Welcome Address: 9:30 AM - 9:50 AM IST

Inaugural Address: Dr. Jyothi Kumar (9:35-9:40)

Dean, CHRIST BGR Campus, Bangalore, India

Collaborator’s Address: Dr. Khalid Almashikhi (9:40-9:45)

Dean of College of Arts and Applied Sciences, Dhofar University, Salalah, Oman

Collaborator’s Address: Dr. Rajneesh Mishra (9:45-9:50)

Professor, School of Sanskrit and Indic Studies, Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi, India

Keynote Address 1: 10 AM - 11 AM IST

Title of the address: Shifts in English Language Teaching

Speaker: Dr. Z N Patil, President of ELTAI (English Language Teachers’ Association of India), Pune Chapter, India, and retired as Professor of English and Head of the Department of Training and Development, English and Foreign Languages University, Hyderabad India

Moderator: Dr. Dishari Chattaraj, Assistant Professor, Department of English and Cultural Studies, CHRIST, BGR Campus

Paper Presentations 1

Theme: Student Engagement and Digital Transition

Moderator: Dr. Julius Irudayasamy, HOD, Department of English Language and Literature, Dhofar University

Dr. Kshema Jose, Assistant Professor, The English and Foreign Languages University, Hyderabad, India

Critical digital pedagogy and multimodal compositions: redesigning 21st century academic writing classrooms

Lauren Mertens, English Instructor, Dhofar University, Salalah, Oman

Flipped Classrooms: English language instructors’ experiences and beliefs of utilizing a new instructional method

Priya Prithiviraj, Research Scholar, The English and Foreign Languages University, Hyderabad, India

Graphic Organizers and Active Learning

Dr. Gurleen Ahluwalia, Assistant Professor, Jagat Guru Nanak Dev Punjab State Open University, Patiala, India

The Role of Web 2.0 Technological tools in Facilitating Student Interaction in English Language Learning Classroom

Invited Panel Discussion 1

Pedagogic Challenges and Opportunities: Perspective Beyond Borders

Moderator: Dr. Gaana J., HOD, Department of English and Cultural Studies, CHRIST BGR Campus

Dr. John Joseph Kennedy

Professor of English and Dean, School of Arts and Humanities, CHRIST, Bangalore, India

Dr. Khalid Almashikhi

Dean of College of Arts and Applied Sciences, Dhofar University, Salalah, Oman

Dr. Rajnish Mishra

Professor, School of Sanskrit and Indic Studies, Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi, India

Dr. Naeema B. Hann

Emeritus Reader, Carnegie School of Education, Leeds Beckett University, UK

Paper Presentations 2

Theme: Learning Space and Intersections

Moderator : Dr. Santhosh Kumar, Assistant Professor, Department of English and Cultural Studies, CHRIST, BGR Campus

Jessica Merritt, Sanskrit Associate Instructor; PhD student, Religious Studies, Indiana University-Bloomington, The USA

Changing Epistemologies and Ethics in Sanskrit Language Pedagogy: Feminist and Endemic Contributions.

Subhajit Thakur, Presidency University, Kolkata, India

Language, Body, and Space : "Bengali Medium Student" in Virtual Classrooms

Bharath Murthy, Naini Arora and Tapasya Thapa, Srishti Manipal Institute of Art, Design and Technology, Bangalore, India

Mediated Learning Spaces: Fragmented Personas

Syed Saqib Abbas, Research Scholar, AMIU, Iran

Uncommon Learning: A comparison of off-School learning in two divergent socio-economic segments in Kashmir

Paper Presentations 3

Theme: Innovative Assessment Practices

Moderator: Dr. Cherry Mathew Philipose, Assistant Professor, Shiv Nadar University, India

Anjana Krishna S., Mythiri B., Research Scholar, National Institute of Technology -Tiruchirappalli

Evaluating IELTS Indicator as an Alternative for Traditional IELTS Examinations: Perspectives from Test Takers

Aritra Basu, Research Scholar, University of Delhi, Delhi, India

Practising Pedagogies: Understanding the Qualms of Online Pedagogical Practices amidst a Pandemic

Dr. K Sujatha, Assistant Professor, RVR&JC College of Engineering, India

‘ORAI’: An AI embedded mobile application in second language speaking evaluation

Dr.C.L.Shilaja, Assistant Professor, Stella Maris College, Chennai, India

Effectiveness of Collaborative Learning: An Experiential Study using Peer Assessments in Online Classroom

Paper Presentations 4

Theme: Language Policy and Educational Reforms

Moderator: Dr. Rashmi Sawhney, Associate Professor, Department of English and Cultural Studies, CHRIST, BGR Campus

Dr. Arpana Jha, Assistant Professor, Central University of South Bihar, India

Examining the Provisions of Language as Envisaged in the New Education Policy- NEP 2020

Rabiyatou Zigani, Research Scholar, Université Rennes 2, France

Higher Education in Burkina Faso in the Digital Age

Dr. Sreehari Ravindranath and Amit V Kumar, Associate Director, Dream a Dream, India, and ALLEN Career Institute, Bangalore, India

Teaching in Mother Language/Home Language and its Impact: A Study of NEP

Reetika Negi, Research Scholar,, Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi, India

Language Pedagogies for the Regional Languages of Uttarakhand and the Effects of the COVID-19 Pandemic

Keynote Address 2

Engendering a Culture of Wellbeing During the COVID 19 Pandemic: Coming to Terms with an Ecological Perspective and Dialogism in Language Education

Dr. Sivakumar Sivasubramaniam, Department of Language Education, University of the Western Cape (UWC)

Moderator: Dr. Arya P Vijayaraghavan, Assistant Professor, Department of English and Cultural Studies, CHRIST, BGR Campus

Workshop

Reconstructing pedagogy in the online mode: teaching and learning through tasks and practices

Dr. Sayan Chaudhuri, Writing Faculty, Critical Writing Program, Ashoka University, India

Dr. Monishita Hajra Pande, and Assistant Professor, The English and Foreign Languages University, Hyderabad, India

Plenary Address

Training Social Actors in ELT: Pedagogic Perspectives, Motivations, and Directions

Dr. Vijay Singh Thakur

Department of English Language and Literature, College of Arts and Applied Sciences, Dhofar University, Salalah, Oman

Moderator: Dr. Chandan Kumar, Assistant Professor, Department of English and Cultural Studies, CHRIST, BGR Campus

Paper Presentations 5

Theme: Emerging Pedagogical Practices

Moderator: Dr. Osman Erdem Yapar, Dhofar University, Oman

Pr. Christine Evain and Pr. Elisabeth Richard, Professors, Rennes 2 University, France

Overcoming the Digital Divide: Charting a Burkina-Europe Virtual Exchange Experience

Sonali Mahanta, Research Scholar, Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi, India

A Componential Analysis of Digital Literacy of the Secondary Level Learners: A Quantitative Study

Dr. Sandesha Rayapa, Assistant Professor, Jawarharlal Nehru University, New Delhi, India

Opportunities and Challenges in Learning and Teaching Faced by the Deaf Community in the Virtual World

Dr. Umamaheswara Rao Bontha (Rao), Assistant Professor/English Tests Coordinator/Level 3 Coordinator, Oman

Flipped Classroom Model and COVID-19

Invited Panel Discussion 2

Ensuring Active Learning, Cognitive Engagement, and Critical Thinking in Online classes

Dr. Deepti Gupta

Professor, Department of English and Cultural Studies, Panjab University, India

Dr. Saumya Sharma

Assistant Professor, The English and Foreign Languages University, Lucknow, India

Dr. Garima Dalal

Assistant Professor, Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi, India

Dr. Iryna Lenchuk

Assistant Professor, Department of English Language and Literature, Dhofar University, Oman

Moderator: Dr. Kshema Jose, Assistant Professor, The English and Foreign Languages University, Hyderabad, India