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Prof.Rahul D R

Designation: Assistant Professor

Department: Humanities and Social Sciences

Email: rahuldr[at]iitism[dot]ac[dot]in

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Office Number: +91-326-223-5768

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About Me: Dr. Rahul D R is Assistant Professor of English in the Department of Humanities and Social Sciences at the Indian Institute of Technology Dhanbad, specializing in Applied Linguistics and Second Language Acquisition. He is a proud alumnus of the National Institute of Technology Tiruchirappalli and the English and Foreign Languages University Hyderabad.

Research Interest: Applied Linguistics, Second Language Acquisition, Reading, Vocabulary, Dyslexia

Teaching

S. No	*Code*	*Name*	*Type*	*Semester*	*Level*
1	NHSC503	Corpus Linguistics	DC	Monsoon	PG
2	HSD563/NHSD507	Evidence Synthesis in Humanities and Social Sciences	DE	Winter/Monsoon	PG
3	HSD560	Second Language Acquisition	DE	Winter/Monsoon	PG
4	HSO515	Reading and Dyslexia	OE	Winter/Monsoon	UG/PG
5	HSO401	Introduction to Language Sciences	OE	Winter/Monsoon	UG
6	NHSI500	Research and Technical Communication	Audit	Monsoon	PG
7	NHSA101	Communication Skills	IC	Winter/Monsoon	UG
8	NHSA102	Communication Skills Lab	IC	Winter/Monsoon	UG

Academics

PhD - National Institute of Technology Tiruchirappalli, India (Jun 2017 - Jul 2022)
PGDTE - The English and Foreign Languages University Hyderabad, India (2014 -2015)
MA - Pondicherry University (2012-2014)

Position

Assistant Professor - Indian Institute of Technology (ISM) Dhanbad, India (Feb 2023 Onward)
Assistant Professor - Shiv Nadar University Chennai, India (Apr 2022 - Jan 2023)
Assistant Professor - Don Bosco College Yelagiri Hills, India (Jun 2015 - May 2017)

Awards and Honors

Merit Scholarship for securing the highest marks in the entrance exam and the successive semester exams during PGDTE at EFLU Hyderabad.

Publications

Books Published

1.	Sriganesh, R., Rahul, D. R., & Ponniah, R. J. (2018). Genetics of Reading Ability and Its Role in Solving Reading Difficulties. In The Idea and Practice of Reading (pp.125-139). Springer, Singapore. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-10-8572-7_8

List Of Research Publications (only in Peer-reviewed Journals)

12.	Shahiwala, S., Rahul, D. R., & Baker, J. R. (2024). Incidental vocabulary learning: A scientometric review. Research Methods in Applied Linguistics, 3(3), 100160. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.rmal.2024.100160
11.	Al-Obaydi, L. H., Rahul, D.R., & Pikhart, M. (2023). The effect of online oral reading on reading comprehension, reading anxiety, and classroom anxiety among EFL learners. Education and Information Technologies. 26. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10639-023-11950-y
10.	Rahul, D. R., & Ponniah, R. J. (2023). Incidental Vocabulary Acquisition Through Listening. MEXTESOL Journal. 47(1). Article Link
9.	Rahul, D. R., & Ponniah, R. J. (2022) Incidental vocabulary acquisition of Indian ESL learners through reading. The Journal of Asia TEFL. 19(3), 1119 – 1126. http://dx.doi.org/10.18823/asiatefl.2022.19.3.27.1119
8.	Ismail, S. M., Rahul, D. R., Patra, I. & Rezvani, E. (2022) Formative vs Summative Assessment: Impacts on Academic Motivation, Attitude toward Learning, Test Anxiety, and Self-regulation Skill. Language Testing in Asia. 12(1), 1-23. https://doi.org/10.1186/s40468-022-00191-4
7.	Rahul, D. R., & Ponniah, R. J. (2022). A systematic review of associations between genetic polymorphism and dyslexia in the Indian population. Journal of Biosciences, 47(3), 1-12. https://doi.org/10.1007/s12038-022-00276-5
6.	Rahul, D. R., & Ponniah, R. J. (2021). Educational Insights into Dyslexia. Rupkatha Journal on Interdisciplinary Studies in Humanities, 13(4), 1 – 12. https://dx.doi.org/10.21659/rupkatha.v13n4.35
5.	Rahul, D. R., & Ponniah, R. J. (2021) The modularity of dyslexia. Pediatrics and Neonatology, 62(3), 240-248. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.pedneo.2021.03.001
4.	Rahul, D. R., & Ponniah, R. J. (2020) Understanding the robustness of incidental vocabulary acquisition through reading: Qualitative insights from biolinguistics. Rupkatha Journal on Interdisciplinary Studies in Humanities, 12(5), rioc1s23n2. https://10.21659/rupkatha.v12n5.rioc1s23n2
3.	Rahul, D. R., & Ponniah, R. J. (2019). Language impairment in primary progressive aphasia and other neurodegenerative diseases. Journal of Genetics, 98(4), 95. https://doi.org/10.1007/s12041-019-1139-5
2.	Rahul, D. R., & Ponniah, R.J. (2019). Decoding the biology of language and its implications in language acquisition. Journal of Biosciences, 44(1), 25. https://doi.org/10.1007/s12038-018-9832-8
1.	Rahul, D. R. (2015). A Critique on Dogme ELT. The Journal of English Language Teaching, 57(6), 29 – 33. Article Link

Projects & Activities

Membership of Scientific Societies

Member, IATEFL
Member, Asia TEFL

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Administrative Activities/Responsibilities

Member, DFSC, Department of Humanities and Social Sciences, IIT (ISM) Dhanbad (Sept 2023 - Sept 2024)

Academic Activities

External Doctoral Committee Member of G. Deepika, VIT University Vellore
External Doctoral Committee Member of Ravi Varma, VIT University Vellore

Editorial/Reviewer Roles

Peer Reviewer, Journal of Psycholinguistic Research
Peer Reviewer, Integrative Psychological and Behavioral Science
Peer Reviewer, Frontiers in Psychology
Peer Reviewer, Frontiers in Education
Peer Reviewer, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (NASB)
Peer Reviewer, Cogent Education
Peer Reviewer, Cogent Humanities
Peer Reviewer, Heliyon

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Sofiya Shahiwala (Ongoing)
Kadambari P S (Ongoing)
Abhinav Vinod (Ongoing)
Marwa (Ongoing)

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