EFL University

Prof. Meera Srinivas

Department

Materials Development, Testing & Evaluation

School

English Language Education

Contact Details

: meerasrinivas@efluniversity.ac.in

Academic Details

Academic qualifications: S.No.

Degree/Diploma

University

1

Ph.D

CIEFL

2

M.A.

3

B.Ed

4

PGDES
Brief bio note: Dr. Meera Srinivas joined the Department of Materials development in July1993. She has a PhD in English from CIEFL. Her areas of academic interest include Curriculum and Syllabus Design, Materials Development, ESP Course Design, Language through Literature ESL Writing and Assessment. She has served the university in various capacities: Head of the Department from 2006-2009, Academic Coordinator, B.Ed (English) programme from 2005-6, All India Coordinator of the District Centre Scheme from 2009-11, Chief-Coordinator of the MEA sponsored International Training Programmes (ITP) from 2014-17, Director AIELTA and Director, Centre for Consultancy and Language Training (CCLT) (2019-2021). She is associated with several materials development projects in the university, such as the UGC Functional English Project (developed a course on Study Skills for tertiary level students), AP Social Welfare Residential Schools project (designed zero-level reading cards), Afghan-RELO Training Project, to name a few. She has authored school level English teaching books, including course books, workbooks, literature readers, teacher's books for national agencies. She currently heads the Department of Materials Development, Testing and Evaluation.
Thrust areas of interest and research: Curriculum, Syllabus and instructional materials design, Teacher education, ESP course design and ESL writing and assessment
Research articles published in peer reviewed journals with ISSN no.: ⚽ “Multilingual Education: Towards Access, Equity and Opportunity” Languaging ed by Paul Gunashekhar, Hyderabad, EFL University (joint author) Volume 1, May 2010.

⚽ “Task-based Teaching and its Implications for Teacher Training” ELTI Journal of Bikaner Rajasthan, September 2011, pp. 10-11.

⚽ “Do Online group tasks promote effective collaborative learning experiences? Teacher perceptions”, Innovations in English Language Teacher Education ed by George Pickering and Paul Gunashekhar, New Delhi, British Council, 2015. ISBN 978-0-86355-765-1

⚽ “The role of phonological awareness in developing literacy skills in young ESL learners” in Languaging, ed by Paul Gunashekhar, Hyderabad, by EFL University, June 2015, pages 11-19 ISSN 2229-323X

⚽ “Located teacher education: Redesigning the curriculum of a teacher education programme from a socio-cultural perspective” Ensuring Quality in English Language Teacher Education, ed. George Pickering and Paul Gunashekhar, New Delhi, British Council, 2016, pages 147-154. ISBN: 978-0-86355-841-2

⚽ “IR 4.0 and its implications for pedagogy and Teacher Education” English Language Teaching International Conference (ELTIC) Proceedings, 2019 ISBN: 978-623-7349-11-2/Meera Srinivas https://pubdemic.com/app/article/34173cb38f07f89ddbebc2ac9128303f -2/

⚽ “Designing customized ESP Materials: Principles, Procedure, Practice” Fortell Issue No. 42 January 2021 ISSN Print 2229-6557 Online 2394-9244 https://www.fortell.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/issue42-62-73.pdf

⚽ Designing customized ESP Materials: Principles, Procedure, Practice” Critical Issues in ELT, Ruchi Kaushik and A.L.Khanna, New Delhi, Aakar Books, 2022, ISBN- 978-93-5002-772-1

⚽ Blended Practicum- Instructor reflections in Pilgrim’s Teacher Trainer Journal Vol. 36 No.1 Autumn 2022, pages 9-13 ISSN 0001 7631

⚽ “Designing Tasks for L2 Writing Assessment-Principles, Goals, Process” Materials for Language Assessment ed. Asma Aftab (accepted for publication)
Books authored, edited, chapters in books with ISBN no.: ⚽ New Broadway: A Multi-Skill Course in English Coursebook 6, Oxford University Press, 2009, 2014, 2018 revised edition ISBN 0-19-8090692

⚽ New Broadway: A Multi-Skill Course in English, Workbook 6, Oxford University Press, 2009, 2014, 2018 revised edition ISBN0-19-809077-3

⚽ New Broadway: A Multi-Skill Course in English, Literature Reader 6, Oxford University Press, 2009, 2014, 2018 Revised edition, ISBN0-19-947889-9
Research projects (ongoing and completed): ⚽
Administrative responsibilities: ⚽ Currently, Head of the Department of Materials Development, Testing & Evaluation

⚽ Dean, Cultural Affairs
Professional affiliations (membership, editorial board, etc.,): ⚽ Member, MATSDA-Materials Development Association
Awards and recognitions: ⚽