ABOUT THE DEPARTMENT

The Department of English Language and Literature aims at preparing students who are imbibed with the knowledge of language and critical literary approaches to enable them to apply their acquired knowledge to practical situations, which in turn will help them to connect with their society and contribute in its development. As a result of such training will be responsible citizens, employees, and entrepreneurs.

 

Department of Language and Literature, English focuses on:

  1. Research oriented and career driven courses. Areas like Linguistics, ELT, Creative Writing, and Film Studies and so on, are given special attention keeping in mind the employability of the students in diverse sectors. In addition, French is offered as a non-credit course, catering to students across departments of the School of Liberal Arts and Culture Studies.
  2. Synchronous learning experience – combination of situated learning and technology enabled learning. Students also learn through several activities like performance, projects, team work, sports, making short-films, recording video and audio lectures and so on.
  3. Personal attention given to students in and outside the classroom. Continuous teacher-student interaction through mentoring system.
  4. Blend of enthusiastic young educators with experienced ones.
  5. Considerable degree of exposure to esteemed academicians and industry experts of national and international reputation.
  6. Exploring potentials of technology enhanced learning on a bigger scale.
  7. Workshops and Conferences for the student benefit and for preparing them for their future workspace.
Dr. Ambalika Guha

Assistant Professor & HOD

Dr. Ambalika Guha is an academic and researcher in the fields of linguistics and English language teaching. Currently serving as the Assistant Professor and Head of the Department of English Language and Literature at Adamas University, Kolkata, she also coordinates the Centre for Study of Contemporary Theory and Research. She has earned the Outstanding Assistant Professor Award from Adamas University in October 2024.

Dr. Guha holds a Ph.D. in Linguistics from the English and Foreign Languages University (EFLU), Hyderabad, with her research focusing on syntax. Her academic qualifications also include an M.A. in Linguistics and a B.A. in English Honours from the University of Calcutta.

Dr. Guha’s research interests span syntax, semantics, cognitive linguistics, second language acquisition, and metacognitive learning. She is the Principal Investigator of an ICSSR-funded project aimed at developing an AI-based trilingual language learning application for the endangered Toto language of West Bengal. Additionally, she leads a university-funded project exploring critical thinking and metacognitive awareness through ICT-based language learning.

Dr. Guha’s research publications are featured in renowned journals and conference proceedings, such as the Massachusetts Institute of Technology Working Papers in Linguistics and the Indian Journal of Language and Linguistics. Her book, Issues in the Syntax of the Determiner Phrases in Bangla, was published in 2023 by Brill EALT, highlighting her expertise in South Asian linguistics.

FACULTY OF OUR DEPARTMENT

Ms. Sushrita Acharjee

Assistant Professor

Dr. Mohua Ahiri

Associate Professor

Dr. Punyajit Gupta

Assistant Professor

Dr. Mukulika Dattagupta

Associate Professor

Ms. Subhasnata Mohanta

Assistant Professor

Dr. Somasree Santra

Assistant Professor

Prof. Dr. Pradip Ranjan Sengupta

Honorary Professor

Dr. Micah K. Thambi

Assistant Professor

Prof. Nandini Dhar

Professor

Mr. Samrat Halder

Assistant Professor

Dr. Pratyusha Pramanik

Assistant Professor

Dr. Arka Banerjee

Assistant Professor

Pallabi Chowdhury

Regular Adjunct Faculty

Spandan Ghosh

Regular Adjunct Faculty

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