious lines but class, caste, and gender issues also resurface with great urgency.

While memory has been the mainstay of Partition scholarship, recent critical engagement has focused on issue of borders and how it continues to affect lives especially along the borderlands. Partition and its lingering aftermath continue to shape contemporary debates on displacement and dispossession, citizenship and identity. An area of interdisciplinary research, Partition studies has taken different directions and continues to be an enigma in popular imagination. This National Students’ Seminar seeks to examine historical, literary, cinematic, graphic and personal narratives of partition from varying theoretical perspectives as it resonates with our present concerns.

We invite original research papers from undergraduate and postgraduate students as well as researchers from colleges and universities. 

Papers may be related but not restricted to any one

of the following sub-themes:

• Colonialism, Nationalism, and the Partition

• Partition films and adaptations

• Borders and Borderlands

• Women in Partition

• Oral Narratives and Testimonies

• Migration and Refugees

• Graphic Narratives, Science Fiction and Slam Poetry

• Memory and Postmemory

• Partition Museum & Partition Archives

• Trauma and Violence

• Citizenship and Identity

Abstracts of maximum 200 words must be emailed to seminarenglishzhdc@gmail.com latest by December 25, 2019.

Important Details

Last Date for Abstract Submission: 25 December 2019

Intimation of Acceptance: 05 January 2020

Last Date for Submission of Full-length Papers of 3000 words: 05 February 2020

Participants will be given 20 minutes to present their papers. Registration will be free for all participants.

Best paper awards will be given in the following categories:

Category 01: Bachelor and Masters level students

Category 02: M. Phil and PhD level students.

Please note that no TA/DA will be paid to participants. Refreshment and certificates will be provided to all participants.

For Further Information:

Ruchika Verma  ruchika07299@gmail.com 

Tishya Agrawal tishyaagrawal03@gmail.com

National Workshop on “Teaching through Gamification in Classroom” 23 December 2019

National Workshop on “Teaching through Gamification in Classroom” 23 December 2019

Department of English
GITAM School of Technology
GITAM (Deemed to be University)
Bengaluru Campus

Contact Details
Mob : 9963945606(Whatsapp)
E-mail : gamificationgb@gmail.com
vallidhar26@gmail.com
Bank & Branch: GITAM School of Technology,
NEFT/RTGS
Research Scholar-delegate fee: 800/-**
Contact/Registration
Union Bank of India, Nagadenahalli
Branch,GITAM, Doddaballapur
** Inclusive of Lunch and Tea during the
workshop
Account No: 671102010000657
Registration Details
Dr. S D Sasi Kiran 7780208584
Dr. Ravikanth Gera 9493507705

International Conference on “Media, Culture and Development: Issues and Perspectives” at BAOU Gujarat, 7-8 Feb 2020

International Conference on “Media, Culture and Development: Issues and Perspectives” at BAOU Gujarat, 7-8 Feb 2020

Broad theme: “Media, Culture and Development: Issues and Perspectives”

The nature and modes of operands of media have been changing drastically in the last few decades. During the print media dominated period, it took an important part in the freedom movement and post independent development of India. Then along with print media, in the supervision of the government, public sector broadcasters like AIR, DD hold the command to entertain, educate, and inform Indian citizens. With the economic reform along with other sectors, FDI also flows to the media industry. Numbers of private electronic media started mushrooming across the nation. Mass media reached to small cities, villages and each corner of the nation. In the last few years with the increasing reach of affordable internet and smartphone, new media are becoming a driving force in the information society. Media influences society, institutions and lifestyles which lead to evolution of media culture within culture. If culture is a set of values, beliefs and practices, then digital media has introduced a new culture which has removed the boundaries to communication and participation.

Important Dates :

Conference Date : 7th & 8th February, 2020

Abstract Submission Deadline :10th January, 2020

Deadline for full paper submission (with Receipt of registration fees): 30th January, 2020

Register online on www.baou.edu.in

For any queries: shss.mcj@baou.edu.in

Focus group : Academicians, research scholars, Professionals and Business Person

Conference Venue

“Kashyap” Auditorium, Dr. Babasaheb Ambedkar Open University, ‘Jyotirmay’ Parisar, S. G. Highway, Chharodi, Ahmedabad, Gujarat, Bharat, 382481

National Conference on Language and Landscape at Kristu Jayanti College Bengaluru, 27 January 2020

One Day National Symposium on "Indian Poetics and Aesthetics" at National College TN, 23 December 2019

One Day National Symposium on "Indian Poetics and Aesthetics" at National College TN, 23 December 2019

 

National Seminar on Green Literature at Periyar University, 31 January 2020

National Conference at Kristu Jayanti College, Bengaluru, 27 January 2020

NTA NET June 2019 E-Certificates for Download

For the kind information of those who have cleared NET/JRF in June 2019.


E-Certificate and JRF award letter has been uploaded and can be downloaded from https://ecertificate.nta.ac.in/

Regards,
UGC NET UNIT, NTA

National Conference on Portrayals of Probability at Kristu Jayanti College, 16 January 2020

11 Habits of an Effective Teacher

11 Habits of an Effective Teacher

Carrie Lam

I really appreciate teachers who are truly passionate about teaching. The teacher who wants to be an inspiration to others. The teacher who is happy with his/her job at all times. The teacher who every child in the school would love to have. The teacher kids remember for the rest of their lives. Are you that teacher? Read on and learn 11 effective habits of an effective teacher.

1. Enjoys Teaching

Teaching is meant to be a very enjoyable and rewarding career field (although demanding and exhausting at times!). You should only become a teacher if you love children and intend on caring for them with your heart. You cannot expect the kids to have fun if you are not having fun with them! If you only read the instructions out of a textbook, it's ineffective. Instead, make your lessons come alive by making it as interactive and engaging as possible. Let your passion for teaching shine through each and everyday. Enjoy every teaching moment to the fullest..

2. Makes a Difference

There is a saying, "With great power, comes great responsibility". As a teacher, you need to be aware and remember the great responsibility that comes with your profession. One of your goals ought to be: Make a difference in their lives. How? Make them feel special, safe and secure when they are in your classroom. Be the positive influence in their lives. Why? You never know what your students went through before entering your classroom on a particular day or what conditions they are going home to after your class. So, just in case they are not getting enough support from home, at least you will make a difference and provide that to them.

3. Spreads Positivity

Bring positive energy into the classroom every single day. You have a beautiful smile so don't forget to flash it as much as possible throughout the day. I know that you face battles of your own in your personal life but once you enter that classroom, you should leave all of it behind before you step foot in the door. Your students deserve more than for you to take your frustration out on them. No matter how you are feeling, how much sleep you've gotten or how frustrated you are, never let that show. Even if you are having a bad day, learn to put on a mask in front of the students and let them think of you as a superhero (it will make your day too)! Be someone who is always positive, happy and smiling. Always remember that positive energy is contagious and it is up to you to spread it. Don't let other people's negativity bring you down with them.

4. Gets Personal

This is the fun part and absolutely important for being an effective teacher! Get to know your students and their interests so that you can find ways to connect with them. Don't forget to also tell them about yours! Also, it is important to get to know their learning styles so that you can cater to each of them as an individual. In addition, make an effort to get to know their parents as well. Speaking to the parents should not be looked at as an obligation but rather, an honour. In the beginning of the school year, make it known that they can come to you about anything at anytime of the year. In addition, try to get to know your colleagues on a personal level as well. You will be much happier if you can find a strong support network in and outside of school.

5. Gives 100%

Whether you are delivering a lesson, writing report cards or offering support to a colleague - give 100%. Do your job for the love of teaching and not because you feel obligated to do it. Do it for self-growth. Do it to inspire others. Do it so that your students will get the most out of what you are teaching them. Give 100% for yourself, students, parents, school and everyone who believes in you. Never give up and try your best - that's all that you can do. (That's what I tell the kids anyway!)

6. Stays Organized

Never fall behind on the marking or filing of students' work. Try your best to be on top of it and not let the pile grow past your head! It will save you a lot of time in the long run. It is also important to keep an organized planner and plan ahead! The likelihood of last minute lesson plans being effective are slim. Lastly, keep a journal handy and jot down your ideas as soon as an inspired idea forms in your mind. Then, make a plan to put those ideas in action.

7. Is Open-Minded

As a teacher, there are going to be times where you will be observed formally or informally (that's also why you should give 100% at all times). You are constantly being evaluated and criticized by your boss, teachers, parents and even children. Instead of feeling bitter when somebody has something to say about your teaching, be open-minded when receiving constructive criticism and form a plan of action. Prove that you are the effective teacher that you want to be. Nobody is perfect and there is always room for improvement. Sometimes, others see what you fail to see.

8. Has Standards

Create standards for your students and for yourself. From the beginning, make sure that they know what is acceptable versus what isn't. For example, remind the students how you would like work to be completed. Are you the teacher who wants your students to try their best and hand in their best and neatest work? Or are you the teacher who couldn't care less? Now remember, you can only expect a lot if you give a lot. As the saying goes, "Practice what you preach".

9. Finds Inspiration

An effective teacher is one who is creative but that doesn't mean that you have to create everything from scratch! Find inspiration from as many sources as you can. Whether it comes from books, education, Pinterest, YouTube, Facebook, blogs, TpT or what have you, keep finding it!

10. Embraces Change

In life, things don't always go according to plan. This is particularly true when it comes to teaching. Be flexible and go with the flow when change occurs. An effective teacher does not complain about changes when a new principal arrives. They do not feel the need to mention how good they had it at their last school or with their last group of students compared to their current circumstances. Instead of stressing about change, embrace it with both hands and show that you are capable of hitting every curve ball that comes your way!

11. Creates Reflection

An effective teacher reflects on their teaching to evolve as a teacher. Think about what went well and what you would do differently next time. You need to remember that we all have failed" lessons from time to time. Instead of looking at it as a failure, think about it as a lesson and learn from it. As teachers, your education and learning is ongoing. There is always more to learn and know about in order to strengthen your teaching skills. Keep reflecting on your work and educating yourself on what you find are your "weaknesses" as we all have them! The most important part is recognizing them and being able to work on them to improve your teaching skills.

There are, indeed, several other habits that make an effective teacher but these are the ones that I find most important. Many other character traits can be tied into these ones as well.

Last word: There is always something positive to be found in every situation but it is up to you to find it. Keep your head up and teach happily for the love of education!

International Conference on REVISTING ENGLISH LANGUAGE AND LITERATURE IN A MULTICULTURAL MILIEU 22 January 2020

International Conference on REVISTING ENGLISH LANGUAGE AND LITERATURE IN A MULTICULTURAL MILIEU 22 January 2020

Dear Sir / Madam,
Greetings!
International Conference on REVISTING ENGLISH LANGUAGE AND LITERATURE IN A MULTICULTURAL MILIEU - RELLMM 2020 is organised by Shrimathi Devkunvar Nanalal Bhatt Vaishnav College for Women, Chromepet, Chennai on 22nd January 2020.

We expect you along with your esteemed Faculty  fraternity/ Colleagues and Research Scholars to  actively participate and present papers in this Conference.

Contact 7538822151.

National Conference On Women's Studies 28th to 31st Jan 2020

The XVI National Conference On Women's Studies

28th to 31st JANUARY 2020

National Law University, Delhi

Theme: Constitutional Principles in 21st century India: Visions for Emancipation

Last date for Submission of Abstracts: 20th November 2019

Sub-themes:
1: Displacement, Dispossession, Alienation & the Constitutional framework (Land, resources, livelihood)
2: Identities and Citizenship
3: Women, Science and Scientific Temper: Exploring Progressive Alternatives
4: Migration, Labour and Constitutional Rights
5: Caste and the Constitution
6: Normalization of violence & subversion of Constitutional Values
7: New Media and Inequalities: Surveillance, Regulation and Resistance
8: Citizens/People, Laws and Right to Life
9: Women, Employment and Education
10: The Contested Contours of Cultures/Cultural texts

Rilke Poetry Prize 2020

Rainer Maria Rilke Poetry Prize 2020 

An annual award of $10,000 recognizing a book that demonstrates exceptional artistry and vision written by a mid-career poet and published in the preceding year. The prize is named after the German poet Rainer Maria Rilke (1875-1926), a writer whose work embodies the qualities of ambition, intellectual and imaginative scope, and technical mastery we seek to recognize.

Submission period open until November 30, 2019

Entrants must have published at least two previous books of poetry

Work must be original poetry written in English

Eligible books must have been published between November 1, 2018 – October 31, 2019

Books may be submitted by presses or by writers themselves and must be postmarked by November 30, 2019

Each submission must include 3 copies of the book and a completed entry form

Submission Requirements

Authors or publishers will mail completed entry form with three copies of the book submission to address below.

Click here to download and complete the entry form.

Mail entry form and submission to:

UNT Rilke Prize

Department of English

University of North Texas

1155 Union Circle #311307

Denton, TX 76203-5017

Visit the website: http://english.unt.edu/creative-writing/unt-rilke-prize

Short Story Contest 2019 - Prizes worth Rs 75 K

Short Story Contest 2019

DEADLINE: NOVEMBER 29, 2019 (CST)

Calling all short story writers: Are you a short story writer interested in gaining more exposure and a bigger audience for your creative work? Would an extra $1,000.00 USD in your pocket be a great thing right now?

If so, our ServiceScape Short Story Award is the perfect way to achieve both. For this award, any genre or theme of a short story is accepted. All applicants should submit their original unpublished work of short fiction or nonfiction, 5,000 words or fewer, to be considered. Along with receiving an award for $1,000.00 USD, the winner will have his or her short story featured within our blog, which reaches thousands of readers per month. Rules and exclusions apply.

Terms and Conditions: (No Entry Fee)

All submitted entries must be original, unpublished works of short fiction or nonfiction, up to 5,000 words in length. The winner retains full rights to his or her submitted piece. We require only that the winning short story be published online first in a permanent blog post on the ServiceScape.com site. The winner retains all other copyright, publishing, and reprint rights and ownership of the story. He or she retains the right to publish his or her work elsewhere and at any time without restriction after the competition is over, as long as the winning short story can remain published on the ServiceScape.com blog as well.

In order to qualify as a contest participant, a person must successfully submit the application form below and must be at least 18 years old. ServiceScape is not responsible for any situation that constitutes an application form submission failure, including technical malfunctions experienced by the form submitter or by ServiceScape. ServiceScape employees and/or their immediate family and household members are not eligible to be contest participants. There is no purchase necessary to enter. Void where prohibited by law.

Each contest participant can enter only once.

Contest participants’ application form submissions must be written in English.

The contest starts on ends on November 29, 2019 CST.

Contest participants will be judged on their quality of writing. All decisions are final. Non-winning entries will be discarded after the winner has been chosen and the contest participants will retain all the rights to their submitted work.

The potential winner will be notified via email in December 2019. The potential winner must send a headshot photograph within 10 days of the prize notification. The potential winner must also sign and return an affidavit of eligibility, a liability release, and a publicity release (where legal) within 10 days of the prize notification. If the potential winner does not deliver these required items within the specified time period or if the potential winner cannot be contacted for any reason, the prize will be forfeited and an alternate potential winner will be selected. If all required items are delivered within 10 days of the prize notification, the potential winner will be considered the winner of the contest.

The winner of the contest will be awarded $1,000.00 USD, payable by check and mailed within 4 weeks. The prize is non-transferable. All federal, state, and local taxes imposed on the acceptance of a prize are solely the responsibility of the winner. The winner’s name, headshot photograph, and writing will be featured within the ServiceScape blog soon thereafter.

ServiceScape Incorporated reserves the right to modify or terminate this contest at any time without prior notice.

How to enter, visit: https://www.servicescape.com/short-story-award

English Teachers Required on Contract Basis. 30K Salary

National Institute of Rural Development & Panchayati Raj proposes to engage services of suitable candidates for the position of English Teacher on contract basis, to teach Post Graduate Students.

Apply Online- http://career.nirdpr.in

Essential Qualifications:

1.Graduation 2 .At least 20 years of professional experience in teaching English in high school /higher secondary school in reputed schools/colleges. 3. Fluency in English 4. Expertise in grammar Roles: 1. Teach spoken and written English to Post Graduate students who are not fluent in English 2. Prepare students for correct usage of grammar and formation of sentences. 3. Prepare students to speak comfortably without any grammatical errors. 4.One-on-one counselling to students 5. Feedback on various assignments submitted for different courses.

Free NTA Net English Training Online -- Limited Seats Available, Apply Immediately

Free NTA Net English Training Online

Due to the overwhelming requests for more seats, we have marginally increased the number of seats. The numbers are limited (70 seats remaining), so apply immediately.

How to Join

Send an email to ugcnetenglish2012@gmail.com, providing your full name, professional qualification, email address, whatsapp number and your present academic status. Those who are already members of the net preparation free broadcast list must not apply again.

This free NET preparation forum, run by eminent English professors and a bunch of enthusiastic students, offers free training and mentorship for NET aspirants. All interactions and communications are done through Whatsapp. The aim is that nobody should fail to qualify Net due to financial constraints, lack of quality study materials, or lack of guidance and assistance. Books, notes, lectures, video and audio content, useful links and regular guidance and instruction can be availed freely here.

Who can Join

All students and teachers of English Literature preparing for NTA Net English examination. This service too can be availed by non-members of AIFEST as well. Spread the news to your friends as well; AIFEST opens its doors for everyone.

AIFEST Membership

Being an academic platform, memberships are offered to those genuinely interested. 

However, memberships cannot be availed round the year. 

AIFEST conducts membership drives twice in every academic year -- in May and in November. 

This year too we will be following the same pattern as decided by the Governing Body. 

The procedure for membership is quite simple. We will be sharing the Google Form link in our official blog https://forum4english.blogspot.com/ Anyone interested may just fill the form and submit it along with the payment proof. 

The payment details are as follows:

For Lifetime Membership including all premium benefits: Rs 5000/-

For Annual Membership: Rs 1000/-

Enter the Pagan Poetry Contest! Contribute for a Noble Cause!

Web Link: https://amysophiamehr.net/2019/07/05/enter-the-pagan-poetry-contest/

Disclaimer: Posted as received. AIFEST supports noble endeavours, but is in no way connected with the poetry contest or the proceedings thereof.

WhatsApp Group for English Students Teachers and Researchers

Pickwick Papers WhatsApp Group

Opportunity to Join the Best WhatsApp Community in India for English Language, Literature & Research

A Literary and Academic Group Dedicated to Arts/ Humanities in General and English Language / Literature / Research in Particular

What is Pickwick Papers?

Pickwick Papers is a platform for those from a Language & Literature background, to stay in the loop, updated & correctly informed about the literary scene & the academia. The idea behind the group is to provide our members with authentic and trustworthy information on matters connected with courses, events, vacancies, research opportunities, publishing, journals, and all such issues that concern writers, students, teachers or researchers from an Arts or Humanities background. Everyone can make posts in the group, but the admins make sure that the information provided is accurate and updated.

Now there are 8 WhatsApp groups under the Pickwick Umbrella. They host a number of activities like charity funds for the financially needy among members (Fund for Friends), lectures on literature and poetry (Pickwick Lectures), research assistance for MA/MPhil/PhD students (Pickwick Mentors), Scholarships for deserving students/ scholars, free NTA NET English coaching, and publishing assistance for aspiring authors (Pickwick Publishing), with recommendations and feedback from poets, editors and writers who are part of Pickwick Papers.

Pickwick Papers as a WhatsApp group was born in 2019, founded by a coterie of literature enthusiasts and now they are around 4500 members strong. In the group there are students, youngsters, literature enthusiasts and budding writers, rubbing shoulders with seasoned and renowned artists, teachers, writers, editors, poets, critics, research guides and publishing experts.

Who can be members?

Usually, anyone interested in literature, Arts, poetry, authors, readers, students (usually from a literary or humanities background), editors, translators – basically anyone who has an artistic or literary bend of mind. (The eligibility criteria says anyone who is pursuing or has completed an MA in Language/ Literature is eligible. Exemptions are given in special circumstances).They don't want people who live to advertise, or who look for cheap popularity; they don't tolerate spammers. They don't entertain promotions, paid or otherwise. They clearly  don't want narrow minded people who will try to use this group to promote political, religious, regional, gender-biased or any such parochial views.

To join, fill and submit the Google form: https://forms.gle/Y1Zrv2NG85cayKW17

Those who click to join from here must mention "Aifest Portal" as reference. Once the details are received, the request will be scrutinized and if you are found eligible, you will be added to the group. Pickwick Papers is a big literary family. Feel at home, keep this home tidy and sweet. Those who already members must not apply again.

Group Ethics

1. We don't wish to have rules imposed on anyone, because all of us are mature individuals who know how to behave in a group.
2. The language of the group is English, not because English is greater or better, but simply and only because it is the language that everyone in the group understands.
3. There is no compulsion to post anything ever. It is perfectly fine to be a silent participant. Silence is beautiful; spamming and unnecessary forwards can spoil the ambience and waste everyone's time.
4. When we make a post, we all make sure it contributes in some ways to the group, and also that it is in keeping with the purpose of the group.
5. We agree that it’s difficult to join the group, because we are selective, not based on any narrow considerations, but taking into account (and scrutinizing) the interests and intentions of the aspirants.
6. Quality matters more than quantity at Pickwick Papers. We don't share the joining link publicly or add everyone to this group because of this reason.
7. Anyone can leave the group anytime, but once you leave, you won’t be added back (unless you leave the group accidentally. We understand such problems).
8. Academic events, career opportunities, notifications, anecdotes, updates, news etc related to Arts and Humanities are welcome.
9. Literary discussions are always encouraged. Ads, promotions, greetings etc are not allowed.
10. Personal discussions should be taken to the personal window rather than continuing with it in the group.
11. Anything that violates the common rules of propriety, or posts that are repeatedly promotional or advertising in nature, can lead to expulsion from the group.
12. We don't live for rules, and we don't want to worry much about rules, as long as everyone respects each other's privacy, time and situation.

Free NTA Net English Training Online

All India Forum for English Students Scholars and Trainers (AIFEST)

2. Free NTA Net English Training Online

This free NET preparation forum, run by eminent English professors and a bunch of enthusiastic students, offers free training and mentorship for NET aspirants. All interactions and communications are done through Whatsapp. The aim is that nobody should fail to qualify Net due to financial constraints, lack of quality study materials, or lack of guidance and assistance. Books, notes, lectures, video and audio content, useful links and regular guidance and instruction can be availed freely here.

Who can Join

All students and teachers of English Literature preparing for NTA Net English examination. This service too can be availed by non-members of AIFEST as well. Spread the news to your friends as well; AIFEST opens its doors for everyone.

How to Join

Send an email to ugcnetenglish2012@gmail.com, providing your full name, professional qualification, email address, whatsapp number and your present academic status. Those who are already members of the net preparation free broadcast list must not apply again.

New Initiatives: 1. Flanks to Forefront: Centering North East

Flanks to Forefront: Centering North East

To give a boost to the academic growth and career opportunities of English graduates and postgraduates from the Seven North Eastern States of Arunachal Pradesh, Assam, Manipur, Meghalaya, Mizoram, Nagaland and Tripura, a Whatsapp group has been envisaged and the functioning of the group is already underway. Touted as “A WhatsApp group exclusively dedicated to serve the interests of English Graduates, Postgraduates and teachers from the North Eastern States", this group is looking for new members to decorate its crown.

Despite being some of the finest culturally developed states in India, the students from the North East areas struggle to get international exposure, scholarships and better career opportunities. All English graduates, postgraduates and teachers from the North Eastern States are welcome to this group. This service can be availed by non-members of AIFEST as well.

Who can Join

All English graduates, postgraduates and teachers from the North Eastern States of Arunachal Pradesh, Assam, Manipur, Meghalaya, Mizoram, Nagaland and Tripura. Can be availed by non-members of AIFEST as well.

How to Join

Send a blank email to aifest.1984 with the subject line “To Join Group for the North East”.

New Office-Bearers of AIFEST for 2019-20

The details of the office-bearers are as follows:

President: Mr Bijeesh Kumar

Art Administrator (Former), Teaching Faculty, Montessori High School, Bhupalpalle, Telangana

Vice President: Mrs Vandana Arora 

Trainer, Author and Educationist, Former Principal - DAVCMC, New Delhi

General Secretary: Ms Sneha Jani

Teaching Faculty, KJIT Polytechnic College, Gujarat

Joint  Secretary: Mr C. Micheal Raj

MA English Student, Government Arts College, Nandanam, Chennai

PR Officer: Ms Maria John Paul

MA English, Pondicherry University, Pondicherry

AIFEST General Elections 2019-2020

All India Forum for English Students, Scholars and Trainers (AIFEST)

As you all know, the official commencement of the activities of AIFEST will be on Teachers’ Day, 5th September. The entire team of office bearers are resigning, with a view to infuse fresh life and vigour into our activities. The Forum will surely benefit from the experience and expertise of the members who are vacating. Our new office-bearers will take charge on 5th itself, and the programmes for the coming year, until 31 August 2020 will be decided thereafter.

The following positions are to be filled, and applications are invited from interested members of AIFEST:

001. President

Shall be the executive and administrative head of AIFEST for the year 2019-20

002. Vice President

Shall perform the duties and exercise the privileges of the President during his absence

003. General Secretary

Shall supervise the day-to-day functioning of the forum

004. Joint General Secretary

Shall assist the Hon’ble General Secretary

005. PR Officer

Shall be in-charge of press-releases, brochures, email communications

Any member of AIFEST, who is 18 years of age as on 20 August 2019 is eligible to apply. No recommendations or nominations will be entertained. A member can apply to any one of the above 5 positions available. To apply, send an email to our official email address aifest.1984@gmail.com before 5 pm, 31 August 2019. In the email, clearly mention the following:

My name:

Address:

Age as on 20 August 2019:

Profession:

Mobile Number:

Email address:

Position applying for: President/ Vic President/ General Secretary/ Joint General Secretary/ PR Officer (choose only one)

Declaration

I hereby declare that all the information furnished above are true to the best of my knowledge. I state that I have been a member of AIFEST since ---- (mention the year in which you joined AIFEST). I understand that AIFEST is a not-for-profit general forum of English students, researchers and teachers, and I hereby assure whomsoever concerned that I offer my service voluntarily, and I will not demand money or compensation for the same.