M Aswini
Areas of Interest & Expertise
- Language learning for social justice
- Metacognitive strategies for second language learning
- Gender discourse and identity in the language classroom
- Integration of AI in language pedagogy
- Modernist poetry
- Film studies
Biography
Aswini is part of the Academic Resource Centre at the University. She has 14 months experience of Research Assistantship working in the ELTRA- British Council project “Beyond gendered textbooks: An investigation into gender(ed) discourses in secondary English language classrooms in India and Uganda” at IIITDM-Kancheepuram. Her research interests revolve around Teaching English as a second language and learners’ negotiation with the socio-cultural dynamics in the language classroom.
She has a Master’s in English from Rajiv Gandhi National Institute of Youth Development, Sriperumbudur. She holds an Integrated BA.B.Ed in English and Social Sciences from the Regional Institute of Education (NCERT), Mysuru.
Her master’s thesis focused on understanding the metacognitive listening awareness of school students in Kanyakumari district, Tamil Nadu.
She has freelance experience as an English tutor, public speaking trainer and copy editor. She also likes to write poetry, follow travelogues and go on spontaneous trips.
Conference paper presentations
- Aswini, M. (2025 May 21 – 23). Integrating Metacognitive Strategies and ChatGPT to Improve L2 English Speaking. 7th CELC Symposium, National University of Singapore.
- Aswini, M., Akshaya, M. (2023 Sep 21 – 22). Understanding the Psychosocial Struggle of Women Entrepreneurs as Represented in “Inventing Anna. International Conference on Gender Narratives and Young Adult Discourses: A contemporary perspective, National Institute of Technology, Karnataka.
- Aswini, M., Akshaya, M. (2023 March 30 – 31) Kimi no Na wa”: A look into gender perception and feminine existence. International Conference on Gender Studies, Rajiv Gandhi National Institute of Youth Development, Sriperumbudur.