Birla Institute of Technology, Mesra
Dr. Kankan Das
Assistant Professor, Humanities and Management
Ph.D (English Language Education) 		Contact Address
Permanent Address
Local Address Assistant Professor, English Department of Humanities and Management, BIT Mesra, Off-Campus Deoghar, Jasidih- 814142 Jharkhand State
Phone (Office) 6000425304
Phone Residence 6000425304
Email Id kankan.das@bitmesra.ac.in
Joined Institute on : 5-Mar-2024
  Work Experience
 
Teaching : 5 Years

Research : 8 Years
  Professional Background

Academic Qualification:

PhD English Language Education

(ELE)

The English and Foreign Languages

University, Hyderabad, India

2012-2019

MPhil ELE

The English and Foreign Languages

University, Hyderabad, India

2011-2014

MA English (Teaching of English as a Second Language)

The English and Foreign Languages

University, Hyderabad, India

2009-2011

BA English

B.Borooah College, Gauhati University

2005-2009

 

 
  Research Areas
 
  1. English Language Teaching
  2. Applied Linguistics 
  3. Language Acquisition
  4. Teacher Training 
  Award and Honours
 
  • RGNF(Rajiv Gandhi National Fellowship) for research in 2011-12
  • Cambridge workshop award to attend a seminar in Fitzwilliam College,University of Cambridge in Nov 2019
  Publications
 
  1. Das, K. (2016). Why reading is important: perspectives on ESL classrooms. In Gahatraj, N.(Ed),Classroom Management: Theory and Practice (pp. 109-116).Guwahati, India: Purbayon Publication. ISBN: 987-81-92955-29-2
  2. Das, K. (2019). Representation of recalled propositions in L1 by secondary level learners,Lokaratna, Vol. XII (pp.146-156) ISSN No.2347-6427
  3. Das, K. (2020). Knowledge of Spelling Consonant Clusters in Young ESL Learners: A Study ,Language and Language Teaching, Vol.9 (18) (pp.10-17) ISSN No. 2277-307
  4. Mukhopadhyay, L., Tamboli, V., Das, K.,Balasubramanian, A., and Tsimpli, I. (2020).What guides inference generation? A study of young Hindi learners studying in challenging contexts in India. Indian Educational Review, Vol.58, No.1, (pp.40-66) ISSN No. 0019-4700
  5. Jackson, A., and Das,K. (2024). Perspectives on Children’s Theory of Mind and Inference Generation Ability: Devising pedagogical tasks, Malayalam Research Journal, (In press)
  Member of Professional Bodies
 
  • Member of ELTAI
  • Member of AALA
  Text and Reference Books
 
  Fellow
 
  Member, Editorial Board