Events

Digital Humanities, Linguistics, and ELT in the Post-Pandemic World

Every department at Amity University Kolkata conducts faculty development programs to enhance teaching effectiveness through workshops, and seminars. Such events support our faculty members in adopting innovative teaching methods, integrating new technologies, and advancing research agendas.

Amity Institute of English Studies and Research recently hosted a 5-day Faculty Development Program in collaboration with the Linguistic Research Unit of the Indian Statistical Institute, Kolkata. Organized in hybrid mode it was titled "Digital Humanities, Linguistics, and ELT in the Post-Pandemic World: Addressing the Present and Envisioning the Future." The resource persons included:

• Dr Niladri Sekhar Dash (Linguistic Research Unit, Indian Statistical Institute, Kolkata)
• Dr Mrinmoy Pramanik (Dept. of Comparative Indian Language and Literature, University of Calcutta)
• Dr Sayantan Dasgupta (Dept. of Comparative Literature, Jadavpur University)
• Dr Indranil Dutta (School of Language and Linguistics, Jadavpur University)
• Dr Aditi Ghosh (Dept. of Linguistics, University of Calcutta)
• Dr Shailendra Singh (Dept. of Linguistics, North-Eastern Hill University, Shillong, Meghalaya)
• Dr Naresh Annem (Centre for Applied Linguistics and Translation Studies, University of Hyderabad)
• Dr Ujjwal Jana (Dept. of English, University of Delhi)
• Dr Anindya Syam Chowdhury (Dept. of English, Assam University, Silchar)
• Dr Sharmistha Chatterjee (Department of English, Aliah University, Kolkata)
• Dr Gautam K. Borah (Department of Linguistics and Language Technology, Tezpur University, Assam)

Participation included teachers as well as PhD research scholars from across India. By fostering a culture of continuous learning and academic excellence, such faculty development programs contribute to institutional success and the advancement of higher education standards.