Dr. Madhulika Saxena
Dr. Madhulika Saxena has more than 15 years of experience in academia and the corporate sector. She holds a Ph.D. in English Language Teaching (ELT) from the Indian Institute of Technology, Bombay. She has an M.Phil in ELT, M.A. and B.Ed in English from the English and Foreign Languages University, Hyderabad.
Prior to Great Lakes, she worked as an Assistant Professor in the Communications Department of the School of Business Management, NMIMS Mumbai. N.L. Dalmia Institute of Management and Research (Mumbai), Aditya Institute of Management and Research (Mumbai), and School of Liberal Arts, NMIMS (Mumbai) are a few other institutions where she has taught. She has also contributed immensely to Subhash Academy, a CBSE school in Uttar Pradesh as the Adviser to the Director of the school. She is the visiting faculty at ICFAI Business School, Gurgaon. She is also a member of the admission committee of the School of Business Management and the School of Liberal Arts, NMIMS (Mumbai).
As part of her corporate journey, she headed the learning and development team at IBM India Pvt. Ltd. Hyderabad and provided training solutions at companies like Mindspeed Integrated Solutions and Merritrac Services.
Teaching Areas: Written business communication, oral Communication, written analysis communication, negotiation skills, strategic communication, cultural communication, business etiquette and grooming.
Research Areas: Leadership styles, emojis -GIF and future of communication, textbook analysis, innovative pedagogical aids, graphic novels/comics enhancing reading comprehension, films and learning solutions, NEP, film analysis, psychological analysis, leadership styles etc.
Publications
Journal Articles
- Sinha, Madhulika and Malshe, Milind, 2017, ‘Graphic Novels as Pedagogical Tools in the Indian Classroom: Teacher’s Opinions.’ Language and Language Teaching, 6(1): 1-6
Book Chapters
- Saxena Madhulika, 2014, ‘The Effectiveness of films and songs as a pedagogical tool in ESL/EFL Context: An Exploratory Study’ Post-Colonial pedagogical issues: strategies, theories and practices in English language teaching edited by Binod Mishra and Prashant Mishra. Published by Adhyayan Publishers New Delhi
Conference Proceedings
- Teachers’ perception of the use of comics and graphic novels: a study with special reference to English language teachers in India in the 2nd Global Conference on ‘the Graphic Novel’ at Mansfield College, Oxford University, United Kingdom (2013)
- Language and Gender (2004; Festival of Ideas, CIEFL)
- Language of Advertisements (2003; CIEFL)
Journal Reviewer
- Reviewer for an ABDC- ‘A’ Grade International journal- British Journal of Educational Technology, since 2016
Evaluator
- Evaluator for Indira Gandhi National Open University, New Delhi
Mainstream Press
- 'Here's Why B-schools Must Focus on Grooming the Future Leaders', by Dr. Madhulika Saxena, published by India Today (2022)
