Prashneel Ravisan Goundar

Dr. Prashneel Ravisan Goundar is a Graduate Research Academic at the University of New England (Australia) and former Lecturer in Language and Linguistics at Fiji National University. He holds a PhD in Linguistics (UNE, 2025), Master of Arts in TESL, and multiple teaching qualifications. His research focuses on language policy, educational inequalities in the South Pacific, and sociolinguistic dynamics in multilingual contexts. Key contributions include his 2025 Routledge book on language-mediated educational disparities and 2023 articles on Fijian student proficiency and decolonizing language policies.

He serves on editorial boards for Language Teaching Research and Journal of Applied Research in Higher Education. Awards include the Australian Linguistic Society’s Accredited Linguist status (2025) and the RTP International PhD Scholarship (2022). His work addresses colonial legacies in education systems, advocating for equitable language policies in Fiji and the Pacific region.

Media engagements include podcast discussions on educational inequality and interviews with PhD Hard Talks. Professional memberships span the Australian Linguistics Society, UNE’s Asia Pacific Network, and Indigenous research groups.