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Department of Humanities and Social Sciences

DEPARTMENTS

Engineering

Science

CENTRE

Dr. Raju Barthakur

Professor

English and Business Communication, Communication Theory, New Media

Contact
(EPBX/Office): +91-360-2257401 Ext: 6205
PROFESSIONAL BACKGROUND
FROMTODESIGNATIONORGANISATION
27.12.2018Till dateProfessor of EnglishDepartment of HSS, NERIST
06.07.201526.12.2018Associate Professor of EnglishDepartment of HSS, NERIST
06.07.200605.07.2015Assistant Professor of EnglishDepartment of HSS, NERIST
07.08.199905.07.2006Lecturer in EnglishBihpuria College, Lakhimpur, Assam
EDUCATIONAL DETAILS
DegreeSubjectUniversityYear
PhDCommunication TheoryTezpur University2018
M.A.EnglishRajiv Gandhi University1999
B.A.EnglishGauhati University1996
ADMINISTRATIVE BACKGROUND
FromToDesignationOrganisation
2014Till dateTEQIP Procurement UnitNERIST
2007Till dateEditor, ‘Interface’NERIST
2008Till dateMember, Editorial Board of the Annual Report of NERISTNERIST
2009Till dateMember, INDEST Users’ Consultative CommitteeNERIST
2008Till dateMember, Library Advisory CommitteeNERIST
2011Till dateMember, Departmental Board of StudiesNERIST
20132015Advisor, Training and PlacementNERIST
20082010Member, NEE CommitteeNERIST
2014Till dateMember, Board of Studies for EnglishNorth Lakhimpur College (Autonomous) Assam
SPONSORED RESEARCH PROJECTS
TopicFunding AgencyYear
Co-PI for setting up of a Seminar Hall cum Conference Room in the Department of HSSAICTE – MODROBS2010 – 2011
Co-PI for Project on ‘Efficient Management of Technical Institutions in Arunachal Pradesh: the HRM Perspectives’AICTE2008 – 2009
Impact Assessment  of  Jan-Suvidha Centers at Bomdila, Singchung, Tezu, Namsai, Khonsa and Yingkiong, Arunachal PradeshDepartment of Planning, Government of Arunachal Pradesh2009
MEMBERSHIPS IN PROFESSIONAL BODIES
  1. Life Member, Forum on Contemporary Theory, Baroda
  2. Life Member, Center for Studies in Romantic Literature, Kolkata
  3. Life Member, Shakespeare Society of Eastern India, Kolkata
  4. Life Member, Assam Science Society, Guwahati
TEACHING ENGAGEMENTS
TitleCourse CodeModuleSemester
English – IHS 1101BaseI
English – IIHS 1201BaseII
Communication SkillsHS 3101DiplomaI
Comprehensive Communication SkillsHS 4401Bridge 
PARTICIPATION IN SHORT TERM COURSES
Couse NameSponsored ByDate
Pedagogical Training for Engineering TeachersIIT Guwahati held at NERISTMarch 21 – 23, 2014
FDP on ‘Stress Management’CMS, NERISTNovember 4 – 6, 2013
Pedagogy – Enhancing Teacher EffectivenessEQUATE, New DelhiMarch 10 – 13, 2013
Emerging Research Issues in Speech and Natural Language ProcessingDepartment of Computer Science and Engineering, NERISTSeptember 30 – October 4, 2013
Teaching MethodologyNITTTR Kolkata held at NERISTJanuary 3 – 7, 2011
COURSES OR CONFERENCES ORGANISED
Conference NameSponsored ByDate
National Conference on ‘Efficient Management of Technical Institutions in Arunachal Pradesh: the HRM Perspectives’  AICTE  March 26-27, 2010
SPECIAL LECTURES DELIVERED
TitlePlaceDate
Facing InterviewsSpecial Lecture organized by the Mechanical Association of NERIST (MAN).April 2015
Communication: Oral, Non-verbal, Electronic and everything in betweenSibsagar College Annual Lecture, organized by Sibsagar College, Sivasagar, AssamOctober 2013
Basics of Oral Communication and Importance of K-O-P-P-A-C-TWorkshop on Communication Skills organized by the Training and Placement Cell, NERISTNovember 2011
PUBLICATIONS
  1. Barthakur, R., (2015) ‘Curricula of Technical Education and the Role of the Industry,’ ‘J. of Advanced Research,’ Vol. 3, No.1.
  2. Barthakur, R., (2015), ‘Hyphenated Identity: Pico Iyer’s ‘Global Soul’ and Transculturation,’ ‘Criterion,’ Vol. 6, No. 3.
  3. Barthakur, R., (2015), ‘A Review on E-Romantic Projects: a Postmodern Re-presentation of the Romantic Texts,’ ‘The English Literature Journal,’ Vol. 2, No. 4.
  4. Barthakur, R., (2015), ‘Migration and the Problem of Identity Formation in the North East India,’ ‘Res. J. of Social Science and Management,’ Vol. 5, No. 3.
  5. Barthakur, R., (2014), ‘Facebook as a Teaching Tool: Reflections from English Language Classroom for Engineering Students in Arunachal Pradesh,’ ‘Res. J. of Social Science and Management, Vol. 4, No. 5.’
  6. Barthakur, R., (2014), ‘English Language Anxiety and Online Communication: Some Observations on Engineering Students’ use of English Language in Arunachal Pradesh,’ ‘J. of Advanced Research in Science and Engineering, Vol.3, No.7.
  7. Barthakur, R. (2014), ‘Web 2.0 in the Classroom: Some Observations on Learning Platforms Used for Teaching English to the Students of Engineering in Arunachal Pradesh, India,’ ‘J. of English and Education,’ Vol. 4, No.3.
MISCELLANEOUS
  1. Completed a MOOC on Introduction to Communication Science offered by the Graduate School of Communication Science, University of Amsterdam, through Coursera, March 2014.
  2. Completed a MOOC on Principles of Written English offered by the University of California at Berkeley, through edX Berkeley, March 2014.
  3. Completed a MOOC on Writing in the Sciences offered by Stanford University, through Stanford edX, November 2013.