1. A three day National Conference on Language Across Curriculum in Multi-Linguistic Context: Scope and Challenges was conducted by the department from 29th to 31st January 2018. Nearly 120 delegates from all over India participated in the conference. Some of the notable scholars in the field who delivered the Keynote address were Prof. E. Sathyanarayana, Vice-Chancellor, Dravidian University, Kuppam, Andhra Pradesh; Prof. G. Gopinathan, Former Vice Chancellor, MGAHV, Wardha; Prof. N. Manu Chakravarthy, Former Head, Dept. of English, NMKRV College, Bengaluru; Prof. Chamanlal, Former HOD CIL, SLL & CS JNU, New Delhi.
2. A three day National Conference on Emerging Themes and Trends in Teaching of English in Schools was held between December 6-9, 2017 at RIE, Mysuru. 96 Papers were presented in the Conference by Academicians, Teachers, Teacher Educators and Researchers. Prominent ELT experts Dr. N .S. Prabhu, Prof. Paul Gunasekhar and Prof. Amy Lightfoot delivered the keynote speeches in the Plenary Sessions. Other academician like Prof. Rajagopal, Prof. Sandhya Sahoo, Prof.Varada Nikalje and Prof. Prema Raghavan had been part of the Conference.
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3. A five day Workshop for Training Secondary Teachers of English in the use of Language Lab and ICT Based Learning Material of the Southern States was held from September 11 to 15, 2017 for training 40 Key Resource Persons from Karnataka, Kerala, Andhra Pradesh, Tamil Nadu, Telengana, Lakshadweep and Pondichery. Notable Resource Persons for the Workshop were Prof.G.Rajagopal, Former Dean, School of English Language Education, EFLU, Hyderabad; Prof. Prema Raghavan, Former HOD, DESSH, RIE, Mysore; Dr.Premanand, Associate Professor, Department of English, Malabar Christian College, Calicut; Dr.K.J.Verghese, Associate Professor, Department of English, Christ College, Iringalakkuda, Trissur, Kerala; Dr.Jessa.M., Associate Professor, Department of English,Ferook Training College, Ferook, Kerala; Dr.K.P.Meera, Professor, Department of Education, University of Calicut, Thenjippalam, Kerala.