Projnya Mojumdar is a lecturer and researcher whose work focuses on building theoretical frameworks to address bias in language education. Her primary contribution is the Critical Extension Framework (CEF), a new model for equitable ESL writing assessment that separates a student’s language proficiency from their culturally specific rhetorical style.

This work is the culmination of her interdisciplinary research in cognitive science, applied linguistics, and postcolonial theory. It is driven by a practical commitment to social equity, demonstrated through her previous fellowship with a prominent multinational NGO, where she designed and uted a groundbreaking community project aimed at addressing gender bias

Master of Arts in English Language & Literature, M.A. in ELT, University of Chittagong, Chittagong, Bangladesh.
Bachelor of Arts in English Language & Literature, University of Chittagong, Chittagong, Bangladesh.
Certificate in French Examination, University of Chittagong, Chittagong, Bangladesh

Developed the Critical Extension Framework (CEF), a theoretical model for ESL writing assessment that separates rhetorical style from linguistic competence to ensure equitable evaluation across culturally diverse learner populations.
Created diagnostic assessment instruments to assess undergraduate students’ proficiency levels
Coordinated undergraduate research poster exhibitions (50+ student participants), fostering early-stage research competencie

Applied Linguistics

ESL Assessment

Cognitive Linguistics

Postcolonial Theory

Critical Discourse Analysis

Second Language Acquisition

Equitable Pedagogy

Language Teaching

Executed a groundbreaking community project aimed at addressing gender bias during a fellowship with a prominent multinational NGO

CONFERENCE PAPER
Accepted
• Mojumdar, P. (2026, May 11 to 12). CGPA as marriage-deferral currency Semester-level gendered negotiations among young women at a low-cost private university in Chittagong. International Conference on Adolescent and Young People's Wellbeing in Bangladesh, University of Chittagong, Bangladesh.
• Mojumdar, P. (2026, June 20 to 21). The river as lieu de mémoire Ecological counter-memory in Bengali flood literature. International Conference on “The Place of Memory and the Memory of Place,” Birkbeck, University of London, United Kingdom.

Delivered
• Mojumdar, P. (2026, April 22 to 23). Climate amnesia and river time Ecological memory in post-Partition river writing. Climate Amnesia and River Time Reading Ecological Memory in Post-Partition Bengali Flood Literature. Concorde Literary, Linguistic and Sustainability Studies International Conference, Netrokona University, Bangladesh.
• Mojumdar, P. (2026, January 20). Algorithmic epistemicide Colonial logics of digital tools and the erasure of indigenous narratives in Bangladesh. National Conference on Critical Humanities, University of Chittagong, Bangladesh.
• Mojumdar, P. (2026, January 15 to 16). Unmasking digital colonialism Human infrastructure as a blueprint for decolonizing lifelong learning in Bangladesh. Planet LangLit 2026 International Conference, Green University of Bangladesh, Dhaka.
• Mojumdar, P. (2025, December 6). The AI-vulnerable zone Supporting working adult TESOL learners through diagnostic pedagogy. TESOL BD–DIU International Conference 2025, Daffodil International University, Dhaka, Bangladesh.
JOURNAL PUBLICATIONS
Revised and Resubmitted Manuscript
• Mojumdar, P. (resubmitted after peer review). Valid and fair ESL writing assessment A framework separating rhetorical style from language skill. Language Testing in Asia (Springer Nature; Scopus Q1). Submitted May 2025.
Manuscript Under Review
• Mojumdar, Projnya, & Mojumdar, Purba. (under review). The measurement reliability crisis in event-related potential (ERP) bilingual research. Meta-Psychology (DOAJ; Nordic List Level 1). Preprint posted on PsyArXiv as per journal policy https//doi.org/10.31234/osf.io/h38cp_v2
• Mojumdar, P. (under review). Algorithmic epistemicide Linguistic marginalisation and indigenous script exclusion in South Asian digital archives. Journal of Underrepresented & Minority
Progress (Scopus Q3).
Conference Proceedings Under Editorial Review
• Mojumdar, P. (under editorial review). Decolonizing lifelong learning in Bangladesh Human infrastructure as blueprint. Paper presented at Planet LangLit 2026, Green University of Bangladesh. Under review for publication in Journal of Underrepresented & Minority Progress (Scopus Q3).
• Mojumdar, P. (under editorial review). The AI-vulnerable zone Supporting working adult TESOL learners through diagnostic pedagogy. Paper presented at TESOL BD–DIU International Conference 2025, Daffodil International University, Dhaka. Under review for publication in TESOL Bangladesh Journal, Special Issue.