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A department that publishes, patents, and converses.

Research in English language, literature, cultural studies, communication, translation, comparative literature, and diaspora studies — supported by TRA and ERA scholarships.

164+Total publications
123Journals
41+Book chapters
135Conferences
49 / 5Ph.D. scholars / awarded
₹7.15 LActive project funding
TRA / ERA scholarships Scopus / WoS / UGC-CARE 4 consultancy 3 patents
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Support

TRA and ERA schemes combine teaching and research experience with a monthly scholarship.

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Publishing

Faculty and scholars publish in Scopus, Web of Science, and UGC-CARE journals, plus books and patents.

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Culture

Conferences, workshops, and academic interactions keep the research culture in motion.

Scholars collaborating during a research discussion

Inquiry across language, literature, and Indian Knowledge Systems.

Clusters

Thrust areas

English Language Teaching and Linguistics

LSRW TBLT CBLT Language documentation Testing & evaluation Curriculum design

Literature cluster

Indian Writing in English Ecocriticism Gender studies Shakespeare Postcolonial studies

Translation studies

Literary Descriptive Process-oriented Experimental Interdisciplinary

Cultural studies

Cultural theory Identity politics Popular culture Digital cultures Food and culture

Funded work

Three active research projects

₹7.15 lakhs from Cambridge University, the IKS Division of the Ministry of Education, and VFSTR seed money.

Indian Knowledge Systems wiki project

₹1 L · IKS, Ministry of Education

Wiki article by Indian Knowledge System

Principal investigator: Prof. G. Mohana Charyulu. Documenting and publishing IKS knowledge for open scholarly use.

Cambridge Impact Study

₹5 L · Cambridge University

Cambridge Impact Study

Principal investigator: Prof. A. Sharada. Measuring the impact of Cambridge English training and certification at VFSTR.

Newspaper reading habits project

₹1.15 L · VFSTR seed money

Declining habit of reading newspapers

Principal investigator: Dr. P. Sasi Ratnaker. Interventions for engineering students toward a more holistic personality.

Colloquium

Shodhana Sanglap

A colloquium for literature and language organised by EOFL. It brings scholars, researchers, and students into discussion that crosses cultures, languages, and literatures.

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Culture

A year-round colloquium to foster a vibrant research culture within EOFL.

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20 lectures

Faculty and research scholars address language and literature throughout the year.

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National

Convening scholars from across the nation to explore research opportunities.

Shodhana Sanglap colloquium

Shodhana Sanglap — a year-round conversation in letters.