Dr. Soni Joseph


Dr. Soni Joseph

Assistant Professor
Department of Humanities and Social Sciences
Motilal Nehru National Institute of Technology Allahabad, Prayagraj, India-211004
E-mail: sonij[at]mnnit[dot]ac[dot]in
Telephone: 8547643760(O)

Other Academic Achievements

Keynote Address/Invited Talks in Conferences & Workshops:

Delivered an invited talk on ‘Performance and Power: Colonial Discourse and the Creation of Chavittunatakam’ at the Sahitya’s Interdisciplinary and International Conference on Feminist and Gender Studies: Global Perspectives-Media, Literature and Performance, 21-23 February 2019, Puducherry.
Delivered a talk on An Introduction to Research in English Language Teaching in the Faculty Development Programme (23 November 2020) organized by the Dept. of Humanities, St. Claret College, Bangalore.
Delivered a talk on Trends in English Language Teaching in the Faculty Development Programme (14-18 December 2020) organised by the School of Social Sciences and Languages, Vellore Institute of Technology, Chennai Campus
Acted as the Resource Person for the Career Guidance Webinar Series (19-20 May 2021) organized by the Placement Cell, Department of English and the Students of English Association at Little Flower Institute of Social Sciences and Health, Calicut, Kerala.
Delivered the Key Note Address during the inauguration of the Certificate Course in Communicative English at Mar Thoma College, Chungathara, Kerala (7 August 2021)
Acted as the Resource Person for the Career Orientation Webinar for UG English Students (29 January 2022) organized by the Department of English and IQAC at Mary Matha Arts & Science College Manathavady, Kerala.
Delivered an Invited talk (23 April 2022) on Active Listening A Powerful Communication Tool for Entrepreneurs in the Four-Day E-Workshop on Developing Communication Skills Challenges and Strategies (22,23,29 and 30 April 2022) organised by Directorate of Distance Education and Department of English, Pondicherry Central University, Puducherry.

Chair in Conferences:

Acted as a Co-Chair for the paper presentation session 03: Education on 9th January 2021, in the International Conference titled Exploring Collaborative Research Opportunities in Humanities and Social Sciences- Beyond Boundaries during 9-10 January2021 held as a part of First Pan-NIT Humanities and Social Sciences Research Conclave (HSSRC) organized by the Department of Humanities and Social Sciences, National Institute of Technology, Warangal in collaboration with 14 other NITs during 8-10 January 2021.
Acted as the Co-Chair for Technical Session VIII in the International Conference on Technologies and Innovations for Sustainable Development (TISD) 2023 organized by the Central Library, MNNIT Allahabad, Prayagraj from 27-29 October 2023.
Chaired the Session on ‘English Language Education’ in the PAN NIT Humanities and Social Sciences Research Conclave 2024 organized by the Department of Humanities and Social Sciences, National Institute of Technology Warangal, 29 May 2024.

Conferences Attended for Presenting Paper:

Presented and published a paper titled ‘Using Multimedia to Enhance the Classroom Interaction in the Context of Teacher Education in English’ in the UGC sponsored National Conference (4-5 August 2011) held at St. Ann’s College for Women, Hyderabad.
Presented a paper titled Using Multimedia in the Classroom: Which Side does the Balance Tilt? in the International English Language Teacher Educators Conference (21-13 February 2014) co- hosted by the British Council and the EFL University, held at HICC, Hyderabad.
Presented a paper titled ‘Blogs as the Sites of Resistance: Reading Select Blogs Written by Women’ in the UGC sponsored National Seminar (28-29 December 2015) held at Bishop Moore College, Mavelikara.
Presented a paper titled ‘D.Ed English Curriculum and its Implementation: An Evaluative Study’ in the International Conference on Inclusive and Equitable Quality Education in ELT (26-27 October 2018) organised by the Dept. Of English, SSN College of Engineering and Anna University, Chennai.
Presented a paper titled ‘Juxtaposing TTC English Curriculum and D.Ed English Curriculum in the light of NCFTE 2009: A Study’ in the International Conference on Quality Teacher Education vis-a-vis School Education (24-25 January 2019) organised by the University College of Education, Osmania University, Hyderabad.

Award and Honors:

Selected as the best outgoing student of the Department of English, Pondicherry University, 2006-2008.
Recipient of Maulana Azad National Fellowship (MANF) for research (M.Phil and Ph.D.), 2010-2015.

Conferences/ Workshops/Symposium/ Short-term Courses Organized:

Coordinated an Online webinar on Covid Awareness: Prevention, Protection and Perseverance, 24 October 2020, DHSS, MNNITA
Coordinated the Seven- Day (8-14 December 2020) Online Workshop on Research Methodology, Dept. of Humanities and Social Sciences, MNNITA.
Coordinated the Seven- Day (19-25 January 2021) Online Faculty Development Programme on Academic Effectiveness: A New Perspective, Dept. of Humanities and Social Sciences, MNNITA.
Coordinated the Seven-Day (27 June to 3 July 2022) Online International Workshop on Applied Research Methodology, Dept. of Humanities and Social Sciences, MNNITA.
Coordinated the Seven- Day (15-21 October 2022) Online Faculty Development Programme on Soft Skills and Personality Development in Academics, Dept. of Humanities and Social Sciences, MNNITA.
Coordinated the Seven Days Online International Workshop on Applied Research Methodology (27 June - 3 July 2022), Dept. of Humanities and Social Sciences, MNNITA.
Co-Organizing Secretary for the International Conference on Opportunities and Challenges in Techno-Management for Socio-Economic Development, 11-13 November 2022, Dept. of Humanities and Social Sciences, MNNITA
Organizing Secretary for the International Conference on Technologies and Innovations for Sustainable Development (TISD) 2023, organized by the Central Library, MNNIT Allahabad, Prayagraj, from 27-29 October 2023.

Expert Lectures:

Delivered an Invited Lecture on Netiquette and Standards for Online Writing on 27th March 2023 at School of Social Sciences and Languages, VIT Vellore.
Delivered an Invited Lecture on Mechanics of Writing a Technical Report on 30 th April 2024 at School of Social Sciences and Languages, Vellore Institute of Technology, Chennai.

Other Significant Achievements:

Acted as a Resource Person for Developing the Course Materials (Module on Listening) for the Certificate Programme in Communication Skills in English for the Western Region conducted by Regional Institute of Education, Bhopal under the aegis of NCERT.
Acted as a Resource Person/Expert for Developing the Course Content and E- Content for The Diploma Course in the Teaching of English (DCTE), a one-year Diploma Course for In-service and Pre-Service Teachers of English, developed by Regional Institute of Education (a constituent Unit of NCERT), Bhopal.
Empanelled Evaluator (ELT), Indira Gandhi National Open University (IGNOU).
Doctoral Committee Member, School of Social Sciences and Languages (SSL) , Vellore Institute of Technology Chennai.
Acted as a Resource Person for the Development of Language Resource Centre (LRC) and contributed to the development of language learning games and activities at the Regional Institute of Education (NCERT), Bhopal.
External Expert Member in the Board of Studies (BoS) for Communication Skills Related Courses, School of Technology, Woxen University, Hyderabad.
Acted as a Resource Person in the workshop organized by the Department of Education in Languages (DEL), NCERT, New Delhi, to develop a Language Education Kit in English for the Middle Stage, 18-21 June 2024.