PARESH B. JOSHI, PhD, is a Professor, Department of English at Veer Narmad South Gujarat University, Surat. He received his B.A. (English) in 1996 from Bhavnagar University and M.A. (English) in 2000 from Saurashtra University. He has done his M. Phil. research on ‘Teaching Pronunciation to English Major Students at Under Graduate Level’ and doctoral research on ‘Strategies for Reducing Mother Tongue Interference in Gujarati Learners of English for Attaining International Intelligibility’ from Saurashtra University. He has 19 years of teaching experience. His areas of specialization are English Literature, Applied Linguistics (Phonetics), English Language Teaching (ELT), Folk Literature, and Soft-Skills among others. He is a recognized Ph.D. guide with Veer Narmad South Gujarat University; 07 students have completed their Ph. D and 04 students are pursuing their Ph.D. He gives his services as a Ph.D. Referee, a Subject Expert in Interviews and Scrutiny Committees to various universities of India. He is also invited as a keynote /plenary speaker in various national and international seminars/conferences across India. He is an Assessor with National Assessment and Accreditation Counsels (NAAC) and has performed quality audits as a Peer Team Member at various colleges of India. He is empanelled as an author and reviewer by Dr. Baba Saheb Open University, Ahmedabad for various courses. He is acting as a Chief Editor /Editor/Reviewer with various international journals.
His varied contributions find expression in more than 100 invited talks and teacher/corporate that he has given across India as a resource person. As a trainer, he has conducted training programs with leading Corporates, Schools, and Colleges on a range of topics including Soft/Life Skills, ELT (English Language Teaching), and Voice and Accent Training. He has his virtual present on Youtube where a few of his videos are uploaded.
With time, he has also established himself as a Trainer, Life-coach and Speaker of national repute. To add to this, he has written 11 books and has published more than 20 research papers in national and international research journals with an impact factor of more than 3.00. He has also presented research papers at national and international conferences. This apart, he is also a recognized voice-over professional and has done commercials and documentaries.