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Rama Kant Agnihotri

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Rama Kant Agnihotri is a distinguished Indian linguist and academic. He retired as Professor and Head of the Department of Linguistics at the University of Delhi[1][2] and is currently serving as an Emeritus Professor at the Vidya Bhawan Society in Udaipur[3][1].

Career

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Rama Kant Agnihotri has made significant contributions to the fields of Applied Linguistics and Sociolinguistics. He has focused on how multilinguality can be used as a resource in classrooms to enhance language proficiency, cognitive growth, and social tolerance.[2][3]

He was chairperson of the NCERT's National Focus Group on the teaching of Indian languages[4][5], played a key role in the Primary Education Programme of Eklavya and has participated in innovative school education and teacher training programs with NGOs such Digantar, and Vidya Bhawan.[4]

Selected Publications

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Books

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- 1997. Hindi Morphology: A Word-based Description (with Rajendra Singh).[6]

- 2007. Hindi: An Essential Grammar (Second Edition 2023).[7]

- 2012. Indian English: Towards a New Paradigm* (edited with Rajendra Singh).[8]

- 2016. Language and Language Teaching (Part-2).[5]

- 2022. Being and Becoming Multilingual (edited with Rajesh Sachdeva).[9]

Articles

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  1. 1995 Multilingualism as a classroom resource. In Kathleen Heugh, Amanda Sieruhn and Peter Pluddemann  (eds.). Multilingual Education for South Africa. Johannesburg: Heinemann, 3-7.
  2. 2006 Identity and Multilinguality: The Case of India. In Tsui, Amy B.M. and Tollefson, James, W. ed. Language Policy, Culture, and Identity in Asian Contexts. New Jersey: Lawrence Erlbaum Associates, 185-204
  3. 2007 Towards a Pedagogical Paradigm Rooted in Multilinguality. International Multilingual Research Journal 1.2: 79-88.
  4. 2009.   Multilinguality and a New World Order. In Mohanty, A.K., Panda, M., Phillipson, R. and Skutnabb-Kangas, T. eds. Multilingual Education for Social Justice: Globalizing the Local. New Delhi: Orient BlackSwan, pp. 268-77.
  5. 2010. Multilinguality and the Teaching of English in India. The EFL Journal 1.1: 1-14.
  6. 2012. Multilinguality, marginality and social change. In Khanna, A.L. and Anju Sahgal Gupta, ed. 2012. Essential Readings for Teachers of English: From Research Insights to Classroom Practices. New Delhi: Orient BlackSwan, pp. 13-24.
  7. 2014 Multilinguality, education and harmony. International Journal of Multilingualism, 11(3): 364-379.
  8. 2020. Linguistic Diversity and Marginality in South Asia. In: Sarangapani, P., Pappu, R. (eds) Handbook of Education Systems in South Asia. Global Education Systems. Springer, Singapore. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-13-3309-5_32-1.
  9. 2021. Multilinguality and challenges to education. In Gupta, V, Agnihotri, R K and Panda, M. ed. Education and Inequality: Historical and Contemporary Trajectories. New Delhi: Orient BlackSwan, 322-358.
  10. 2022l. Negotiating multilinguality. Being and Becoming Multilingual: Some Narratives (ed with Rajesh Sachdeva) Delhi: Orient BlackSwan, pp. 286-308.
  11. Language in education: There's power in multilingualism

Contributions to Education

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Rama Kant Agnihotri’s work has been pivotal in leveraging India’s rich linguistic diversity as a tool for social justice and educational equity.[6] He advocates for a pedagogical approach rooted in multilinguality, promoting harmony and cognitive development among learners.[7][8][9]

See Also

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Multilingual Education

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Sociolinguistics

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Applied Linguistics

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YouTube Videos on Multilinguality - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l74ULxuBM3E

YouTube Videos on Multilingual education - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SzLXlphoFis&t=103s

  1. ^ "Department of Linguistics - Delhi University". www.du.ac.in. Archived from the original on 2024-09-15. Retrieved 2024-12-26.
  2. ^ Sachdeva, Rajesh; Agnihotri, Rama Kant (2022). Being and Becoming Multilingual: Some Narratives. Orient BlackSwan. ISBN 978-93-5442-120-4.
  3. ^ "Editors – Language and Language Teaching". Retrieved 2024-12-26.
  4. ^ "General Interest – Early Literacy Initiative". Retrieved 2024-12-26.
  5. ^ "Orient BlackSwan". orientblackswan.com. Retrieved 2024-12-26.
  6. ^ Singh, Rajendra; Agnihotri, Rama Kant (1997). Hindi morphology: a word-based description. MLDB series in linguistics (1st ed.). Delhi: Motilal Banarsidass Publishers. ISBN 978-81-208-1446-2.
  7. ^ "Hindi: An Essential Grammar". Routledge & CRC Press. Retrieved 2024-12-26.
  8. ^ "Orient BlackSwan". orientblackswan.com. Retrieved 2024-12-26.
  9. ^ "Orient BlackSwan". www.orientblackswan.com. Retrieved 2024-12-26.
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