National Institute of Technology Rourkela

राष्ट्रीय प्रौद्योगिकी संस्थान राउरकेला

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BIOGRAPHY

Seemita Mohanty is Professor of English in the Department of Humanities and Social Sciences at National Institute of Technology, Rourkela (Odisha). Her research interests include English language teaching, sociolinguistics, cultural studies, tribal languages, education and culture, and Indian English literature. To date she has supervised 11 PhD students and 20 Master projects, and published four books in addition to 30 research articles in national and international journals of repute. She is a recipient of the prestigious Homi Bhabha Fellowship from the Homi Bhabha Fellowships Council, Mumbai. She was the Coordinator of the Centre of Excellence for Tribal Studies at NIT Rourkela, funded by the Ministry of Tribal Affairs, Govt. of India. She has also worked as Principal Investigator for several research projects sponsored by the Ministry of Tribal Affairs, Indian Council of Social Science Research, British Council and Steel Authority of India Limited.

EXPERTISE INFORMATION

Research Group
  • Language and Literature
Areas of Interest
  • English Language Teaching, Sociolinguistics, Cultural Studies, Indian Writing in English

Seemita Mohanty Professor

Humanities and Social Sciences

seemita@nitrkl.ac.in

0661 - 246 2692

Biosketch

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PUBLICATIONS

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SPONSORED PROJECTS

24

DOCTORAL STUDENTS

2

CONTINUING EDUCATION

PERSONAL INFORMATION

Seemita Mohanty

Professor

Humanities and Social Sciences

Room Number: MN-432

Department of Humanities and Social Sciences, National Institute of Technology Rourkela, Sundargarh, Odisha, India - 769008

2006

Ph.D.
English
Utkal University

Teaching Experience
  • English,  NIT Rourkela,   02 Jul 1997 - Present
Laboratory Development
  • Multimedia Digital Language Lab,  TEQIP - 1, NIT Rourkela,   Compulsory Undergraduate Lab for developing English language skills among students

Employees' language choices and usage pattern: A study on Corporate India. ICSSR
  • Principal Investigator
  • 24
  • Running   Sponsored
Designing a Multilingual Vocabulary Book for First-Generation Tribal Learners. SAIL,RSP
  • Principal Investigator
  • 18
  • Completed   Sponsored
Centre of excellence for tribal studies MINISTRY OF TRIBAL AFFAIRS
  • Principal Investigator
  • 60
  • Completed   Sponsored
Barriers of participation in education: A study on girls from particularly vulnerable tribal groups in Odisha ICSSR
  • Principal Investigator
  • 24
  • Completed   Sponsored
Mother-Tongue based multilingual Education(MTB-MLE) in the state of odisha: issues, Challenges and Impact MINISTRY OF TRIBAL AFFAIRS
  • Principal Investigator
  • 12
  • Completed   Sponsored
Code-Switching and Language Question: A Sociolinguistic Study of Savara Tribe of Odisha MINISTRY OF TRIBAL AFFAIRS
  • Principal Investigator
  • 12
  • Completed   Sponsored
Impact of popular culture on language use among Indian youth: A case study of Orissa ICSSR
  • Principal Investigator
  • 24
  • Completed   Sponsored
Impact of English and major Indian Language on the Tribal languages of Western Odisha ICSSR
  • Principal Investigator
  • 24
  • Completed   Sponsored

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GOOGLE SCHOLAR H-INDEX 8
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Total Publications: 34
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S. Mohanty,"Language contact and change: Influence of English on Oriya", The International Journal of the Humanities, vol.8, no.6, pp.131-141, Common Ground Publishing, December 2010       Article

S. Mohanty,"An analysis of the three-language formula in school education in urban schools of India: Problems and prospects", Professoinal and Academic English, vol.spring 2013, no.41, pp.18-23, IATEFL ESPSIG, December 2012       Article

S. Mohanty,"Impact of english and major Indian languages on tribal languages of western Odisha", Gyan Publication, November 2014       Book

S. Mohanty,"Education in mother tongue: impact of multilingual education in Odisha", Economic and Political Weekly, vol.52, no.07, pp.31-38, Sameeksha Trust, February 2017       Article

S. Mohanty,"An assessment of the english language needs of tribal youth of urban Odisha and identifying the barriers experienced in their language learning", Explorations: Teaching and Learning English in India, no.1, pp.20-34, British Council 2017       Article

TWO-DAY NATIONAL CONFERENCE ON WOMEN@75: WORK, LIFE AND FREEDOM Humanities and Social Sciences (Conference)
5 days Capacity Building Programme on PROJECT MANAGEMENT FOR PUBLIC HEALTH NUTRITION Humanities and Social Sciences (Workshop)

  • HS1300 : Communicative English {Theory}
  • HS1311 : Ethical Leadership and Literature {Theory}
  • HS1314 : Gender, Diversity, and Inclusion {Theory}
  • HS2311 : Ethical Leadership and Literature {Theory}
  • HS311 : Communicative English {Theory}
  • HS311 : Communicative English. {Theory}
  • HS411 : Ethical Leadership and Literature {Theory}
  • HS501 : Advanced Research Methodology {Theory}
  • HS511 : Technical and Business Communication {Theory}
  • HS5112 : Business Communication {Theory}
  • HS544 : Environment and Development {Theory}
  • HS602 : English Language Teaching {Theory}
  • HS603 : Contemporary Literary Theory {Theory}
  • HS7101 : Literature, Religion and Culture {Theory}
  • HS7102 : Contemporary Indian Literature in English {Theory}
  • HS7106 : Contemporary Literary Theory {Theory}
  • HS1270 : Language Laboratory {Practical}
  • HS270 : Language Laboratory {Practical}
  • HS5171 : Advanced Language Laboratory {Practical}
  • HS574 : Writing Laboratory {Practical}

Ph.D. Students [24]
Positive Health Aspects Influencing Health Management Skills: A Study on Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus Patients
Aradhana Panigrahi
Enrolled: Jul 2012
Graduated :  Apr 2019
Co-Supervisor
Representation of the Self: Reading Sports Autobiographies
Smitha Chandran
Enrolled: Jul 2013
Graduated :  Dec 2020
Supervisor
Teaching English to Rural High-School Students in India: Identifying and Addressing the Challenges
Radharani Nayak
Enrolled: Jul 2012
Graduated :  Jan 2019
Supervisor
Graduate Attributes vis-à-vis IT Employers’ Expectations: A Study on Undergraduate Engineering Education in India
Meenakshi S
Enrolled: Mar 2013
Graduated :  Nov 2018
Supervisor
Educating First- Generation Tribal Learners in Urban English Medium Schools: ELT Strategies to Bridge the Gap
K Viswanath
Enrolled: Jul 2013
Graduated :  Nov 2020
Supervisor
Impact of Transformational Leadership on Organizational Identification of Employees : A Study in the Indian IT Sector
Suchandra Bose
Enrolled: Jul 2013
Graduated :  Nov 2021
Supervisor
Popular Culture Studies
Sharda Acharya
Enrolled: Jan 2011
Graduated :  Oct 2015
Supervisor
Feminist Revisionist Mythmaking: Analysing Kavita Kane’s Retelling
Aditi Dirghangi
Enrolled: Jul 2014
Graduated :  Oct 2020
Supervisor
Community Participation in School Management: A Case of Two Tribal Villages in India
Kaushik Chattopadhyay
Enrolled: Jan 2014
Graduated :  Sep 2023
Supervisor
Parental Engagement and Accountability: Educating Children from Slums in a 'Smart' city.
Pallavi Kanungo
Enrolled: Jan 2018
Thesis Submitted
Supervisor
Cultural Studies and eco-criticism
Shraddha Chatterjee
Enrolled: Jan 2018
Continuing
Supervisor
Dance and Eroticism in Colonial India
Nibedita Kuiry
Enrolled: Jul 2018
Continuing
Co-Supervisor
Censorship, Translation and Readership
Fujeena Abdul Kader
Enrolled: Jul 2018
Continuing
Co-Supervisor
Transgender Studies in Indian Context
Rupali Das
Enrolled: Jul 2018
Continuing
Co-Supervisor
Political Prisoners in India
Susmita Sarangi
Enrolled: Jul 2018
Continuing
Co-Supervisor
Oral Narratives and Historiography: A Study of Tribal Stories
Nandini Tank
Enrolled: Jul 2018
Continuing
Co-Supervisor
ENGLISH LITERATURE and CULTURAL STUDIES
Ankita Ananyaa Gaya
Enrolled: Jul 2019
Continuing
Supervisor
Neo-colonialism and Environmental Justice in India: A Literary Analysis
Debanjali Dutta
Enrolled: Feb 2021
Continuing
Supervisor
Bangla Little Magazines and the Forms of Alternative Printing Culture
Ayan Choudhury
Enrolled: Aug 2021
Continuing
Supervisor
Gender Study from a Psychological Perspective
Sikta Kar
Enrolled: Jul 2022
Continuing
Supervisor
Eco-Literature
Anisha Sahoo
Enrolled: Jul 2024
Continuing
Supervisor
Cultural Studies and Indian English Literature
Vidushi Rai
Enrolled: Aug 2024
Continuing
Supervisor
A Needs-Based Approach to Teaching and Learning of English for Engineering Purposes
Priya S
Enrolled:
Graduated :  2012
Supervisor
The Psychology of Leadership: Exploring New Perspectives in Shakespearean Tragedies
Sahida
Enrolled:
Graduated :  2013
Supervisor

Awards And Honours
  • Best Teacher, NIT Rourkela,   2021
  • Consultant, Teacher Education Through School-based Support (TESS, India), a Collaborative Project led by UK Open Univ. (supported by UK Aid from DFID & British Council),   2014
  • English Language Teaching Research Partnership Award (British Council),   2013
  • Homi Bhabha Fellowship (Homi Bhabha Fellowships Council, Mumbai),   2011
  • Ray Tongue Scholarship (IATEFL, UK),   2008
Memberships / Fellowships
  • IATEFL, ELT@I, IACLALS, CALL Asia, ISTE,   2007