James Morely
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| Born | June 10, 1968 Kuttikad, Chalakudy, Kerala |
| Nationality | Indian |
| Citizenship | India |
| Alma mater | Educationalist |
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Dr. James Morely is an Indian Educationalist, best known for his contribution to English Language Education and School Education, in the State of Andhra Pradesh. He is a pioneer in the field, primarily for his teaching philosophy known as English through English.
Birth and Family.
Dr. Morely was born on 10 May 1968 at Kuttikad, Chalakudy, Kerala. His father, Ouseph Morely, who was a farmer by profession, had died when Dr. Morely was a 6th grader at the school. His Mother Alia Ouseph Morely was a house maker. He has two sisters and three brothers. He is married to Mrs. Lincy James, a nurse by profession and has 2 sons.
Education
| Education | Institution | Year of completion |
|---|---|---|
| Primary | St.Sebastians H.S School, at Kuttikad | 1983 |
| Secondary | St. Aloysius College, Mangalore, run by Society of Jesus | 1986 |
| Bachelor of Arts
(Indian philosophy|Indian Philosophy) |
Nagpur Univeristy | 1990 |
| Western Philosophy | St. Charles Seminary, Nagpur | 1990 |
| Post Graduate Diploma in Journalism | Management Studies Promotion Institute , New Delhi. | 1991 |
| English Literature | Madras University, Chennai | 1993 |
| Bachelors in Education | Nagarjuna Univeristy | 2005 |
| Masters in Education | Andhra Univerisity | 2012 |
| Doctorate in English Literature | Nagpur Univeristy, Nagpur | 2020 |
Other Certificate Courses
James Morely has undergone training in a workshop entitled: Texas Essential Knowledge and Skills|TEKS Resource System – Kermit Independent School District|Kermit ISD – Secondary School Teachers.
Morely had undergone many other training programs for educators, organised by Texas Education Agency|TEA at Texas Education Service Centre like, Cyberbullying for Educators, Bullying Prevention for School Personnel, Allergy and Anaphylaxis, Suicide prevention|Suicide Awareness and Prevention, Mental health|Mental Health and & B 460.
Educational Establishments
British Institutes of English at Eluru, Vijayawada, Guntur, Tenali, Nellore
Dr. Morely started his career in 1991, as a grammar teacher in a language institute at Bhimavaram|Bhimavarm in West Godavari district|West Godavari District of Andhra Pradesh, which was started by Mr. George Morely, his elder brother, After working there for an year, he began his own first venture, known as ‘British Institute of English’ at Eluru, Andhra Pradesh, in the year 1991. He eventually established the institutions in Vijayawada, Guntur, Tenali, Nellore.
2. Montessori Public Schools at Tenali, Duggirala, Guntur, Kollur[1][2][3]
In the year 1995, a body was registered by name Montessori Educational Society, and in the same year, a Primary School was established under the name ‘Montessori Public School, Tenali[4], with the help of Mr. Jose Sebastian in the year 1998 the school was upgraded to a High School.[5] The school is named after Maria Montessori|Dr. Maria Montessori, the Italian Educationalist, who invented the Montessori education|Montessori Method.
In 2003, the second school, Montessori Public School, Duggirala, was established for the benefit of rural children at Duggirala in Guntur District. The school was inaugurated by Mr. Yadlapati Venkatarao|Yadlapati Venkat Rao, Member of Parliament (India). School-goers from nearly 24 villages/counties benefited from this educational establishment.
In 2004, the 3rd branch of the school was established with the inclusion of another business-partner, a friend of Dr. Morely, Mr. K.V Sebastian; by name Montessori Public School, Guntur[3][6]. Mr. Kanna Lakshminarayana|Kanna Lakshmi Narayana; Minister in Andhra Pradesh Government had inaugurated the premises and many other dignitaries attended the event.
In 2010, Montessori E.M School, Kollur at Kollur, Guntur district|Kollur. The Member of Legislative Assembly, Mr. Nakka Anada Babu inaugurated the school. In a short span the school became a well known centre of education for the rural folk.
Employee in Other Educational Establishments
1. Dr. Morely had also worked in other educational institutions for brief periods, while heading his own. He had achieved the J-1 visa|Certificate of Eligibility for Exchange Visitor in 2019 and worked as a Secondary School English Teacher in Kermit Independent School District|Kermit ISD, Texas, USA for a brief period as part of Cultural Exchange Program between India and USA.
2. He worked as Lecturer for English Methodology and Educational Philosophy by St. Peter & GK College of Education at Tenali.
The Teaching Philosophy- ‘English through English’
Dr. Morely always upheld his philosophy of 'English through English' and he discouraged the teaching of English in Vernacular Languages. In his educational establishments he had made it mandatory, for every teacher to teach in English. He observed that every Indian student begins to learn English at least from 6th grade, even in government vernacular medium schools. The medium of instruction in secondary school and in undergraduate courses is English, the subject text books are printed in English, therefore, by the time a student completes his Degree (undergraduate studies) he/she would have spent at least 10 years learning the language. Even after 10 years of learning English, the student does not have fluency in speaking and confidence in writing grammatically correct sentences. This he thinks, is ridiculous! and a mere waste of time! In fact this was the motivating factor for Dr. Morely to establish 'British Institutes of English'.
While doing his Masters in Education, at Nova College of Education he had done a research on ‘Problems of Teaching English in Vernacular Medium’ and submitted it to Andhra University, Visakhapatnam. This research was well appreciated by his professors, especially, for the following suggestions Dr. Morely had put forward;
1. Lecturers/Teachers should be given refresher courses.
2. Every college/School should have audio-visual aids to improve listening and speaking skills in addition to a well-equipped library for improving reading skills.
3. Speaking English should be made compulsory among students and staff for their formal and informal communications at the premises.
4. Students must be motivated to show interest in learning English, not merely for passing the English Subject but for the benefits of knowing the language.
5. Period allotments given to English should be increased both in schools and colleges, and these periods should be utilised for teaching English Grammar.
6. Medium of instruction should be English and not Telugu as this gives an opportunity for the students to make genuine efforts to learn English.
While working in Kermit High School, Kermit, Texas; as a Secondary School English Teacher, he had the opportunity to understand, that his principle of ‘English through English’ is the best method of teaching the language. There, the Spanish students enjoyed the luxury of substitute teachers accompanying them to every class. But this was misused by most of the Spanish students, as they did not have to put efforts for learning the language, as everything was done by the translator-teachers. Dr. Morely observed that it would have been better, if the Spanish students were given translators only during the first three or four months of their admission, and later the substitutes should be called back and by this the students would feel compelled to make efforts to learn English.
‘English through English’ was possible in Dr. Morely’s educational establishments, by administering a Diagnostics Test at first, and classifying students according to their previous knowledge of the language and developing different teaching-techniques, keeping in mind the individual differences. He had developed a curriculum for those who did have zero knowledge of the language, and executed it, on a one-to-one mode of teaching.
Important Accomplishments.
1. Recipient of BOLT & RANK AWARD (Broad-Outlook-Learner-Teacher) 2009, in the state of Andhra Pradesh.[7]
2. THE BEST SCHOOL DIRECTOR-2015 in Andhra Pradesh, for Administration and Infrastructure of Montessori English Medium Schools in Tenali, Duggirala, Guntur and Kollur.
3. In 2017, Montessori E.M School received the No. 1 Ranking in the survey for ‘Swatch School’ (Green and Clean School) done by the Tenali Municipality|town planning department of Tenali.
4. Representing the state of Andhra Pradesh, as Delegate IN NATIONAL EDUCATIONAL CONGRESS 2019, NEW DELHI.
5. Winning of Certificate of Eligibility For Exchange Visitor (J1) as Secondary School English Teacher at Kermit ISD, Texas 2019.
6. Authorship of the following books about to be Published by INSC International Publishers; ‘Theism: Poly- vs. Mono-’ and ‘Migrants to Mumbai: Life Growth and Decay’
7. Professional Membership in Institute of Scholars; InSc. Id: InSc2020FF8F.
8. Appointment in the position of Editor, of the following academic publications;
1. International Journal of Educational Research and Development.[8] ISSN 2664-7095
2. International Journal of English Research[9] ISSN 2455-2186
9. He performed as the Chief Editor of Mag-Montessori, the yearly news round up, and Montessori News.
Articles Published
1. ‘Vikram Chandras’s Sacred Games’—Satirical on Bollywood’s Plastic Beauty’;
Article published in, International Journal of English Research ISSN 2455-2186, 22-09-2020.
2. ‘Metropolis Culture and the Alarming Growth of Materialism in India’;
Article Published in, International Journal for English and Studies, ISSN 2581-8333, 25/10/2020.
3. ‘English In India’
Article Published in National Journal on Social issues and Problems ISSN 2278-3199. December 2018.
References
- ↑ "Montessori Public School, Tenali". The Hindu. 2004-01-03. Retrieved 2021-11-27.
- ↑ "Montessori Public School". The Hindu. 2005-03-04. Retrieved 2021-11-27.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 "Montessori students launch health campaign". The Hindu. 2011-11-08. Retrieved 2021-11-27.
- ↑ "Montessori Public School, Tenali, Guntur district". The Hindu. 2007-03-23. Retrieved 2021-11-27.
- ↑ "Montessori Public School, Tenali". The Hindu. 2005-09-16. Retrieved 2021-11-27.
- ↑ "Montessori Public School, Guntur". The Hindu. 2005-04-01. Retrieved 2021-11-27.
- ↑ "For the best teacher and student". The Hindu. 2008-01-23. Retrieved 2021-11-27.
- ↑ "Editorial Board | International Journal of Educational Research and Development". www.journalofeducation.in. Retrieved 2021-11-27.
- ↑ "Editorial Board | International Journal of English Research". www.englishjournals.com. Retrieved 2021-11-27.
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