Rinchen Dorji
Tuart Hill,WA
Overview
16
16
years of professional experience
Work History
Casual Academic
Murdoch University
02.2024 - Current
- Tutored COD504, COD505, EDU616
Lecturer
Sherubtse College
02.2017 - 12.2023
- Program leader for English
- Taught English language and literature to undergraduates and Honours students
- Supervisor, Master's in English dissertation at Yonphula Centenary College
- Supervisor, English Honour's research projects
- Designed new program for English Department.
- Taught Post Graduate Diploma in English (PGDE) to schoolteachers
- Member, College Academic Committee (CAC)
- Head of Elective Tracks, Sherubtse College
Teacher
Ministry of Education
01.2009 - 02.2017
- Taught English and History
- Department head, English
- Worked as the school counsellor.
- Worked as the staff secretary.
Education
Master of Arts in English -
Lovely Professional University
08.2016
Bachelor of Education -
Samtse College of Education, Royal University of Bhutan
12.2008
Skills
- Classroom Management
- Group Instruction
- IEP understanding
- Lesson Plan Implementation
Contributions
- Team leader, development of BA in English programme at Sherubtse College 2018 - 2019 (Programme launched from July 2019 in-take)
- Core Team member, review of Academic Skills Booklet (For Royal University of Bhutan) Dec. 2018
Specialtraining
- Desuung-X, 01/13/14, 02/01/14, Emergency response volunteer, 10th batch
- Royal Institute for Governance and Strategic Studies, Bhutan, 04/16/17, 05/13/17, Young Professional Leadership Programme, YPLP-4th batch
- Research Supervision Skills Training, 05/14/18, 05/18/18, Teri School of Advanced Studies, New Delhi
- Essential Presentation Skills, 04/18/18, 04/19/18, Dale Carnegie & Associates Inc.
- Training of Trainers workshop on Qualitative Research Methods, 12/13/21, 03/11/22, Co-funded by the Erasmus+ Programme of the European Union
- Advanced Training of Trainers workshop on Qualitative Research Methods, 01/22/23, 01/28/23, Organised by Vrije University, Amsterdam, Netherlands (Co-funded by the Erasmus+ Programme of the European Union)
- Advanced Training of Trainers workshop on Qualitative Research Methods, 01/30/23, 02/05/23, Organised by University of Ljubljana, Slovenia (Co-funded by the Erasmus+ Programme of the European Union)
Dissertationsupervision
Master of Arts in English, Mr. Lobzang Jamba. Choice or Destiny: A Comparative Psychological analysis of Prostitution in Eleven Minutes and Muti Thrishing (2020-2021), Mr. Yeshi Wangda. Juxtaposition of the concept of Happiness: Bhutanese vs. Western perspectives (2020-2021)
Awards
- University Academic Order for standing First in order of merit in Master of Arts (English), Lovely Professional University, 2016 (CGPA- 8.63)
- E. Prabhakar and TN Davis Prize for Excellence in English, Samtse College of Education, 2008.
- Peter Hart/JC Goyal Prize for Academic Proficiency- B.Ed secondary (Arts), Samtse College of Education, 2008.
Honoursresearchsupervision
BA in English (Honours), Kezang Wangchuk. Quest for Identity: A thematic analysis of Aravind Adiga's The White Tiger (2017-2018), Yangzom. Loss of the self-identity: A Study of the psychological effects of slavery in Toni Morrison's novel Beloved (2017-2018), Sonam Dendup. Influence of parents' educational backgrounds on the development of children's English language competency (2020-2021)
Publications
- The Depopulation Problem in Rural Bhutanese Villages: Rethinking Development Priorities, Published by: Department of Practice-oriented Area Studies, Center for Southeast Asian Studies (CSEAS), Kyoto University, Japan, December. 2018.
- Covert influence of politics on the lives of Jhumpa Lahiri's characters in 'The Lowland', International Journal of English Literature and Social Sciences, Volume 4, Issue 5, pp. 1258-1262, October, 2019.
- A Survey study on the Reading habits among English Major Students of Sherubtse College: Issues and Perspectives, International Journal of Information Technology and Language Studies (IJITLS), Volume 4, Issue 3, pp. 1-11, December, 2020.
- What is there in the dreamland? Debunking the Spiritual and Cultural Epiphanies in the movie Travellers and Magicians (Under review, CINEJ CINEMA JOURNAL)
- Inculcating Civilizational Ethics through Education: Efficacy of Educating for Gross National Happiness, Universitepark Bülten, Volume 11, Issue 1. 52-69, October 2022.
- Uncovering the cultural content: Representation of women in Bhutanese folktales (under review)
References
- Dr. Audrey Fernandes-Satar, a.fernandes-satar@murdoch.edu.au, 0438428458
- Dr. Jane Merewether, jane.merewether@murdoch.edu.au
Projects
Qualitative Research in Higher Education Teaching APProaches for sustainabilitY and well-being in Bhutan (HAPPY). 2021-2024. Co-funded by the Erasmus+ Programme of the European Union. Contribution of university in building community vitality for local development: Determining the impact of community engagement initiatives of Sherubtse College. Funded by the Annual College Research Grant (ACRG) 2023-2024
Training
- International Conference on Exploring desirable paths of agriculture and rural development in Asia: Changing livelihoods, international collaborations and trans-disciplinary challenges, February 20-22, 2018, Phnom Penh, Cambodia.
- Organiser, International conference on Traversing from Local to Global: Journey of Literature across Time and Space, Sherubtse College, Bhutan, 19-20 April 2019.
- Moderator, National Conference on Understanding Gender in Bhutan: Issues and Challenges organised by Sherubtse Initiative for Gender Learning and Research (SIGLR), Sherubtse College, 9-10 May 2019.
Timeline
Casual Academic
Murdoch University
02.2024 - Current
Lecturer
Sherubtse College
02.2017 - 12.2023
Teacher
Ministry of Education
01.2009 - 02.2017
Master of Arts in English -
Lovely Professional University
Bachelor of Education -
Samtse College of Education, Royal University of Bhutan
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