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Lakshmana Rao P
PhD (University of Hyderabad, Hyderabad)
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Email: lakshman[AT]iitk.ac.in
Office Phone: 0512-259-2207
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Assistant Professor, Department of Humanities and Social Sciences
Specialization
English Language Teaching
Research Interests
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.
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Education
- Ph. D., 2016, University of Hyderabad, Hyderabad
- M.Ed., 2008, Regional Institute of Education - Mysore (NCERT)
- M.A.(English), 2005, Andhra University, Visakhapatnam
Website(s)
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Refereed Journals:
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2025 Developing English Language Teachers’ Action Research Competencies Through an Exploratory Action Research Project. Profile: Issues in Teachers’ Professional Development, 27(1).
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2024 The Impact of Peer-Collaborative Strategic Reading and Reflective Journal Writing on Orchestrated Reading Strategy Use and Comprehension. Teaching English as a Second Language Electronic Journal (TESL-EJ), 27 (4). (Link to publication)
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2019 Criteria for Qualitative Evaluation of Strategy Training. Electronic Journal of Foreign Language Teaching. Vol 16 (2). (Link to publication)
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2016 Metacognitive Awareness of Reading Strategies: An Indian Context. The Reading Matrix. Vol 16, Issue 1. (Link to publication)
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2015 Effect of Teaching Sentence-level-formal Schemata on Inferring Meaning. Language & Language Teaching, Issue no. 8. (Link to publication)
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2015 Reading Journal: A Tool for Classroom Reading Assessment. A Journal of Teaching English Language and Literature, FORTELL, Issue no. 30. (Link to publication)
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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)
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2013 Skills-Based Teaching: An Overview. The Journal of English Language Teaching, Volume LV, Number 6.
Book Chapters:
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2023 Policy Negotiations, Equity, and Social Justice in EMI Classrooms: A Study of Teachers' Perspectives. In: Giri, R. A., Padwad, A., & Kabir, M. M. N. (Eds.) English as a Medium of Instruction in South Asia: Issues in Equity and Social Justice. Routledge, London. (Link to publication) (With Dr Santosh Mahapatra)
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2022 Teacher Research for Continuing Professional Development: 3R Approach. In: Dhanavel, S.P. (Ed.) Continuing Professional Development of English Language Teachers. Springer, Singapore.
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Commissioned Book chapters:
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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:
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2019 A Beginner’s Guide to Writing a Popular Science Article, by a Teacher, Science, The Wire (Link to publication)
Conference Proceedings:
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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)
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July 2016-February 2021, Assistant Professor @ Indian Institute of Science Education and Research (IISER) Tirupati, Andhra Pradesh.
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January 2015-May 2016, Guest Faculty @ Centre for English Language Studies, University of Hyderabad, Hyderabad, Telangana.
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August 2008-August 2011, Assistant Professor @ GMR Institute of Technology, Rajam, Andhra Pradesh.
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June 2005-April 2006, Lecturer @ Aditya Degree College, Srikakulam, Andhra Pradesh.
Office
Office address: Faculty Building 608
Department of Humanities and Social Sciences
Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur - 208016
Office Phone: 0512-259-2207 (O)
Email: lakshman[AT]iitk.ac.in
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