Centre for Language Learning

Dr Shrutimita Mehta is a PhD in English Literature and holds an Advanced Diploma in German Language. She specialises in teaching courses like Business Communication, Language Skills, Effective Communication, Essentials of English and Phonetics. She has published research papers in several International Journals, contributed chapters in books and presented papers in several National and International seminars and conferences. She has also participated in conferences as chair for several paper presentation sessions. Dr Shrutimita Mehta co-authored the book Essentials of Communication in the year 2009. She is a certified BEC Trainer and is certified by the British High Commission to teach all levels of Business English Certificate Courses. She has a rich experience of twenty-five years of teaching students of Engineering, Management and Law various aspects of Functional and Communicative English, Soft Skills and Inter-personal Skills. Her contribution to initiating new courses at the Centre of Language Learning since its inception is noteworthy. Her areas of interest are Gender studies, Indian Writing in English, Postcolonial Literature, Partition Studies, Women Novelists and Twentieth-Century Writing.

As Deputy Dean-Student Welfare, Dr Shrutimita Mehta has contributed significantly to motivating students to participate in various co-curricular and extra-curricular activities organised at the University. She is also the Chairperson of the Student Activities and Leadership Cell (SAL) and the Community Service Committee of the University. She has organised several debates, group-discussions, seminars, and quizzes to help students improve their overall personalities and help them develop better communication skills. She has also delivered sessions on Personality Development, Communication Skills, Business Writing, and Soft Skills for Students, Staff and Faculty in events organised at NCU and outside. Dr Mehta is also the Faculty Incharge of Clubs that work at developing students holistically and motivating them to become Leaders of tomorrow.

Dr Payal Khurana is working at The NorthCap University, Gurugram, as Assistant Professor (Selection Grade). She is Ph.D. in English with specialization in Fiction from University of Jammu, Jammu. She did her M.A. in English from University of Jammu. She is a University topper and received various Scholarships of Merit during her studies. She has held academic and managerial positions. She has been appointed as an external examiner and paper-setter for many Universities. She has a rich experience of eighteen years of teaching in Colleges and Universities. She is well-versed in teaching Communication Skills, English Literature, Business Communication, and Professional Communication. She has presented papers in International and National Conferences of repute and has many publications in journals and book chapters to her credit and has received the award for best research paper. She is also guiding Ph.D. students. Her areas of interest include American Writing, Feminist Writing, and Contemporary Indian Writing in English.  She has been conducting Debates, Extempore, and Group Discussions to improve the communication skills of students. She has also done Certificate Course in Teaching of English (CTE), Basic Course in French, Certificate in HIV and Family Education, and Certificate in Guidance. She has been Rapporteur, Master of Ceremony and Anchor Person in quiz programs, seminars, conferences, debates, Orientation, Convocation and Scholarship Ceremonies, etc. She is a Life-member of The Society for the Study of Multi-Ethnic Literature of the United States, and a Member of Inter-University Centre of International Studies.

Dr. Chetna Karnani is a Doctorate in English from Guru Gobind Singh Indraprastha University, and is currently working at the Centre for Language Learning in the capacity of Assistant Professor of English. Her areas of expertise and interest include Partition Literature, Postcolonial Nonfiction and Corporate Communications. Over the years, she has presented papers in various National and International conferences, and has published research papers in many recognised journals. Additionally, Dr. Karnani has delivered keynote addresses with various literary organisations and has conducted theatre workshops as part of the curriculum with former organisations. At NCU, Dr. Karnani is also involved as the faculty coordinator of Cascade– the Literary Society of NCU.

Dr. Gouri Kapoor is employed with The NorthCap University as an Assistant Professor of English at the Centre of Language Learning. She has done her B. A. and M. A. in English Literature from Hansraj College, Delhi University. She was awarded her doctoral degree by the English and Foreign Languages University, Hyderabad in 2020 for her Ph. D. dissertation titled “Female Corporeality and Embodied Subjectivity in Margaret Atwood’s Selected Novels”. Her primary areas of research interest include Feminism; Gender Studies; Body Studies; Medical Humanities; Postcolonial Literature; World Literature; Indian Literature and Life Writings. Her past work experience includes teaching at Shyama Prasad Mukherjee College for Women (Delhi University), Guru Gobind Singh College of Commerce (Delhi University) and SRM University, Sonepat. Dr. Kapoor has presented papers at several national and international conferences. These include the 2017 annual conference organised by American Comparative Literature Association (ACLA) in partnership with Utrecht University, the Netherlands. One of her papers has been published by Routledge as part of an anthology titled “Writing Gender, Writing Self: Memory, Memoir and Autobiography”.