Dr. Chandan Kumar is Assistant Professor at the Department of English and Cultural Studies, Christ (Deemed to be University), Bengaluru, Karnataka. At the department, he has designed and taught several linguistics courses and establishing the linguistics club ‘Taabiir’. Dr. Kumar completed his Ph.D. in linguistics from Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi in 2020. His doctoral research delved into the morpho-syntactic and semantic aspects of the nominals in underrepresented languages of Bihar in India. Employing a typological approach, his study prioritized functionality while utilizing generative framework to elucidate structural phenomena across languages.
Dr. Kumar has presented and published articles in prestigious national and international conferences and journals. His research interests lie at the intersection of linguistic structure, society, and meta-structure. His recent publication examines the articulated NP/DP structure, specifically focusing on the challenges of definiteness and referentiality in the Magahi language. In 2020, he was awarded an honorarium of USD 1000 for a paper published by Hankuk University of Foreign Studies, Seoul and World Scientific Publishing Co. Pte. Ltd., Singapore.
As a Fulbright Foreign Language Teaching Assistant, Dr. Kumar’s approach to teaching Hindi at the University of Illinois, Chicago revolves around fostering an intercultural learning experience. He strives to create a dynamic classroom environment that encourages students to explore and appreciate the diversity of languages and cultures, while also strengthening their linguistic skills. Dr. Kumar strives to promote multilingual competencies and an open exchange of ideas and practices amongst his students in an inclusive and dynamic classroom.