MA-TESOL Department

About the Department:

The Department of TESOL (Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages) is a new Post Graduate department established in the year 2022. It is affiliated to North Eastern Hill University (NEHU), Shillong. Currently, the department is offering the M.A in TESOL programme.

The M.A in TESOL is a two year Post Graduate programme in Applied Linguistics (English Language Education). The course is meant to train and equip learners in the various domains of teaching and learning through English with a focus on the four language skills – Listening, Speaking, Reading and Writing, Vocabulary and Grammar.

The Department has a total strength of three teachers, who are experts in the field of English Language Education  and Linguistics.

Staff Members

Dr Dawanisa Dhar

  • Name – Dr Dawanisa Dhar
  • Designation – Assistant Professor
  • Department – TESOL (Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages)
  • Qualification – PhD (English Language Education)
  • Experience – 15 years of teaching experience
  • Specialization – English Language Education
  • Interest – Second Language Acquisition, Current trends in teaching and learning
  • Dhar, D. (2021). Collaborative Language Learning Approach in the Indian Context with reference to Young Learners in the midst of a Pandemic. In S.Sen & M.Borah (Eds), English Language Education in India: Present and Beyond. 21-29. Delhi, India: Upanayan Publications. ISBN: 978-81-949267-7-1
  • Dhar, D. (2019). Classroom interaction: A strategy to develop the oral competency of ESL learners. New Academia: An International Journal of English Language and Literary Theory, 8 (3), 131-137. Retrieved from https://interactionsforum.com/2019/vol-viii-issue-iii-july-2019
  • Dhar, D. (2019). Reflective Teaching: A medium to teacher development. IJELLH (International Journal Of English Language, Literature In Humanities), 7(4), 12. April. Retrieved from http://ijellh.com/OJS/index.php/OJS/article/view/7954
  • Dhar, D. (2016). Understanding Learners’ Language Learning Strategies for better classroom learning”. In N. Gahatraj (Ed), Classroom management: Theory and Practice. 53-62. Assam, India: Purbayon Publication. ISBN: 978-81-92955-29-2
  • Dhar, D. (2016). The Role of of Collaborative Language Learning (CLL) in enhancing Problem Solving Skills. The Journal of English Language Teaching (India). 58 (3), 37-41. The English Language Teachers’ Association of India. ISSN:0973-5208
  • “Developing English Language Skills through Collaborative Language Learning Approach”,      organized by The English Language Teachers Association of India (ELTAI) in collaboration with Changu Kana Thakur Arts, Commerce and Science College, Panvel, Mumbai, 8-10 December, 2022
  • “Opportunities and Challenges of Online Learning for Students in the State of Meghalaya”, Webinar organized by ELTAI Meghalaya Chapter, Shillong, 15 December, 2020
  • “The use of a Collaborative Language Learning Approach in the Indian schools to enhance English Language Skills” Regional Conference organized by NERIE, Shillong, 18March, 2016
  • Webinars Attended (20)
  • Seminars (14)

Dr. Georginia Shallam

  • Name : Dr. Georginia Shallam
  • Designation: Assistant Professor
  • Department:  TESOL (Teaching English to Speakers of other Languages
  • Qualification:
  • Post-Graduation: M.A. Linguistics, NEHU, Shillong.
  • M. Phil: Applied Linguistics, University of Hyderabad, Hyderabad.
  • P.hD: Linguistics, NEHU, Shillong
  • Experience: Three Years teaching experience
  • Specialization: Psycho- Linguistics
  • Interest:
  • Psycho -Linguistics
  • Translation
  • Socio – Linguistics
  • Language Education
  • Linguistic Ecology Meghalaya. Chapter 18 – “Cognitive Aspects of Processing Idioms in Second Language: A study of Khasi English Bilinguals”. Eastern Book House Publishers, 2013. ISBN: 978-93-80261-96-6
  • Austro-Asiatic Linguistics of North-East India. Chapter 10 – “Processing Idioms and Compounds in Second Language: A Case Study of Khasi English Bilinguals”. Eastern Book House Publishers, 2016. ISBN: 978-93-80261-88-1

National:

  • Presented a paper titled “Thematic Roles in Nongshken a Dialect of Khasi” at the National Seminar-Cum-Workshop on Emerging Linguistic Scene in North East India, Department of Linguistics, NEHU, Shillong, in collaboration with Central Institute of Indian Languages, Mysore, from 15th – 17th October, 2007.
  • Presented a paper on “Processing Idioms in Second Language: A Study of Khasi English Bilinguals” at the 34th All India Conference of Linguist, in the Department of Linguistics, NEHU, Shillong, in collaboration with the Linguistic Society of India, Central Institute of Indian Languages, Indian Council of Social Science Research, from 1st – 3rd November, 2012.
  • Presented a paper titled “An Overview on the Issues and Strategies of Translating Khasi Idioms” at the National Seminar on Translation : Transcending Barriers, organized by The Literary Circle, Shillong College, held at Shillong College, Meghalaya, Shillong, 20th – 22nd November, 2014

International:

  • Presented a paper titled “Processing Compound Words in L2: A Psycholinguistics study” at the 36th International Conference Of Linguistic Society of India (ICOLSI-36), held at University of Kerela, Kariavattom, Thiruvananthapuram, Kerela, 1st – 4th December, 2014.
  • Presented a paper titled “Towards New Translation Strategies Between Mom-Khmer and Indo-Aryan: A Case Study of Hindi and Khasi Idioms” at the South and South-East Asian Conference on Austro-Asiatic Languages (SSEACAAL 2016), in the Department of Linguistics, NEHU, Shillong, in collaboration with North Eastern Council, Shillong, CIIL, Mysore, ICSSR-NERC, Shillong, Lakshi Publishers and Distributors, New Delhi and Eastern Book House, Guwahati on the 21st and 22nd November, 2016.
  • Presented a paper titled “Linguistic Landscaping: Use of Indigenous Language in Shillong” at the International Conference on Linguistic Landscaping, in the Department of Linguistics, NEHU, Shillong, in collaboration with North Eastern Council, Shillong and Eastern Book House Publishers, Guwahati on the 21st and 23rd June, 2017. Presented a paper titled “Linguistic Landscaping: Use of Indigenous Language in Shillong” at the International Conference on Linguistic Landscaping, in the Department of Linguistics, NEHU, Shillong, in collaboration with North Eastern Council, Shillong and Eastern Book House Publishers, Guwahati on the 21st and 23rd June, 2017.

  • National: 15

  • International: 7

  • Member of the Shillong Academic Society, since 2013
  • Life Member of the Dravidian Linguistics Association (DLA)
  • Life Member of the Linguistic Society of India (LSI)
  • English Language Teachers’ Association of India, India (ELTAI)
  • Organized the Alumni Meet of the Department of Linguistics NEHU, Shillong at the International Conference on Syntactic Typology: Language Contact and Convergence organized by the Department of Linguistics, NEHU, Shillong in collaboration with CIIL, Mysore, ICSSR-NER, Shillong, Today and Tomorrow’s Printers & Publishers, New Delhi and Eastern Book House, Guwahati from 23rd and 24th November, 2015.
  • Session management in one of the parallel sessions of the International conference of South and South-East Asian Conference on Austro-Asiatic Languages (SSEACAAL 2016), in the Department of Linguistics, NEHU, Shillong, in collaboration with NEC, Shillong, CIIL, Mysore, ICSSR-NERC, Shillong, Lakshi Publishers and Distributors, New Delhi and Eastern Book House, Guwahati on the 21st and 22nd November, 2016.
  • Resource Person at the Workshop on Austro-Asiatic Languages (SSEACAAL 2016), organized by the Department of Linguistics, NEHU, Shillong, in collaboration with NEC, Shillong, CIIL, Mysore, ICSSR-NERC, Shillong, Lakshi Publishers and Distributors, New Delhi and Eastern Book House, Guwahati on the 24th of November, 2016.

Email Address: gshallam@gmail.com

Dr Christina Kharlukhi

(Head of Department)

  • Qualification:  BA (English Honours), MA (Linguistics), NET (Linguistics), PhD (Linguistics)
  • Experience:   (i) Research Assistant (September, 2007- May, 2009)     University Potential for Excellence Project-II under Areas                              Studies, North Eastern Hill University.
  • (ii) Guest Faculty, (March, 2014 to December, 2018, August, 2019 to  July, 2022) Department of Linguistics, North Eastern Hill University.
  • Specialization:  Morphology, Linguistics Typology, Sociolinguistics, Tibeto-Burman, Austro-Asiatic, Research area is North-East Languages.

 

Interest:                     Research work in core Linguistics, Applied Linguistics

  • Kharlukhi, C. (2013). Segmental Comparison of some Kuki-Chin Languages. In War, J., Singh, S. K., Lyngdoh, S. A., and Khyriem, B. Tibeto-Burman Linguistics of North-East India. India: Eastern Book House Publishers. ISBN-9789380261904
  • Kharlukhi, C. (2013). Ergative-Absolutive on Halam and Biate. In War, J., Singh, S. K., Lyngdoh, S. A., and Khyriem, B. Tibeto-Burman Linguistics of North-East India. India: Eastern Book House Publishers. ISBN-9789380261904
  • Kharlukhi, C. (2013).Case on Halam, Biate and Mara. In War, J., Singh, S. K., Lyngdoh, S. A., and Khyriem, B. Tibeto-Burman Linguistics of North-East India. India: Eastern Book House Publishers. ISBN-9789380261904
  • Kharlukhi, C. (2017). Anaphors in Rongmei. In Singh, S. K. Fabric of Indian Linguistics (A Festschrift in Honor of Prof Udaya Narayana Singh). India: Lakshi Publishers and Distributors, New Delhi. ISBN- 9789382120841
  • Kharlukhi, C. (2017). Phonological Aspects of Tibeto-Burman Languages: With special reference to Northern, Central and Southern Chin. In Singh, S. K., and Lyngdoh, S. A. Syntactic Typology Language Contact and Convergence. India: Eastern Book Publishers. ISBN- 9789386302007
  • Kharlukhi, C. (2017). Tense and Aspectual Marking in Some Kuki-Chin Languages. In Singh, S. K., and Lyngdoh, S. A. Syntactic Typology Language Contact and Convergence. India: Eastern Book Publishers. ISBN- 9789386302007
  • Kharlukhi, C.(2018). Language, Thought and Cultural Relativity. In Kharchandy, D. A. Understanding the Tribes of Asia. India: Lakshi Publishers & Distributors, New Delhi ISBN 9789382120360
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  • Ergative-Absolutive in Halam and Biate. 34th All India Conference of Linguistics (1-3 November, 2012), NEHU
  • Phonemic Inventory of Halam. Research Forum, (May, 2012) Department of Linguistics, NEHU
  • Case in Tibeto- Burman Languages Research Forum, (November, 2011) Department of Linguistics, NEHU, Shillong.
  • Sound Pattern in Mara. Workshop on Tibeto-Burman Linguistics Area Studies UPE-II (17th March, 2008) NEHU
  • Phonological Aspects of Tibeto-Burman Languages: with Special Reference to Northern, Central and Southern Kuki Chin. International Conference on Syntactic Typology: Language Contact and Convergence organized by the Department of Linguistics, NEHU, Shillong on the 23rd and 24th of November, 2015
  • Tense and Aspectual Marking in Some Kuki-Chin Languages International Conference on Syntactic Typology: Language Contact And Convergence organized by the Department of Linguistics, NEHU, Shillong on the 23rd and 24th  of November,2015
  • Phonetics and Phonology CCSS’S Teachers Training held from 10th to 14th, March 2014, at Christ Church School, Shillong.
  • Language, Thought and Cultural Relativity International Seminar on ‘Understanding the Tribes of Asia” organized by Department of Education and History, Synod College Shillong, in collaboration with P.A. Sangma Foundation, on the 3rd -4th November, 2016
  • Pronominal in Puriang: A Variety of Khasi South and South-East Asian Conference on Austro-Asiatic Languages organized by the Department of Linguistics, NEHU, Shillong in collaboration with NEC, Shillong, CIIL, Mysore, ICSSR-NERC, Shillong on the 21st -22nd , November, 2016
  • Analyzing Linguistic Landscape of Different Vehicles in Shillong: Meaning, Component and Structure at the International Conference on Linguistic Landscape organized by the Department of Linguistics, NEHU, Shillong in collaboration with North Eastern Council, Shillong on the 21st – 23rd June, 2017
  • Participated and presented a paper on Pronouns in Puriang: A Dialect of Khasi in the International Webinar on Languages of Northeast India organized by Department of Linguistics Assam University, Silchar in Collaboration with Tibeto-Burman Linguistics Association of North East India, held on the 24th -27th of April, 2021
  • National- 12
  • International- 9

(i) Linguistic Society of India- Membership No-452012                                 

(ii) Research Forum Department of Linguistics, NEHU       

(iii) Elpida Educational Society, Shillong                                                             

(iv) Society of Endangered and Lesser Known Languages, India                                   

(v) English Language Teachers’ Association of India, India     

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