This volume draws on extensive field experiences in teaching academic writing within a diverse, virtual, multilingual classroom, ensuring equal and easy access for all. The research and praxis at the core of this volume are grounded in language teaching constructs and aligned with UN SDG 4, focusing on building 21st-century employable skills for both students and teachers. This book is particularly valuable for academics and students, addressing the scarcity of shared experiences in teaching this essential 21st-century skill. It navigates complex language policies that promote the development of both regional languages and English within multilingual university settings. By exploring various facets of multilingualism, the book proves to be an invaluable academic resource. It offers rich insights to a global audience interested in shaping policies related to language, academia, and national development. As an essential resource for teacher educators, teachers, and students, this book aims to transform learning environments, enhance educator competencies, and empower youth with the knowledge, skills, and confidence required to be catalysts of change.

Dr Veena Kapur is a Professor (retired) with over four decades of teaching experience at the University of Delhi. She devoted her academic career to teacher education, teaching students of B. Ed and B. El. Ed programmes. An alumna of Delhi University, she was awarded the Vice -President’s Gold medal for securing first position in the M. Ed programme (in 1980).

As a teacher educator, Kapur has focussed on developing a critical understanding of language pedagogy, educational processes and classroom practices. She has regularly served as a resource person for DIET, SCERT and NCERT, Her academic interests include language teaching, academic writing in second language classrooms and technology supported learning. Kapur has remained committed to advancing language pedagogy and teacher education through research, teaching and academic writing.   She has presented her research at numerous national forums and international conferences, including those at MIT, Harvard and the teacher education institution of Singapore.

Kapur has supervised Ph.D and M.Phil scholars, contributing significantly to research and scholarship in language education. Having collaborated extensively with Tata Mc- Graw Hill, Springer, Access and Viva publications, she has authored books and research based chapters, while also publishing in reputed academic journals. In addition, she has conceptualised and taught academic writing courses at the University of Delhi.

Dr Tasneem Shahnaaz is Professor of English at Sri Aurobindo College, University of Delhi, with more than 30 years of experience teaching English language and literature. Her doctoral research focused on the American feminist poet Adrienne Rich. She was Coordinator of the English Language Proficiency Course, University of Delhi. She has edited the UGC-approved journal Fortell several times. She has been an invited resource person at several educational institutions. 
Her academic interests include ELT, South Asian studies, Partition studies, Translation studies, feminist studies, and cultural studies. Her English translation of Premchand’s short story “Badey Babu” (“The Head Clerk”) was published in an OUP anthology (2018) of the writer’s stories. She has published research articles and reviews in scholarly journals in India and abroad, including South Asian Review and Literary Research (ICLA).

A published poet, she has contributed to numerous poetry journals in India and internationally. Her notable academic publications include Business English (Pearson, 2008), English and Communication Skills Parts I & II (CUP, 2015, 2016), and the co-edited volume Crossing Borders: Essays on Literature, Culture, and Society (Fairleigh Dickinson University Press, 2017). Her recent scholarship includes the chapter “Reading Partition Writers Transculturally” in Transcultural Humanities in South Asia: Critical Essays on Literature and Culture (Routledge, 2022), reflecting her continued engagement with interdisciplinary literary and cultural research today.

Dr Minakshi Lahkar is a Professor in the Department of English, Ramanujan College, and formerly an Academic Fellow at the Institute of Lifelong Learning (ILLL), University of Delhi. Having done her PhD in American Literature from Gauhati University, Lahkar’s  interests are teaching English language and writing. She has a number of publications in reputed journals, has presented papers in both national and international seminars and has also been a resource person in various courses. Lahkar has also helped to conceptualize, and conduct an online academic writing programme for Undergraduate students at the University of Delhi.