{"id":1842,"date":"2022-11-20T08:08:05","date_gmt":"2022-11-20T08:08:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/shrishikshayatancollege.org\/?page_id=1842"},"modified":"2023-02-10T11:52:10","modified_gmt":"2023-02-10T11:52:10","slug":"lina-ray-memorial-lectures","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/shrishikshayatancollege.org\/lina-ray-memorial-lectures\/","title":{"rendered":"Lina Ray Memorial Lectures"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[vc_row css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1668929583837{margin-top: 40px !important;}&#8221;][vc_column][vc_custom_heading source=&#8221;post_title&#8221; font_container=&#8221;tag:h2|text_align:left|color:%23ffffff&#8221; use_theme_fonts=&#8221;yes&#8221; css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1669031873044{background-color: #640000 !important;}&#8221;][vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner][vc_column_text]<strong>LINA RAY MEMORIAL LECTURE<\/strong><\/p>\n<ol>\n<li><strong>30.08.2016<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p><strong>Speaker : Dr. Srish Chatterjee,\u00a0<\/strong><strong>Professor of Finance, Fordham University, New York<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Topic : A Conversation About Teaching<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Professor Chatterjee, in his usual friendly manner, delivered his own speech to the students and teachers present.\u00a0 Following the title of the lecture, he shared his own perception of teaching and how he got into the field of teaching through simple and sincere conversations.\u00a0 In addition to interpreting and analyzing his views, his own feelings and recollections of the past came forth again and again. His sincere discourse made the whole program enjoyable and instructive.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>16.08.2017<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Speaker : Professor Biswajit Roy, Associate Professor, Head, Department of Statistics, Presidency University, Kolkata.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Topic : The Utility and Importance of Statistics for A Teacher<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The focus of this year\u2019s lecture was on the use and importance of statistics in classroom teaching.\u00a0 Although the subject was not easy for all the audience, the eloquence of Professor Roy and the simplicity of his interpretation, engrossed the audience.\u00a0 From the various examples he has given, it was easily realized how a teacher can make effective use of statistics in assessing the qualitative and quantitative progress of his students. The whole discussion became very interesting for everyone because of the simplicity of the language and the ease of interpretation. Students actively participated in the interactive session.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>31.08.2018<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Speaker : Dr. Sohini Dhar, Professor of History of Art, Faculty of Visual Art, Rabindra Bharati.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Topic : \u201cCorrelation between Art and Society\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Dr. Sohini Dhar, Professor of History of Art at the Faculty of Visual Art, Rabindra Bharati University who was the guest speaker for the occasion delivered a lecture on \u201cCorrelation between Art and Society\u201d She also made an enthralling presentation on paintings which enlightened the students and Faculty alike on the different forms of paintings, their origin, history and relevance even in the present times and society.\u00a0 The erudite speaker also threw light on the position of art, both in the national and international scenario. She also spoke on how art is the language, the medium, that helps one to transcend the mundane world and explore the depth of the world of aesthetics<strong>.<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>25.09.2019<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Speaker : Sri Arindam Sengupta, Teacher of English, Hare School, Kolkata<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Topic : Language Across the Curriculum.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Beginning with a question \u2013 \u201cWhat is language?\u201d \u00a0Which was directed to the students, Sri Sengupta made the session interactive and interesting at the very outset. Next, he elaborated on the concept of Language Across the Curriculum that is language learned should not be restricted to the language classes alone but should take place through all the subjects and activities of the Curriculum. He aptly mentioned the SWANN Report (1985) and the goals of Language Across the Curriculum. He also explained the concepts of BICS (basic interpersonal communication skill) and CALP (Cognitive Academic Language Proficiency) and the significance of the term \u2018discourse competence\u2019 of both the students and the teachers. In this context he also emphasized the need of scaffolding and error correction in classroom discourse. He finally rounded up by stating the importance of the teacher\u2019s role in helping the students to develop their communicative skills. The lecture was an enriching experience for the students and the faculty alike. The interaction between the speaker and the audience made it a lively and interesting session.[\/vc_column_text][vc_gallery type=&#8221;image_grid&#8221; images=&#8221;4896,4897,4898,4899,4900,4901,4902&#8243; img_size=&#8221;440&#215;240&#8243;][\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner][\/vc_column][\/vc_row]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>[vc_row css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1668929583837{margin-top: 40px !important;}&#8221;][vc_column][vc_custom_heading source=&#8221;post_title&#8221; font_container=&#8221;tag:h2|text_align:left|color:%23ffffff&#8221; use_theme_fonts=&#8221;yes&#8221; css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1669031873044{background-color: #640000 !important;}&#8221;][vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner][vc_column_text]LINA RAY MEMORIAL LECTURE 30.08.2016 Speaker : Dr. Srish Chatterjee,\u00a0Professor of Finance, Fordham University, New York Topic<span class=\"excerpt-hellip\"> [\u2026]<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_bbp_topic_count":0,"_bbp_reply_count":0,"_bbp_total_topic_count":0,"_bbp_total_reply_count":0,"_bbp_voice_count":0,"_bbp_anonymous_reply_count":0,"_bbp_topic_count_hidden":0,"_bbp_reply_count_hidden":0,"_bbp_forum_subforum_count":0,"_uf_show_specific_survey":0,"_uf_disable_surveys":false,"footnotes":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/shrishikshayatancollege.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1842"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/shrishikshayatancollege.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/shrishikshayatancollege.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/shrishikshayatancollege.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/shrishikshayatancollege.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1842"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/shrishikshayatancollege.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1842\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":4903,"href":"https:\/\/shrishikshayatancollege.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1842\/revisions\/4903"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/shrishikshayatancollege.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1842"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}