Dr. Umamaheswara Rao Bontha

Papers Published

1. Fostering Writing Skills of Students in the Foundation Programme at Dhofar University-Salalah Oman Employing Graphic Organisers: An Action Research, METSZET JOURNAL, ISSN:2061-2710
2. “Outcome Based Assessment in an English Language Program,” Revisiting EFL Assessment: Critical Perspectives, edited by Dr. Rahma Al-Mahrooqi, Dr. Christine Coombe, Dr. Faisal Al-Maamari and Dr. Vijay Thakur. IG Global 
3. Bontha, U. R. (2016). Student Reflections on Computer-Assisted Learning with Special Reference to their Course Books. The Journal of Teaching English for Specific and Academic Purposes, 4. (1 Special Issue), 161-170. ISSN 2334-9182 (Print). ISSN 2334-9212 (Online)
4. Khan, K., & Bontha, U. R. (2015). How Blending Process and Product Approaches to Teaching Writing Helps EFL Learners: A Case Study. In R. Al-Mahrooqi, V. Thakur, & A. Roscoe (Eds.) Methodologies for Effective Writing Instruction in EFL and ESL Classrooms(pp. 94-114). Hershey, PA: Information Science Reference. doi:10.4018/978-1-4666-6619-1.ch007 (scopus indexed)
5. Bontha, U. R. (2014). Reading Comprehension in ESL/EFL – Perceptions of the Learners. International Journal of English: Literature, Language and Skills. 3 (2), 266-274. ISSN 2278 – 0742.  
6. Bontha, U. R. (2014) Test Anxiety and Reading Comprehension of the ESL/EFL Students. International Journal of the Frontiers of English Literature and the Patterns of ELT. 2(2). ISSN 2320 – 2505.
7. Bontha, U.R & Khan, K. (2013). General Foundation Programme at Dhofar University: A case Study: In Dr. Saleh Salim Al-Busaidi & Dr. Victoria Tuzulukova (Eds.) General Foundation Programmes in Higher Education in the Sultanate of Oman – Experiences, Challenges and Considerations for the future (pp. 303-332). Mazoon Press & Publishing: Muscat, Sultanate of Oman.
8. Bontha, U.R. (2013). Alternative Assessments in ESL/EFL at Foundation Program in Dhofar University: In T. Joseph Christadoss (Eds.) Quality Initiatives in Higher Education – Exploring New Frontiers (pp. 142-148). Semmoodhai Pathippagam: Chennai, India. September 2013. ISBN: 978 – 93 – 81006-68 – 9.
9. “Writing Journals and Portfolios – Tools of ESL/EFL Learning and Assessment”, International Journal of the Frontiers of English Literature and Patterns of English Literature & the Patterns of ELT, MGIT, Volume 2, Issue 1, January 2014.  ISSN: 2320-2505.
10. One of the course writers of the General English Text Books for the Government of Andhra Pradesh, India, 2000.

Subjects Taught

General English, Business Communication, Effective Documentation and Presentation, Academic English

Books Published