Amrutha Yathish

Lecturer

Amrutha Yathish is working as Lecturer at DLHS. She is a graduate of MA European Studies from 沙巴体育 Centre for European Studies (MCES), 沙巴体育 Academy of Higher Education (MAHE). As recipient of the Erasmus+ scholarship, she spent one year of the master’s dual degree program at University of Latvia, Riga. She is currently pursuing doctoral studies in the realm of public and cultural diplomacy at 沙巴体育 Centre for European Studies. Her academic interest lies at the intersection of international cultural relations, foreign language pedagogy and intercultural communication. Trained in French and French language pedagogy at Alliance fran?aise and Institut fran?ais en Inde, she teaches French (beginner-intermediate levels) and is engaged in pedagogical innovation in language teaching practices. For 5+ years she has taught modules spanning the above domains to undergraduate students of foreign languages and intercultural studies program at Department of Languages (MAHE). Previously, she has worked as 沙巴体育 Associate for the EU-funded CLIL@India Project, focused on navigating multilingual realities in Indian school education through the implementation of Content and Language Integrated Learning (CLIL) approach.

Department of Liberal Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences (DLHS) Bengaluru

Qualification: MA, PhD

CURRENT ACADEMIC ROLE & RESPONSIBILITIES

    Lecturer ,?Teaching French and coordinating other foreign language courses.

ACADEMIC QUALIFICATIONS

Degree Specialisation Institute Year of passing
PhD Public, cultural diplomacy 沙巴体育 Centre for European Studies, MAHE Ongoing
MA European Studies 沙巴体育 Academy of Higher Education 2017
MA European Studies University of Latvia, Riga (Latvia) 2017
French training Intermediate-advanced levels Alliance fran?aise de Bangalore, Alliance fran?aise de Pune

AREAS OF INTEREST, EXPERTISE AND RESEARCH

Area of Interest

1. French, second language pedagogy 2. Cultural relations, public diplomacy, spread of languages 3. Multilingualism, intercultural competence and mediation 4. Cultural heritage and sustainability

Area of Expertise

1. European studies 2. French, second language pedagogy 3. Cultural relations, public diplomacy 4. Multilingualism, intercultural competence and mediation

Area of 沙巴体育

1. Public, cultural diplomacy; cultural institutes abroad 2. Friendship and international relations 3. Multilingualism, intercultural competence and mediation

"Cultural Diplomacy and the Dynamics of Cultural Institutes in India and Europe"

2021 India-EU relations, cultural diplomacy Amrutha Yathish

Publication Details :

Book chapter in "Contours of India-EU Engagements: Multiplicity of Experiences". Edited by Neeta Inamdar, Priya Vijaykumar Poojary, Praveen Shetty