Admissions 2024

Department of Languages

Thomas Thiruthanathy

Designation : Professor and Head, Department of Languages

Qualification : MA, PGCTE

Email-ID : thomast@rajagiri.edu

Prof. Thomas Thiruthanathy, retired as Associate Professor from the Post- Graduate Department of English, Sacred Heart College, Thevara. He was a faculty member at the Off-Campus, Distance Education PG Programme in English, Mahatma Gandhi University, Kottayam, for 20 years. After retirement, he taught at the Department of English, Sree Sankaracharya University of Sanskrit, Kalady. He has also worked as Head of the Department of English at St. Patrick’s Academy, Manjapra, and Vimala Central School, Perumbavoor. He is a trainer and resource person for Capacity Building Programme for teachers, and also an IELTS trainer and language consultant.

  • MA, PGCTE
  • He retired in 2008 as Associate Professor with 23 years of teaching experience as Lecturer  (to be deleted) in the Post- Graduate Department of English, Sacred Heart College, Thevara.
  • He was 20 years Faculty, Off-Campus & Distance Education: PG Programme in English, MG University.
  • After retirement, siterked (worked) for one year as Guest Lecturer, Sree Sankaracharya University of Sanskrit, Kalady.
  • Three years as Faculty, NET coaching classes, ( & to be deleted) Communicative English and IELTS in Naipuniya International
  • Five years as  International &  (to be deleted) Language Coordinator, St. Patrick's Academy, (ICSE, ISC School) Manjapra
  • One year as HOD, Vimala Central School, Perumbavoor.
  • Linguistics
  • Phonetics
  • English Language Teaching.
  • He has published a book “An Introduction to Magazine Journalism.”