English in the Multilingual Setting of Arunachal Pradesh

Dr. ArchanaKumari is an Assistant Professor of English at Guru GhasidasVishwavidyalaya (A Central University), Bilaspur, Chhattisgarh (India) since April 2012, teaching Foundation English, English Honours, B.Tech, and Master Degree courses. Prior to joining this university she has worked as Assistant Professor at North Eastern Regional Institute of Science and Technology (NERIST), Itanagar, Arunachal Pradesh (India) for six years in the Department of Humanities and Social Sciences where she had been engaged in teaching English and Communication Skills courses to students pursuing B.Tech Degree. She has qualified UGC- NET in Linguistics and did her Ph.D Degree from the PG Department of English, Ranchi University, Ranchi, Jharkhand, India. Her research interests include Linguistics, English Language Teaching, Communication Skills, Diaspora Writing, Indian Literature in English, Translation Studies etc. She has published 15 research papers/book chapters in reputed national and international research journals and edited books. She has presented 10 papers at National and international Seminars/Conferences and has participated in several Seminars/Workshops/Conferences/Short Term Training/Faculty Development Programs and Courses.