Perumal, Ratha
- Contact details
- Activities and responsibilities
- Interests and Expertise
- Teaching: Programmes
- Teaching: Modules
- Current research and publications
- Other scholarly activities
Contact details
Position: Senior Lecturer
Location: ED.1.09
Telephone: +44 (0)20 82236371
Email: r.perumal@uel.ac.uk
Contact address:
The Cass School of Education and Communities
University of East London
Water Lane
London E15 4LZ
Brief biography
- MA in Education, University of East London
- Bachelor of Laws (Hons), University of Warwick
Activities and responsibilities
- Programme Leader: MA Multilingualism
Areas of Interest/Summary of Expertise
- Language and literacy in higher education
- Multilingualism in education
- Critical race theory
Teaching: Programmes
- Various programmes in the field of Education and Community
Teaching: Modules
- EDM400 Multilingualism in Education
- ED3008 Educational Practice in a Multilingual Context
- ED2051 Issues in Multilingualism
- ED1011 Children and Language
Current research and publications
- Critical race theory as a framework for an examination of literacy and language practices in higher education
Other scholarly activities
- Perumal, R. (2008) Fostering Learner autonomy in higher education: what our students tell us. Main conference paper presented at the British Educational Research Association Conference, Heriot-Watt University, September 2008
- Perumal, R. (2009a) Collaborative strategies to foster learner autonomy in diverse undergraduate classrooms: Perspectives from a post-1992 university. In Ang, L., Trushell, J. & Walker, P. (eds) (2009) Learning and Teaching in a Metropolis: Interdisciplinary tales from an Olympic City. Rodopi: Amsterdam/ New York
- Perumal, R. (2009b) Tracking the development of Learner Autonomy in Higher Education: Phase Two of a three-year longitudinal study. Main conference paper presented at the British Educational Research Association Conference, University of Manchester, September 2009
- Perumal, R. (2010) Learner Autonomy in Higher Education: Findings from a three-year longitudinal study. Main conference paper presented at the British Educational Research Association Conference, University of Warwick, September 2010
