Dr. P. Ravi Kumar is an Assistant Professor of English at Mahindra University. He has a Ph.D. in English Language Education from The English and Foreign Languages University (EFLU), Hyderabad. He has authored four books and developed teaching materials for MOOCS, EMMRC, EFLU and Orient Blackswan Publications. His research areas include Teacher Professional Development, Developing Teaching Materials and Teaching of Language Skills. He also offered training programmes in language proficiency and competency to teachers of different schools and colleges in Andhra Pradesh and Telangna.

• Annamalai University, Chennai, India MA Linguistics 2019
• The English and Foreign Languages University (EFLU), School of English Language Education, Hyderabad (India) Doctor of Philosophy in English Language Teaching, August 2018
  
  Thesis title: Exploring the Impact of Apprenticeship of Observation on Teaching Practice – A Study of ESL Teachers
• The English and Foreign Languages University (EFLU), School of English Language Education, Hyderabad (India) Master of Philosophy in English Language Teaching, August 2012
  Dissertation Title: Exploring Language Teacher Identity and Its Impact on Teaching Practice
• The English and Foreign Languages University (EFLU), School of English Language Education, Hyderabad (India) Master of Arts in TESL June 2011 passed with first class
• De Nobili College, Pune (India) Bachelor of Arts in Philosophy June 2007 passed with first class
• Andhra Loyola College, Vijayawada, Andhra Pradesh (India) Bachelor of Arts in English June 2005 passed with distinction

Book Publication:

• Author of the book titled Spoken English Made Easy – Basic Level AchieverZ Publications, Hyderabad, India 2022, ISBN: 978-93-5626-892-0
• Author of the book titled Common Mistakes Made Easy – AchieverZ Publications, Hyderabad, India 2022, ISBN: 978-93-5426-963-9
• Contributed two chapters to the book titled Methods of Teaching English – A Resource Book for Teachers and Teacher Educators – Delhi Viva Books, 2022 ISBN 978-93-9329-98-1
• Author of the book titled Speak English Better through Role-plays – Sambodhi Publications, Nanded, 2020, ISBN 978-81-943397-1-0
• Contributed three lessons to the book entitled ‘Classroom Tasks in English – A Resource Book for Multilingual Teaching’ – Delhi Viva Books, 2018 ISBN 978-93-88386-84-5

Material Development

• Translated and Transliterated Teaching Materials (Steps to English) for Orient Black Swan Publications, Himayat Nagar, Hyderabad (2018)
• Prepared Teaching Materials for MOOCS program, UGC, Educational Multimedia and Research Centre (EMMRC), EFLU (2018)
• Presented six video programmes for UGC-MHRD sponsored NME-ICT E-Content Development Programmes (MOOC Courses) on topics related to B. Ed (English), and five videos on the topics related to Home Science Series in 2016-17.

Research Publication

• Published a paper The Impact of Personal Identities of Teachers on their Teaching Practice: An Exploratory Study Journal Of English Language Teaching (A Peer-Reviewed Journal) Vol. LXII, No. 3, Pages 20-29 May-June 2020 ISSN 0973-5208
• Published a paper Exploring English Language Teacher Identity and Its Impact on Teaching Practice in Complexity International Journal, Pages 1-26, Volume 24, Issue 2, May 2020, ISSN: 1320-0682, International Journal, Impact Factor 5.6
• Published a paper The Impact of Professional Identities of Teachers and Their Impact on Teaching Practice: An Exploratory Study in International Journal of English Language, Literature and Translation Studies (IJELR), Pages 144 – 153, Volume 7, Issue 2, ISSN:2349-9451/2395-2628 (Peer-Reviewed and Refereed International Journal) Impact Factor – 5.9745
• Published a paper Exploring the Impact of Prior Language Learning Experiences on Instructional Practices: A Study of Novice Teachers in Journal of Information Storage and Processing Systems UGC Care Listed, Pages 66-80, Volume 19, Issue 02, ISSN:1099-8047 Impact Factor – 6.303
• Published a paper The Impact of Teacher Education Programme on Teaching Methodology: An Exploratory Study of Novice Teachers in Research Journal of English language and Literature (RJELAL) Pages 224-232, Volume 8, Issue 2, 2020, ISSN: 2395-2636(P): 2321-3108(O) (Peer-Reviewed and Refereed International Journal) Impact Factor – 6.8992
• Published a paper Developing Speaking Skill through ICT/Multimedia (Audio-Visual) – An Experimental Study on Engineering Students in Research Journal of English (RJOE) Pages 206-211, Vol-5, Issue-1, Jan 2020 ISSN: 2456-2696 (Peer-Reviewed International Journal) Impact Factor – 4.845
• Published a paper entitled The Collaborative Role of Parents and Teachers in Teaching English to Children: A Comparative Study at the one-day National Conference on Trends in English for science & Technology with special Focus on Technical Writing- TEST ‘14 organized by The Department of English, Sathyabama University on 29 January, 2014. ISBN- 978-93-83409-03-7

• A full-time language trainer at AchieverZ Educational Society, Hyderabad, India
  Trained students in the language proficiency and competency Prepared teaching materials for the institution
• A faculty at Princeton Institute of Engineering and Technology for Women, Hyderabad, India
  Taught prescribed syllabus to the students and prepared them for campus placements
• A full-time language trainer at AchieverZ Educational Society, Hyderabad, India
  Trained students in the language proficiency and competency Prepared teaching materials for the institution
• Taught at Pendekanti Law College, Hyderabad, India Prepared students with public speaking skills, debate skills, group discussion skills and drafting skills
• Teaching Assistant The English and Foreign Languages University (EFLU), Hyderabad (India) – 2012-2016 Taught the Certificate of Proficiency (COP) courses to EFL and ESL learners with a focus on developing proficiency in the skills of English language for everyday communication. Coordinated four courses. Created materials for teaching and assessment of English language proficiency
• Taught at Narsimha Reddy Engineering College, Hyderabad, India
• Taught at Loyola Junior College, karim Nagar, Telangana, India
• Taught at Kaladarshini, Andhra Loyola College, Vijayawada, Andhra Pradesh, India
• St. Patrick’s High School, Secunderabad (2017-2023)
• Loyola Public School, Nallapadu, Guntur (2021)
• Rockwoods International School, Hyderabad (2018)
• Vasavi Public School, Hyderabad (2019 – 2023)
• Divya Bala Vidhyalayam, Bhongiri (2021)
• Amali Public School, Viajyawada (2021)
• Sri Sai Sarasvathi Vidhyanikethan, Hydearbad (2022 – 2023)
• RCM Indian and Foreign Languages Institute, Mulapadu, Viajayawada (2022)
• Loyola English Medium School, Amalapuram (2022)
• Holy Family English Medium School, Sattenapalli, Guntur (2023)
• St. Mary’s English Medium School, Ravipadu, Narsaraopet, Guntur (2023)

Conducted Workshops & Delivered Guest Lectures/Talks:

• Conducted a workshop on Importance of Communication skills in Digital Era to the Polytechnic students at YSR Loyola Polytechnical College, Pulivendula, Andhra Pradesh, India
• Conducted a weeklong workshop on ‘Effective Communication Skills’ for the first and second year MBA students at Andhra Loyola College of Engineering and Technology, Vijayawada, Andhra Pradesh. (2018/19)
• Conducted one-day workshop on ‘Writing Research Proposal’ to Mass Communication Students for two consecutive years, 2018 & 2019 at St. Francis College, Begumpet, Hyderabad.
• Delivered a lecture on ‘Communicative English’ to the B Ed students of St. Mary’s College of Education, Secunderabad. (Nov 2019)
• Delivered a lecture on “The Important of Pronunciation and Functional English in Communication” at Vignan Institute of Technology and Science, Hyderabad on 22 July 2020 (Online)
• Delivered a lecture on Communication Skills: Need for Effective and Efficient Speaking Skills at G. Narayanamma Institute on Science & Technology in Novemebr 2020 (Online – Induction programme)
• Conducted a one day seminar on ‘Benefits of learning foreign languages for engineering students’ at RGMCET, Nandhyal, Kurnool, AP (Dec 2019)