PK Rajan Memorial Lecture 2014

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In this paper I discuss my use of

ctional literature alongside empiricaldata in my research on ‘Western’ student

 teachers’ intercultural learning from short studyvisits to South India. I highlight the signicanceof language and text in this research and argue that ction and ‘real’ data both provide faithfulrepresentations of reality. The use of ction promotesa plurality of thinking that helps prevent stereotypingemerging from people’s adherence to a ‘singlestory’ about a place and its people. In doing so I

argue that a consideration of ction helps learning towards a deeper place with the potential for

 this to be transformative.

 In his paper I discuss my use o ficional lieraurealongside empirical daa in my research on ‘Wesern’ suden eachers’

inerculural learning om shor sudy visis o Souh India. I highligh he significanceo language and ex in his research and argue ha ficion and ‘real’ daa boh provide

 aihul represenaions o realiy. Te use o ficion promoes a pluraliy o hinking hahelps preven sereoyping emerging om people’s adherence o a ‘single sory’ abou a place and is people. In doing so I argue ha a consideraion o ficion helps learning

owards a deeper place wih he poenial or his o be ransormaive.

8th P.K. RJAN

 Memorial LectureSpeaker SIMON HOUL

Canterbury Christ Church University, U.K.

3 pm ursday, 23 January 2013

Senate Chamber

University Senate House Campus,Palayam, Tiruvananthapuram

School of Distance Education University of Kerala

& LITCRI

 Fiction and Empirical Data for Intercultural Learning in South India

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Simon Hoult is the Director of Initial eacher Education

(11-19) at Canterbury Christ Church University, a leading

provider of teacher training in the UK. He specialises in

geography education and was a geography teacher in schools before taking up his post at Christ Church. He has been involved

in developing student teacher study visits to South India since

2007 which stimulated his research interest in intercultural

learning.

SIMON HOUL

Dr. P.K.Rajan1947 - 2006

 A leading educaionis, lierary criic,impressive speaker and gifed eacher, Dr. P.K.Rajan was a many-aceed personaliy.

 As he ounder Edior o Litcri, a leadingresearch periodical reflecing Indianresponse o lieraure, Dr. Rajan iniiaedmeaningul discussions on conemporaryissues in lieraure and brough ou he journal single-handedly or long hiry years. As Vice-Chancellor, Dr. Rajan raised Kannur Universiy o he level o a presigiouscenre o higher learning. Dr. Rajan began

his career as a eacher a Parama KalyaniCollege in amil Nadu and laer served ahe Insiue o Disance Educaion and Insiue o English, Universiy o Kerala.His readings were by and large inormedby he Marxis approach o lieraure andoffered a esh dimension o he sudies on Indian Wriing in English. Widely accepedas a scholar, Dr. Rajan exensively lecureda universiies in Briain, Germany and Ausralia, and is he auhor o wo seminalsudies on Mulk Raj Anand, Mulk Raj Anand (1986) and Mulk Raj Anand: ARevaluaion (1995). He also edied severalresearch publicaions on Indian Wriing in English.