Prof. Rajiv Saxena

Centre of Spanish, Portuguese, Italian & Latin American Studies

Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi, India

ACADEMICS

 

TEACHING PROFILE

 

Currently teaching as a Professor and Chairperson/Head of the Centre of Spanish, Portuguese, Italian & Latin American Studies,

at Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi. Prior to joining JNU in 2001, he taught at

»    University of Delhi

»    Indian Institute of Foreign Trade (IIFT), Delhi.

»    Lady Sri Ram College (LSR), Delhi.

More than 25 years of teaching experience till 2017.

 

 

Job responsibilities at Jawaharlal Nehru University:

 

Programme:

Graduate, Master, M.Phil. and Ph.D. programme of studies.

Courses:

Spanish Language, Commercial & Technical Translation, Business Spanish and Latin American Literature, Culture & Civilization.

 

Teaching/Taught:

B.A. & M.A. courses

 

Course No. SP 104 [Spanish Language Grammar-I]

Course No. SP 109 [Spanish Language Grammar-II]

Course No. SP 204 [Business Spanish]

Course No. SP 304 [Translation of Commercial & Economic Texts]

Course No. SP 402 [Theory & Practice of Translation : Commercial, Economic, Journalistic and Technical Texts]

Course No. SP 406 [Practice of Translation: Business & Conference Texts]

 

 

M.Phil. & Ph.D. Courses

       

»    Course No. SP 606N [Latin American Literature: Selected Aspects-I]

»    Course No. SP 607N [Latin American Literature: II]

»    Course No. SP 609N [Latin American Culture & Civilization: II]

»    Course No. SP 605N [History of Spanish Culture & Civilization-II]

 

Research:

 

»    Supervised several M.A., M.Phil. Dissertations and Ph.D. Thesis (Total: More than 20 supervised).

Currently supervising 7 Ph.D. and 3 M.Phil.

 

»    Involved in research programmes and tutorials for research students.

 

»    Involved in many research projects of Government and other organizations.

 

 

PEDAGOGICAL OUTCOME

 

»    Several of our students are employed in industries/corporate world.

 

»    Many of our students are in teaching in universities, colleges and schools.

 

»    Some of our students are perusing research in premier league universities abroad.

 

»    A small section of our students are self-employed and have setup their own business

 

 

RECENTLY INVITED FOR LECTURES (2011-2016)

 

         1.    Amity University, Noida

         2.    UGC Academic Staff College, New Delhi.

         3.    Indian Institute of Technology (IIT), Roorkee.

         4.    Department of Romance Languages and Literatures, Harvard University, USA

         5.    British School, New Delhi

         6.    Department of Comparative Literature, University of California, USA.

         7.    Human Resource Development Centre, New Delhi.

         8.    Department of Modern Languages, Ohio University, USA.

         9.    Department of Spanish, University of California (UCD), USA. 

        10.   Bildner Center for Western Hemisphere Studies, City University of New York (CUNY), USA.

 

 

international collaborations

Multicultural Project Collaboration with

»    Georgetown University, U.S.A.

»    Department of Business and Humanities of ITESM, Mexico.

 

Seminars/Talks/Workshops/cultural events

»    Organized the First Cultural Week of Ecuador.

»    Organized first of its kind real time video conferences live with 7 foreign universities.

»    Organized first of its kind Facebook activities with foreign university students/faculty.

»    Organized first orientation programme in the Centre

»    Organized Spanish & Latin American Film shows in the Centre.

»    Organized several literary programs in the Centre.

»    Organized various Seminars and Workshops in the Centre.

»    Organized various Talks and Lectures of Area Experts from abroad and Ambassadors of the foreign countries.

»    Recently organized. More>

 

RECOMMENDATIONS

Recommended for scholarships and higher studies in foreign universities.

Many of them are recipients of:

»   Erasmus Mundus of European Commission

»   Noha Mundus of European Commission.

»   Spanish Government scholarships

»   Mexican Government scholarship.

»   United Kingdom scholarship.

»   Ireland scholarship.

 

Updated: 14 March 2017