Rama Kant Agnihotri

Rama Kant Agnihotri is a former Professor and Head, Department of Linguistics at the University of Delhi. He has also published books from Routledge, Oxford University Press, Multilingual Matters, Orient BlackSwan, Ratna Sagar among others. He was the Chairperson of the National Council of Educational Research and Training, National Focus Group on the teaching of Indian Languages. He is at present Professor Emeritus at Vidya Bhawan Society, Udaipur.
== EDUCATION ==
1960 - Matriculation Punjab, India
1961 - Pre University Punjab, India
1964 - B.A. Punjab University, India
1966 - M.A. (English) Punjab University, India
1971 - Diploma (Linguistics) Delhi University, India
1973 - M. Litt. (Linguistics) Dissertation: ‘Choice of Styles in Hindi’, Delhi University, India
1980 - D. Phil (Linguistics) Thesis: ‘Processes of Assimilation: A Sociolinguistic Study of Sikh Children In Leeds’ - University of York(U.K)
==AREAS OF SPECIALISATION ==
* Sociolinguistics
* Applied linguistics, Language Teaching and ELT
* Language and Education
* Research Methodology
* Literacy and Primary education
* Morphology (linguistics)
== PROJECTS ==
* Faculty and Resource Person for the Tata Institute of Social Sciences MA in Education Programme
* Feedback Study of Indradhanush Elementary School Textbooks published by SCERT, Delhi (in collaboration with Janaki Rajan and A L Khanna with inputs from a large number of teams and investigators)
* Textbooks in English for Rural Children, Vidya Bhawan Society, Udaipur
* Selection of Materials for Elementary School Children, Eklavya, Hoshanganbad
* Textbook Project on Applied Linguistics (with A L Khanna)
* UGC Major Research Project on Acquisition of Reading and Writing Abilities in Literacy Programmed (With A L Khanna, A Mukherjee and Sadhna Saxena)
* Editing a collection of papers (with M K Verma) by Prof R B Le Page, University of York, UK (likely to be published by Sage)
* Coordinator for the Language, Mind and Society paper in the TISS, Mumbai project in developing the MA
* Education programme in Hindi.
* Consultant, UNICEF, Bhopal Project on the Status of Girls&#39; Education in MP
==ASSOCIATION MEMBERSHIP ==
* The Linguistics Society of India.
* Dravidian Linguistics Association.
* Delhi University Linguistics Association
* AILA
* International Group for the Study of Language Standardization and the Vernacularization of Literacy(IGSLSVL)
* Indian Association of Canadian Studies
* International Reading Association
== REGIONAL CORRESPONDENT ==
* South Asia Newsletter
* Yearbook of South Asian Languages and Linguistics
== EDITOR/ EDITORIAL BOARD ==
* Editor, Language and Language Teaching, Azim Premji University and Vidya Bhawan Society
* Member, Editorial Board, International Multilingual Research Journal, Lawrence Erlbaum
* Associate Editor, The Yearbook of South Asian Languages and Linguistics, Mouton
* Editorial Collective Member, Contemporary Education Dialogue, Sage
* Book Review Editor, Contemporary Education Dialogue, Sage
* Editor, International Journal of Translation, Bahri Publication, New Delhi (for 4 years)
* Editor (With Gautam Sengupta), UGC Model Curriculum (Linguistics), 2001, UGC, New Delhi
* Member, Apex Committee of the New Linguistic Survey of India, CIIL, Mysore and MHRD, Delhi
* Editor and Chief Resource Person-cum-Supervisor, Language Information Service (Indian English, LIS-India Project, CIIL, Mysore)
* SERIES EDITOR, Sage Publications
Series Editor (with A L Khanna), Research in Applied Linguistics (RAL) Series, Sage Publications, New Delhi. The following seven books have already been published in the series (the primary focus being the teaching of English language as a second language):
1. Second Language Acquisition: Socio-cultural and Linguistic Aspects of English in India (eds. R K Agnihotri and A L Khanna, 1994)
2. English Language Teaching in India: Issues and Innovations (eds. R K Agnihotri and A L Khanna, 1995)
3. Problematizing English in India (R K Agnihotri and A L Khanna, 1997)
4. Social Psychological Perspectives on Second Language Learning (eds. R K Agnihotri, A L Khanna and I Sachdev, 1998)
5. Practice and Research in Literacy (eds. A Mukherjee and Duggirala Vasanta, 2002)
6. Reading Acquisition in India: Models of Learning and Dyslexia (P G Patel, 2004)
7. Learning and Teaching English in India (R Sheorey, 2006)
== ADMINISTRATION ==
Year 	
1996-98	Dean, Faculty of Arts, University of Delhi
1995-98	Chair, Department of Linguistics, University of Delhi
1999 - 	Coordinator, University of California Education Abroad Programme
2000 - 	Member, Disability Committee, University of Delhi
2000 - 	Chair, National Service Scheme, University of Delhi
2006 - 	Chair, Equal Opportunity Cell, University of Delhi
2006 - 	Chair, Short Term Courses Committee, University of Delhi
2003 - 	Chair, University of Delhi Committee on Ad Hoc Teachers
Member
Governing Body, Eklavya, Bhopal (5 years)
Governing Body, Dayal Singh College, New Delhi (2 years)
Governing Body, Maharaja Agrasen College, New Delhi (2 years)
Governing Body, Vivekanand College, New Delhi (2 years)
Governing Body, Delhi College of Engineering, Delhi (4 years)
Governing Body, Delhi College of Arts, Delhi (6 years)
Convenor, CBSE Committee of Courses for English (4 years)
Patron, Forum for the Teachers of English Language and Literature
Delhi University VC nominee Miranda House, Lady Shri Ram College for Women, Khalsa College, Hindu College, Ramjas College and Satyawati College
MHRD Nominee on the NCERT Selection Committees
== TEACHING EXPERIENCE ==
Year 	
1969-80	Taught English language and literature to undergraduate (Pass and Honours) students at different colleges of the University of Delhi.
1973-75	Taught Hindi as a foreign language at the University of York, York (U.K.)
1974- 	Lectured and/or taught at various universities in India and abroad including the University of York (UK), University of Reading (UK), University of Cape Town, National Language Project, Salt River, Cape Town, ELTEC, Johannesburg and University of Stellenbosch (all in South Africa), University of Potsdam (Germany), University of California, LA (USA), University of Illinois (Ann Arbor, USA), Aga Khan University (Karachi, Pakistan), University of Peradeniya (Sri Lanka), Guru Nanak Dev University (Amritsar), Panjabi University (Patiala), JNU (Delhi), IIT (Kanpur), Central Institute of Indian Languages (Mysore), Jammu University (Jammu and Kashmir), Aligarh Muslim University (Aligarh), Jamia Milia Islamia (Delhi) among several others.
1980- 	Teaching Diploma, Advanced Diploma, M.A. and M. Phil Courses and supervising M. Phil and Ph.D. research at the Department of Linguistics, University of Delhi, Delhi; also taught Hindi and English to foreign students at the Department.
== ASSOCIATION WITH SCHOOL PROGRAMMES ==
Year 	
1982- 	Academic Advisor and Teacher Educator, Innovative School Programmes of NGOs: Eklavya, Digantar and Vidya Bhawan Society
1983-90	Prashika (Primary Education Programme), Eklavya, Bhopal
1999-04	Conducted Orientation and Content Workshops in several states including Rajasthan, West Bengal, Kerala, Karnataka, Andhra Pradesh, Haryana and Bihar as part of District Primary Education Programme (DPEP)
2003-05	Chairperson, SCERT, Delhi English Textbooks Consultant to several States including Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan, Chattisgarh, West Bengal, Kerala, Karnataka, Andhra Pradesh, Haryana and Bihar governments on Language Education, Teacher Training and Textbooks
2004- 	Chairperson, NCERT National Focus Group on the Teaching of Indian Languages
2006- 	Chairperson, NCERT Source Book for Teachers for Teaching Languages
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