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Dr Merlin Depsy Nithiya N

Assistant Professor
English
UGPGM.PHILPh.DNET
Qualifications
UG, PG, M.PHIL, Ph.D, NET
Designation
Assistant Professor
Department
English
Official Email
merlindepsynithiya@hcctrichy.ac.in
Qualifications
  • Degree: UG

    Branch: ENGLISH

    Institution: HOLY CROSS COLLEGE (AUTONOMOUS), TIRUCHIRAPALLI

    Year: 2008

    Degree: PG

    Branch: ENGLISH

    Institution: MADRAS UNIVERSITY

    Year: 2010

    Degree: M.PHIL

    Branch: ENGLISH

    Institution: ST. JOSEPH'S COLLEGE (AUTONOMOUS), TIRUCHIRAPALLI

    Year: 2012

  • Title: The Flipped Classroom Approach to Enhance Reading Skills for Tertiary Level ESL Learners – An Experimental Study

    Specialization: ENGLISH LANGUAGE TEACHING

    Supervisor: DR. M. MARY JAYANTHI

    Centre: HOLY CROSS COLLEGE (AUTONOMOUS), TIRUCHIRAPALLI

    Year: 2020

  • Examination: NET

    Year: 2018

  • Course Name: Cambridge ESOL level 1 Certificate in ESOL International

    Place of Study: University of Cambridge through British Council

    Duration: YEAR - 2010

    Course Name: Cognizant Certified Professional in Instructional Designing

    Place of Study: CHENNAI

    Duration:

    Course Name: Certified Training Professional in Teaching, Training and Developing Professionals

    Place of Study: INDIA

    Duration:

    Course Name: Diploma in Journalism

    Place of Study: Bharathidasan University

    Duration: 2 years

Experience
  • Year: 2025 - Present

    Club/Committee/Dean/Others: CROSSIAN CENTRE FOR AI EXCELLENCE (CACE)

    Position: Co-ordinator

    Year: 2023 - Present

    Club/Committee/Dean/Others: NAAC Parameter II

    Position: 1. Core Committee Member

    Year: 2018 - Present

    Club/Committee/Dean/Others: Teacher Member

    Position: Sr.Marie Rita International Language Lab

    Year: 2024

    Club/Committee/Dean/Others: Institutional Development Plan (IDP)

    Position: Co-ordinator for Digital Enablers

    Year: 2023

    Club/Committee/Dean/Others: Bridge Course

    Position: Core Committee Member

    Year: 2023-2026

    Club/Committee/Dean/Others: B.A English

    Position: Class Teacher

    Year: 2022-2025

    Club/Committee/Dean/Others: YUVA CLUB

    Position: Co-ordinator

    Year: 2022-2023

    Club/Committee/Dean/Others: Centennial Souvenir

    Position: 6. Member of the Editorial Board

    Year: 2020

    Club/Committee/Dean/Others: HCCares Webinar Series and Language Lab Webinar Series

    Position: Organizing Team

    Year: 2019

    Club/Committee/Dean/Others: Bridge Course

    Position: Moderator

    Year: 2019-2020, 2018-2019 & 2013-2014

    Club/Committee/Dean/Others: Holy Rood – College Magazine

    Position: Member of the Editorial Board

  • Ug: 13

    Pg: 13

Research & Publications
  • Project Title: Aptis Action Research Mentor Scheme (AARMS)

    Funding Agency: British Council

    Amount: 0

    Status: Submitted

    Duration: 1

    Project Title: Professional English Networks (OPEN) Summer 2023 Scholarship

    Funding Agency: U.S. Department of State, with funding provided by the U.S. Government, and administered by FHI 360

    Amount: 0

    Status: Completed

    Duration: 3 monthsx

  • Title: A Comparative Study on Pedagogy, Andragogy and Heutagogy in the Walk towards Education 5.0

    Journal: Celt: A Journal of Culture, English Language Teaching & Literature

    ISSN/ISBN:

    Volume/Issue: 23, 2

    Date: 20-12-2023

  • Chapter Title: In-class Flipping - An Ideal way to Flip in a Low Resource Classroom

    Book Title: English Teaching: Preparing Students for the Future

    Publisher: Annamal Publications

    Year: 2022

  • Book Title: ELT Practice Book

    Publisher: Holy Cross Publishing House

    Year: 2024

  • Title: UGC-Sponsored Twelfth Online Faculty Induction Programme

    Organizer: UGC-Human Resource Development Centre, Bharathidasan University

    Sponsoring Agency: UGC

    Place: ONLINE

    Duration: 28-10-2022 to 26-11-2022

    Title: NEP Orientation & Sensitization Programme

    Type: Short Term Course

    Organizer: GAD-MMTTC, SGTB Khalsa College, University of Delhi

    Sponsoring Agency: UGC-MMTC

    Place: ONLINE

    Duration: 16-09-2025 to 26-09-2025

    Title: Refresher Course in English

    Type: Refresher Course

    Organizer: Karnataka University, Dharwad

    Sponsoring Agency: UGC-MMTC

    Place: ONLINE

    Duration: 16-02-2026 to 28-02-2026

  • Title: Asia-Pacific Haggai Leaders’ Summit (APHLS)

    Type: Conference

    Level: International

    Organizer: HAGGAI

    Place: Medan, Indonesia

    Date: 07-11-2024 to 12-11-2024

Achievements
  • Event/Title: FDP Program

    Level: National

    Place: AIACHE and St. Joseph’s College (Autonomous), Tiruchirappalli.

    Date: 02-06-2024

    Event/Title: Teaching Strategies for Engaging Gen Z

    Level: Institutional

    Place: Jamal Mohamed College (Autonomous), Tiruchirapalli in association with ELTAI

    Date: 25-01-2025

    Event/Title: Reading Strategies for the Screenagers

    Level: Institutional

    Place: PG and Research Department of English, Kalaignar Karunanidi Government Arts College for Women (A), Pudukkottai

    Date: 20-02-2025