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Lakshmana Rao P
PhD (University of Hyderabad, Hyderabad)
Assistant Professor, Department of Humanities and Social Sciences
Research Interest
My research interests span several issues relating to English language learning and teaching in Indian contexts. I read and write on topics related to reading strategies, metacognitive awareness of reading strategies, and reading strategy instruction and evaluation. I am also interested in critical reading, teacher research, reflective teaching, exploratory action research, and research writing and communication.
Office
Office address: Faculty Building 601
Department of Humanities and Social Sciences
Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur - 208016
Specialization
English Language Teaching
Education
Ph. D., 2016, University of Hyderabad, Hyderabad
M.Ed., 2008, Regional Institute of Education - Mysore (NCERT)
M.A.(English), 2005, Andhra University, Visakhapatnam
Selected Publications
Refereed Journals:2019 Criteria for Qualitative Evaluation of Strategy Training. Electronic Journal of Foreign Language Teaching. Vol 16 (2). (Link to publication)
Refereed Journals:2016 Metacognitive Awareness of Reading Strategies: An Indian Context. The Reading Matrix. Vol 16, Issue 1. (Link to publication)
Refereed Journals:2015 Effect of Teaching Sentence-level-formal Schemata on Inferring Meaning. Language & Language Teaching, Issue no. 8. (Link to publication)
Refereed Journals:2015 Reading Journal: A Tool for Classroom Reading Assessment. A Journal of Teaching English Language and Literature, FORTELL, Issue no. 30. (Link to publication)
Refereed Journals:2014 I cut Onions because I don’t have Tear Glands. A Journal of Teaching English Language and Literature, FORTELL, Issue no. 29. (Link to publication)
Refereed Journals:2013 Skills-Based Teaching: An Overview. The Journal of English Language Teaching, Volume LV, Number 6.
Commissioned Book chapters:2017 1) Gathering Information, 2) Guessing Meanings of Unfamiliar Words, and 3) Reading Short Passages in ‘English: A Foundation Course’ – A Compulsory Course for Degree Students of Dr. B. R. Ambedkar Open University.
Media Article:2019 A Beginner’s Guide to Writing a Popular Science Article, by a Teacher, Science, The Wire (Link to publication)
Conference Proceedings:2017 Effect of a feedback scheme for scaffolding learners to notice and correct their errors. Proceedings of the International Conference on The Teaching of English Language and Literature: Critical Perspectives organised by GITAM University, Hyderabad on 11 and 12 August, 2017. (ISBN: 978-81-933148-1-4)
Professional Experience
July 2016-February 2021, Assistant Professor @ Indian Institute of Science Education and Research (IISER) Tirupati, Andhra Pradesh.
January 2015-May 2016, Guest Faculty @ Centre for English Language Studies, University of Hyderabad, Hyderabad, Telangana.
August 2008-August 2011, Assistant Professor @ GMR Institute of Technology, Rajam, Andhra Pradesh.
June 2005-April 2006, Lecturer @ Aditya Degree College, Srikakulam, Andhra Pradesh.