English
PRATAP KUMAR DASH
Associate Professor
Area of Interest
Course Taught
Membership
Research Publications
- Dash, P.K. ‘The Echo of The Gita in Hemingway’s The Old Man and the Sea,’ Creative Writing and Criticism, Vol.4, October 2011, pp.111-119, ISSN 0975-2390.
- Dash, P.K. ‘Intertextuality in Novel: A Study of Salman Rushdie’s The Enchantress of Florence,’ Language in India, January 2011, ISSN 1930-2940, pp.47-56
- Dash, P.K. ‘Teaching Literature to Adult Learners of ESL: Outlining a Model for Indian, Middle-East and Libyan Situations,’ ELTV-I, February 2011, ISSN 2230-9136, pp. 28-40.
- Dash, P.K. ‘A Review of Anthropomorphic Content Configuration in Moby- Dick and A Whale for the Killing,’ Journal of Literary Review in India, January 2013 Annual Issue ISSN 2250-3366, pp.125-139(Peer reviewed), Impact Factor 7.261
- Dash, P.K. ‘Socio-cultural Praxis and Stylistics in Selected Odia Proverbs,’ Lokaratna, Vol. V & VI, July 2013, ISSN: 2347-6427,pp.63-77
- Dash, P.K. ‘Drama in Performance: A Euphonic Appreciation of Shakespeare’s King Lear (BBC),’ Search: A Journal of Arts, Humanities and Management, Utkal University,Vol.7, Issue-2, July 2013, pp.1-9 ISSN 0974-5416 (peer reviewed)
- Dash, P.K. ‘Speech Acts in Literary Narratives with in medias res: A Study of Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein,’ Contemporary Discourse, Vol-5, Issue-2, July 2014, ISSN 0976-3686, pp.217-224.
- Dash, P.K. ‘A Study of the Popular Ecopoems as Textual Resources for Ecological Approach to Acquisition of ESL,’ Ravenshaw Journal of Literary and Cultural Studies (RJLCS), Vol.4. Jan 2014, ISSN 2231-2773, pp.173-191(Peer reviewed)
- Dash, P.K. ‘Native Cultural Contexts as Constructs in Second Language Learning (SLL): A Case Study of the Odia to English Translated Literary Texts Taught at Different Levels in Odisha,’ The Atlantic Critical Review, Jan-March 2019, Vol.18, No.1, ISBN 978-81-269-3119-4, pp8-18
- Dash, P.K. ‘Shifting paradigm in the 21st century: Plans to reorient Indian school level English language teachers and teacher educators,’ JOELL, Vol.9, Issue 2, Apr-June 2022, DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.54513/JOELL.2022.9209, pp.81-89, ISSN 2349-9753
Research Guidance
Books/Chapters
Research Projects
Patents
Conference
- Dash, P.K. “Mother Tongue Influence (MTI) and Its Impact on Second Language Learning (SLL): A Study of the Influence of Odia Dialects on English in Oral Communication”, ELTAI Rajasthan Chapter, Jaipur, IV International Conference, English in Multicultural Classroom, Perspectives, Prospects, Possibilities, 30-31 October, 2017.
- Dash, P.K. “Mother Tongue Influence (MTI) and Its Impact on Second Language Learning (SLL): A Study of the Influence of Odia Dialects on Select Odishan Tribal Students in Oral Communication in English”, ICOLSI-39, IIT, Patna, 8-11 Dec 2017.
- Dash, P.K. “Critical Perspectives of the Ecosophy of the Forgotten Lives in Harsh Mander’s Unheard Voices”, International Conference on Environment and Culture in the Anthropocene, P.G.Dept. of English, Berhampur University, Berhampur, 1-2 Dec.2019.
- Dash, P.K. “Spoken Odia versus Spoken English: English Teachers’ Dilemma in the Vernacular Schools of Odisha”, International Virtual Conference on Language Teaching and Learning in ESL/EFL Settings: Status and Prospects, Dept of Linguistics, University of Kerala & Faculty of Education, Thamar University, Yemen, 20-21 Sept.2020.
- Dash, P.K. “Evaluating English Language Teaching and Learning in Odia Medium Educational Institutions in Odisha in the Light of Emerging Models of Second Language Pedagogy”, International Conference on Communication, Computation & Cognition, (IC3C-2021), 29 -31 January 2021, VIT Bhopal University in collaboration with School of Languages & Linguistics of Jadavpur University.
- Dash, P.K. “Cognition and Second Language Acquisition (CSLA): A Critical Focus on the Speaking Skills of the Learners of English in Odia Medium Schools in Odisha,” National E-Conference on Odisha as a Mini Linguistic Area, 24-25 March 2021, Organized by Dept. of Linguistics, Berhampur University.
- Dash. P.K. “Challenges, Academic Preparedness and the Teaching of English Language and Literature at the Tertiary Level during Pandemic Times: An Experiential Evaluation,” A Two-day online International Conference on English Language Teaching during Pandemic Times: Grappling with the New Normal organized jointly by Regional Institute of English, South India (RIESI) and IT for Change, Bengaluru, 25.- 26 June2021.
- Dash, P.K. “Documenting and Analyzing Odia Traditional Oral Narratives,” 2-Day International Conf. on “Narratives, Self, and Identities: Traditions and Innovations,” 30-31 Aug.2021, Reva University, Liverpool John Moores Univ.& i-SPELL, Bengaluru.
- One week virtual Workshop from 1st to 7th March, 2021 on “Recent Research Trends in Literature,” organized by Dept. of Humanities and Management, NIT Andhra Pradesh, India.
- Resource Person in the Workshop Communicative Language Teaching/Learning, Faculty of Education Brack in Collaboration with Faculty of Education, Obari, Sebha University, Libya, 14-15 Feb. 2010.
Awards / Fellowship
- Post-doc Associate, Inter-University Centre for Humanities and Social Sciences, IIAS, Shimla, 2008
Professional Experience
- Teaching English language and literature for the last three decades both in India and Libya at UG, PG, and Pre-Ph.D. Course work
- Research in English Language and literature for the last 17 years
- Editorial works, Bilingual creative writer
- Syllabus design and preparation of study materials for U.G. and P.G. classes in English language and literature
- Organising seminars, workshops, conferences, talks in English language and literature
Other
Creative Writing/Translation Works Published
- Teaching English language and literature for the last three decades both in India and Libya at UG, PG, and Pre-Ph.D. Course work
- Research in English Language and literature for the last 17 years
- Editorial works, Bilingual creative writer
- Syllabus design and preparation of study materials for U.G. and P.G. classes in English language and literature
- Organising seminars, workshops, conferences, talks in English language and literature
Book Reviews Published
- Dr. Dalip Khetarpal’s Fathoming Infinity, CLRI, Print Edition, Apr2013, pp.78-89, ISSN 2250-3366.
- Multilingual Theory and Practice in Applied Linguistics Edited by: Alasdair N. Archibald, The Criterion: An International Journal, July 2014, Vol.5. Issue III, pp.402-7, ISSN: 0976-8165
- Homeward Bound: Poems from Australia and India, Ed. Jaydeep Sarangi & Rob Harle, Cyberwit, Transnational Literature, Vol.7, Issue 2, May 2015, ISSN 1836-4845 http://fhrc.flinders.edu.au/transnational/home
- The Event of Literature by Terry Eagleton, Journal of Comparative Literature & Aesthetics, Vol.35, Issue. 1-2, pp. 108-119, 2012, ISSN: 0252-8169
- The Land: Poems from Australia and India,Ed. Ed. Jaydeep Sarangi & Rob Harle, Cyberwit, Transnational Literature, Vol.9, Issue 1, Nov. 2016, ISSN 1836-4845 http://fhrc.flinders.edu.au/transnational/home
Published Papers on Odia Culture and Tradition
- Uniqueness of Odia Festivals, Dec.2006, Orissa Review, pp.48-51, vol.63, No. 5, ISSN 0970-8669
- The Perishing Tradition of Osha, Brata and Mela in Orissa, Apr. 2006, pp.15-18, Vol. 62, No. 9, Orissa Review
- Danda Jatra and Danda Nata: A Display of Pain and Pleasure of Oriya Devotees, Nov.2004, pp.26-28, Vol.61, No. 4, Orissa Review
- People’s Play in Odisha: A Review, Apr.2008, pp. 27-29, Vol. 64, No. 9, Orissa Review
- Bharat Leela or Subhadra Parinaya: A Cultural Extravaganza of Southern Coastal Orissa, Orissa Review, pp.43-45, Feb-Mar 2009
- Temples of Nayagarh District: An Overview, May 2004, pp. 35-39, Vol. 60, No. 10, Orissa Review
Trainings/Offline/Online Short-term Courses
- American Civilization Course, American Studies Research Centre, Hyderabad, November 1998
- Orientation in Teaching of English, CHSE, Orissa, July 2001
- Refresher Course in English, DDU University, Gorakhpur, September 2001
- Refresher Course in Linguistics and Teaching of English, CIEFL, Lucknow, January 2003
- Refresher Course in English, SV University, Tirupati, March 2005
- Teaching Communicative English, BPUT, Bhubaneswar, India, July 2008
- Certificate in Introduction to Translation, Central Institute of Indian Languages(CIIL, Govt. of India), Mysore, Feb-March 2014
- Faculty Development Program in Instructional Delivery through ICT, NITTR, Chandigarh, 27/06/2016- 01/07/2016
- Online Orientation Programme for Mentors, National Initiative for Technical Teachers Training, AICTE, India, 5th to 9th April, 2021
- Refresher Course in English Language Teaching,1 Nov.2018 to 11 Feb.2019 SWAYAM Online portal, AICTE, Govt. of India
- MOOC on TESOL Methodology, Jan 3-March3, 2020, E-Teacher Programme, University of Maryland, Baltimore County, USA
- The Bilingual Brain, Coursera, University of Houston, July-September 2020
- Introduction to Lexical and Semantic Typology, Coursera, Higher School of Economics, (NRU, Russia), July-Sept.2020
