Indian Institute of Information Technology

Dr. Kuchipudi Kumar Raja

Assistant Professor
MDS-English Group
PhD: Centre for English Language Studies, University of Hyderabad.

Office Address:

Room No. 267,
2nd Floor, Academic Building
IIIT, Sri City.

Academic Qualifications

Education:

  • MA English (Teaching of English as a Second Language) EFLU-Hyderabad, M.A – Education (Adult Education/Andragogy) from IGNOU-Hyderabad, and PhD- English Language Studies (CELS-UoH)

Experience

  • Guest Faculty at CELS- University of Hyderabad,
  • Visiting Faculty at the GITAM- Hyderabad Campus,
  • Teaching Associate at Centre for English Language and Development (CELD), TISS- Hyderabad.
  • Resource Person and Trainer for several training programs for State and Central civil services officers at Dr. Marri Chenna Reddy Human Resource Development Institute (MCR HRD), an administrative training institute of the Government of Telangana, Hyderabad.

Research Areas of Interest

  • English Language Teaching (ELT), Learner Autonomy, Critical Thinking Skills, Academic Writing, E-learning theories and Teacher Training.

Awards / Honours

  • UGC-JRF (Junior Research Fellowship) in Adult Education/ Continuing Education/ Andragogy/Non-Formal Education.
  • UGC-Ministry of Education Senior Research Fellow (SRF), National Fellowship (NFSC) in Education.
  • Qualified UGC-NET in English, Education, and Adult Education/ Continuing Education/ Andragogy/Non-Formal Education.

Publications/Projects:

Journals

  • Kumar Raja, Kuchipudi. (2021). Understanding Learner Autonomy: Considerations and Issues in the Indian Context, Working Papers on Linguistics and Literature. XV, 340-346
  • Kumar Raja, Kuchipudi. (2022). From Behaviourism to Communal Constructivism: Theories of E-Learning For The Post-Pandemic Pedagogy, Special Issue of National Conference on Digital Evolution in English Language Teaching and Learning in Higher Education. 134-138.

Conferences

  • 1. Scaffolding Independence: A Sociocultural Framework for Learner Autonomy and Writing Competence in ESL Classrooms at the two-day conference of COREL 2025- Interfaces in English Language Studies: Navigating Politics, Policies, Research and Innovation on 14-15 February 2025, organised by the University of Hyderabad.
  • 2. Historiography of Learner Autonomy in ESL Writing: A Sociocultural Examination of Agency, Teacher Roles, and Process Writing Pedagogy at the two-day 2nd HELE India Conference- History of English Language Education in India: Theory and Practices on 12-13 December 2023, organised by the University of Hyderabad, supported by A.S. HORNBY Educational Trust and AINET Association of English Teachers.
  • 3. Subtractive Bilingualism in the context of Second Language Learning in a Secondary School: An explorative Study at the two-day 48th All India Conference of Dravidian Linguistics (AICDL) on 25-26 February, 2022, organised by Bharatiyar University, Coimbatore.
  • 4. The Relevance of Communal Constructivism Theory in Language Learning- Theories of E- Learning for the Post-Pandemic Pedagogy at the AICTE-sponsored two-day National Conference on Digital Evolution in English Language Teaching and Learning in Higher Education (DEELTLHE) on February 10-11, 2022, organised by the Department of English, H & S, Anurag University, Hyderabad.
  • 5. Education as Control and Education as Freedom: A Critical Approach to Pedagogy in the one-day seminar on Policy Imperatives of Dalit Empowerment in Telangana State: Evidence, key issues and priorities on 17th August 2021, organised by the Scheduled Castes Special Development Fund (SCSDF) Research unit of Centre for Economic and Social Studies (CESS), Hyderabad.
  • 6. Sustainable Pedagogies towards Inclusiveness in Higher Education: A Pragmatic Approach at the three-day national seminar on ‘Sustainable Development Goals and Building Future India’ on 26-28 March 2019, organised by Centre for Study of Exclusion and Inclusive Policy, University of Hyderabad.
  • 7. Promoting Learner Autonomy in ESL Classrooms: A Case Study at the one-day national seminar on ‘Interfaces in English Language Studies: Research and Practice’ on 25th February 2019, organised by the Research Scholars’ Forum, Centre for English Language Studies, University of Hyderabad.

Patents

Teaching

  • 1. Practicum, Approaches and Methods in Language Teaching and Professional Communication and Soft Skills courses for Master's Students (Post Graduation Level)
  • 2. Communicative English (Undergraduate Level)
  • 3. Academic Writing

Contact Information

Address for Communication:

Dr. Kuchipudi Kumar Raja,
Assistant Professor,
MDS-English Group,

Office Address:

Room No. 267,
2nd Floor, Academic Building
IIIT, Sri City.