Barnali Chetia

Assistant Professor G-1 (Linguistics)
HOD (Sciences & Humanities)

Academic Qualifications

PhD (Linguistics): Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi
MPhil: Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi
MA: Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi
PGDM-Print Journalism: IMSIT, New Delhi
UGC-NET

Contact

Office: 9015/3, IIIT Vadodara
Email: barnali [at] iiitvadodara [dot] ac [dot] in

Applied Linguistics
Sociolinguistics
Second Language Acquisition
ELT
Discourse Analysis
Lavender Linguistics
Gender Studies
Science Fiction
Language and Film Studies
Technical Communication

Assistant Professor G-1 (Linguistics), Indian Institute of Information Technology Vadodara


  • Sharma Dharti, Chetia Barnali, Interrogating Patriarchal Marks: Interpreting Bhisham Sahni’s ‘Madhavi’ Through The Lens Of Feminist Discourse” World Literature A Critical Compendium, Malik & Sons Publications (Delhi), pg. 63- 73, Book Chapter, ISBN-9789392459566, 2024
  • Chetia Barnali, Sharma Dharti, Bhatt Dharna, Purohit Jinal, Language Maintenance and Shift among Kumaoni Speakers—A Sociolinguistic Conspectus, at ELKL 12 conference, Kashmir University, Srinagar, Proceeding, March 6th - 7th, (In press), Srinagar, 2024
  • Sharma Dharti, Chetia Barnali, Bhatt Dharna, Gender and Homosexuality in Carmilla and Dracula - A Peep into Vampiric Traditions, Pencil Publishers (Mumbai), pg. 16-31, Book Chapter, ISBN-9789362630230, 2024
  • Dalwadi D. R, Nalawade S, Mazumdar P, Chetia B, Comprehensive Study on Serious Game Design for Autistic Children, IEEE R10 Humanitarian Technology Conference, IEEE Gujarat Section at Marwadi University, Journal,DOI: 10.1109/R10-HTC57504.2023.10461890, Rajkot, Gujarat, 2023
  • Bhatt, D., Dash, R. K.; and Chetia, B, The impact of COVID–19 on ESL learning in India: Problems, challenges, and coping strategies, International Journal of Health Sciences (Scopus Indexed), Journal6 (S4) | 3686–3700, N.A, 2022
  • Hazra Debabrata, Chetia Barnali, Science Fiction and The Exultation of Feminist Single- Sex Societies, International Conference Proceedings on Humanities, Social Science and Business Management, Conference49-51, Malaysia, 2022
  • Hazra Debabrata, Chetia Barnali, Notion of Gender in Science Fiction Films and it’s Social Influences, Ilkogretim Online- Elementary Education Online (Scopus Indexed), Journal20:01 | 5319-5326, N.A, 2021
  • Chetia Barnali, Bhatt Dharna, The Film Life of Pi as a Multimedia Tool in English Language Classrooms of Engineering Colleges in Gujarat- An ESP Approach, Rupkatha Journal on Interdisciplinary Studies in Humanities (Scopus Indexed), Journal12:05 | 01-19, N.A, 2020
  • Bhatt Dharna, Chetia Barnali, The Angry Woman of Indian Cinema- A Saga of the Marginal, High Technology Letters (Scopus Indexed), Journal26:11:00 | pp.1012-1018, N.A, 2020
  • Chetia Barnali, “The Forgotten Saga of Rangpur's Ahoms- An Ethnographic Approach,”, High Technology Letters (Scopus Indexed), Journal26:08:00 | pp. 276-284, N.A, 2020
  • Chetia Barnali, The use of Lexical Features in Promoting Sales- A Linguistic Analysis, The 16th International Conference Proceedings on Multidisciplinary Trends in Social Sciences and Business Research, ConferenceN.A | pp. 57-63, Sydney, Australia, 2018,, 2018
  • Chetia Barnali (ed.), Cradle Song- A Compendium of Indian Science Fiction Stories, Sara Publications, ISBN-978173036260, April, 2017
  • Chetia Barnali, The Language of English Advertisement Texts- Selected Essays, Sara Publications, ISBN-9781730387050, June, 2017
  • Chetia Barnali, Code-Switching and Mixing in Communication- A Study on Language Contact in Indian Media, The RAIS international conference Proceedings, ed. by Ioan Gheorghe Rotaru ( Rockville, MD, U.S., 2017), ConferenceN.A | pp. 110-123, ISBN-978-1-945298-08-0., USA, 2017

Courses Taught
Second Language Pedagogy, Sociolinguistics, Language and Gender, Seminar -Language and Society, Research Methodology, Spoken and Written Communication, Group Discussion- A Communicative Approach, Science, Technology and Society, Professional Ethics, Technical Writing, Science Fiction.

Research Guidance-

Sr. No.

Name

Research Area

Status

1

Dharna Bhatt

Second Language Pedagogy

PhD Degree Awarded

2

Debabrata Hazra

Gender and Science Fiction

PhD Degree Awarded

3

Dharti Sharma

Lavender Linguistics

Pursuing

4

Jinal Purohit

Second Language Acquisition Studies

Pursuing

5

Tejas Patil

Speculative Fiction Studies

Pursuing

6

Varsha Murlidharan

Applied Linguistics (ELT Studies)

Pursuing

Select Conference Presentations (International and National)

  • Chetia Barnali, Sharma Dharti, Bhatt Dharna, “The film Dead Poets Society as a Multimedia Teaching Tool in English Language Classroom: A Case Study on Engineering Students in Gujarat” International Conference on Emerging Technologies in English Language Education in the 21st Century: Addressing the Present and Envisioning the Future, Tung Wah College, Hong Kong, June 19 - 21, 2024.
  • Sharma Dharti, Chetia Barnali, Bhatt Dharna, “Voices in the Struggle: Women's Activism Amid Conflict in Manipur”, 1st International Women's Symposium on Audiovisual Culture, Okan University, Istanbul, Turkey, May 23 - 25, 2024.
  • Chetia Barnali, Sharma Dharti, Bhatt Dharna, Purohit Jinal, “Language Maintenance and Shift among Kumaoni Speakers—A Sociolinguistic Conspectus” at ELKL 12 conference, Kashmir University, Srinagar, March 6th - 7th, 2024
  • Chetia Barnali, Sharma Dharti, Bhatt Dharna, “Chatbots in Second Language Learning - An Analytical Study on the SL Classrooms of Technical Colleges and Institutes of Gujarat” at the 28th NileTESOL Conference, American University of Cairo, Egypt, January 23rd – 24th, 2024.
  • Bhatt Dharna, Chetia Barnali & Sharma Dharti, “The Effectiveness of Films as a Teaching Tool in Second Language Classrooms of Technical Colleges and Institutes of Gujarat-An Analytical Approach” at the 6th Bharatiya Vigyan Sammelan, SAL, Ahmedabad, December 21st -24th 2023. (Recognized as the best poster in the category of Bhasha Vigyan Sammelan-First Position)
  • Chetia Barnali, Bhatt Dharna & Sharma Dharti, “Ethical Implications of ChatGPT in Second Language a Classrooms in Gujarat - An Analytical Approach” in a Three-day National Conference on ' Ethics in Human Sciences Research and Publication', JNU, September 21st - 23 rd , 2023.
  • Chetia Barnali, Bhatt Dharna, Sharma Dharti, “Reel Versus Real Mother- An Analytical Approach” at the two-day National Conference Women, Narrative & Agency: Enhancing Women’s Empowerment in India by Probing Violence, Gender Discrimination and Recuperation Voices Unheard: An Approach to Indigenous Indian Literature organized by the Department of Humanities & Social Sciences, IIT Roorkee, on April 12th-13th, 2023.
  • Chetia Barnali, Sharma Dharti, Bhatt Dharna, “Representation of Queer Language in Media: An Analytical Approach,” International Conference on Culture, Cognition and Globalization: The Viability of Languages 2023 held in collaboration with IIT Patna and CIIL Mysore, March 5th-6th, 2023.
  • Chetia Barnali, Bhatt Dharna, “Role of English Advertisements in Promoting Sales- A Linguistic Perspective,” in the International TESOL Conference - Envisioning Possibilities 2022, organized by Ton Duc Thang University, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam and English Scholars Beyond Borders (ESBB), December 9th-10th, 2022.
  • Chetia Barnali, Bhatt Dharna, “Films as an ESP Tool in English Classrooms of Engineering institutes in India- A Second Language Acquisition Perspective,” in the National Seminar on Linguistics and Language Sciences in India (NASLILANSI) & Workshops on Forensic and Corpus Linguistics 2019, organized by the Centre for Linguistics, Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU) in collaboration with Central Institute of Indian Languages (CIIL), Mysore, India, JNU, New Delhi, August 09th-10th, 2019.
  • Chetia Barnali, Bhatt Dharna, “The Portrayal of Anger in Women Characters of Indian Cinema- A Saga of the Marginal,” in the 7th International Conference on Language and Literary Studies, Language, Literature and Emotions, Faculty of Foreign Languages, Alfa BK University, Belgrade, May 18th-19th, 2018.
  • Chetia Barnali, “Rangpur Ahoms– A Forgotten Saga of Indigenous Culture and Traditions,” in the international conference on Sacred Sites/Sacred Stories- Global Perspectives, ANU College of Asia and the Pacific, The Australian National University, Canberra, ACT, Australia, April 05th-07th, 2018.
  • Chetia Barnali, “ Grammar in Advertising Communication: A Lexico-Linguistic Analysis,” in the V Conference Innovation in Philology and Communication Studies: Methodological and Research Applications, organized by University of Valencia, Spain, December 14th-16th, 2016.

SESSION CHAIR:

  • 23 rd Annual and 8 th International Science Fiction Conference, Session II, organized by Indian Association for Science Fiction Studies, July 21, 2024.
  • International Conference on Culture, Cognition and Globalization: The Viability of Languages 2023, IIT Patna, Bihar, March 5-6, 2023.
  • International Educational Summit Dubai, organized by UAE-IMRF Dubai Academic Chapter, Bur Dubai, Dubai, UAE, June 17-18, 2022.
  • National Seminar on Linguistics and Language Sciences in India (NASLILANSI-2019), Centre for Linguistics, School of Language, Literature & Culture Studies (SLL& CS), Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU), New Delhi, August 10-11, 2019.
  • 16th International conference on Multidisciplinary Trends in Social Sciences and Business Research (MTSBR), Rydges Camperdown 9 Missenden Road, Sydney, Australia, April 07- 08, 2018.
  • 39th International Conference Of Linguistic Society Of India (ICOLSI-39), Department of Humanities and Social Sciences and Department of Computer Science and Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology Patna (IITP), December 08-11, 2017.
  • International conference (RAIS) on The Future of Education, Mass Media and Communication, held at Johns Hopkins University, Montgomery County Campus, Rockville, MD, U.S., October 16-17, 2017.
  • Workshop on Communications in the Era of the ASEAN Economic Community, organized by Shinawatra University, Bangkok, Thailand, December 18-19, 2014.

AWARDS AND OTHERS:

  • First Position (poster presentation) on the topic “The Effectiveness of Films as a Teaching Tool in Second Language Classrooms of Technical Colleges and Institutes of Gujarat-An Analytical Approach” at the 6th Bharatiya Vigyaan Sammelan, SAL, Ahmedabad, December 21 -24, 2023.
  • Speaker in the panel discussion session “My Experiments with Science Fiction Writings” of the 22 nd Annual/ 7th International SF Virtual Conference of April 8-9, 2023.
  • Received the UAE-INDO William Tyndale Academic Excellence Award (Linguistics) on June 17-18, 2022, at International Educational Summit Dubai, organized by UAE-IMRF Dubai Academic Chapter, Bur Dubai, Dubai, UAE.
  • Expert (Basic Linguistic Skills-LSRW), NTS-India, CIIL-Mysore, 6-day Online Course on Teaching, Testing and Evaluation for Assamese Language Teachers of Navodaya Vidyalaya Samiti from August 30 to September 4, 2021.
  • Plenary Speaker at the International Conference on Humanities, Languages and Social Sciences (ICHLSS), Management Development Institute of Singapore (MDIS), Singapore, June 16-17, 2015.

Sponsored Projects


Title of the Project Name of the PI Funding Agencies Duration Sanction Amount(INR)
Implementation of Sukanya Samriddhi Yojana in Incentivizing Development of Girl Child and Women in Paradeep: An Analytical Approach Dr. Barnali Chetia Indian Farmers Fertilizer Cooperative Limited (IFFCO) 27 June 2024 - 26 June 2025 3.5 L
Empowering Change: A Comprehensive Analysis of the Beti Bachao Beti Padhao Yojana's Implementation and Awareness in Kolkata Dr. Barnali Chetia Dhanuka Dhunseri Foundation 22 August 2024 - 21 August 2026 3.5 L
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