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Prof. R Vennela

PhD (University of Hyderabad)

Assistant Professor Gr-II

Department of Humanities and Social Sciences

Room No: Ground Floor, School of Management   +91-870-2464184
rvennela@nitw.ac.in
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Research Areas

 Bilingual education in India 

 History of English language learning and teaching in India 

 Language planning and policy in India 

 Lexicography 

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  • Project/Consultancy
  • Current PhD Students
  • Awards and Accolades
  • Additional Responsibilities
  • Functional English - I(HS2161)
  • Globalization and World Englishes(HSM03)
  • Globalisation and Cultural Identity(HS1M03)
  • Project(HSM06)
  • English for Technical Communication(HS1161)
  • English for Technical Communication(HS132)
  • English for oral Communication & Report Writing(HS131)
  • Communication Skills and Report Writing(HS181)
  • ORC ID: 0000-0003-2336-0415
  • SCOPUS ID: 57211527513
  • Google Scholar ID: f13skrcAAAAJ


  • Alternative forms of bilingual education in colonial India–a prologue to the methods era (1811-1920), By R. Vennela and Sunita Mishra, Taylor and Francis, Language and History, vol.66 (3), pp.242-264, 2023
  • Agentive responses: a study of students’ language attitudes towards the use of English in India, By R. Vennela & K. M. C. Kandharaja, Taylor and Francis, Current Issues in Language Planning, vol.22 (1-2), pp.243-263, 2021
  • Bilingual English teaching in colonial India: the case of John Murdoch’s work in Madras Presidency, 1855–1875, By R. Vennela and Richard Smith, Taylor and Francis, Language and History, vol.62, pp.96-118, 2019

Sociolinguistic Analysis of Maternity and Childcare Leave Policies in Indian Higher Education Institutions

  • Role Principal Investigator
  • Type Research
  • Sponsor ICSSR
  • Duration 11 Months
  • Project Cost (INR) 7.86
  • Status Ongoing

Phase-II: Textbooks in Historical times: Reviewing the Status of Historical Explorations

  • Role Principal Investigator
  • Type Research
  • Sponsor Hornby Trust, United Kingdom
  • Duration 16 Months
  • Project Cost (INR) 8
  • Status Completed

Developing a Pilot English-Telugu bilingual pedagogic picture dictionary resource and teacher resource book for low resource ESL contexts

  • Role Principal Investigator
  • Type Research
  • Sponsor Hornby Trust, United Kingdom
  • Duration 29 Months
  • Project Cost (INR) 5.16
  • Status Completed

Phase-I: Textbooks in Historical times: Reviewing the Status of Historical Explorations

  • Role Co-Principal Investigator
  • Type Research
  • Sponsor Hornby Trust, United Kingdom
  • Duration 26 Months
  • Project Cost (INR) 10
  • Status Completed

Bilingual Teacher Talk: A Study of Telugu-medium Schools

  • Role Principal Investigator
  • Type Research
  • Sponsor British Council
  • Duration 14 Months
  • Project Cost (INR) 1.62
  • Status Completed


Garima Sukhwal

  • Area of Research: Critical Genre Analysis, Discourse studies, Critical Digital Literacy

K. S. Ahima

  • Area of Research: South East Asian Literatures, Cultural History, Bio-politics in Texts, Postcolonial Literary Imagination, War Memories in Fiction

Takhe Pasha

  • Area of Research: Parental Role in Language Learning, Motivational Factors in English Language Teaching/Learning
  • Commonwealth Split-site PhD Fellowship
  • Salmon-Verburg Bursary
  • ERP Coordinator, H&SS (Continuing from July, 2024)
  • In-charge, English Language Communication Skills Lab (Continuing from July, 2024)
  • Member, PG-DAC (Continuing from July, 2024)
  • Member, UG-DAC (Continuing from July, 2024)
  • Time Table Incharge (Continuing from July, 2024)
  • Member, Creche Committee (Continuing from June, 2024)