CURRICULUM VITAE Name : Shagufta Imtiaz Date of Birth : August 7, 1962 Marital Status : Married Designation : Professor in English Permanent Address : 212 A, Greater Azad Enclave, Street 4, Dhorra, Aligarh, 202002, UP, INDIA Address for Correspondence : c/o Prof. S. Imtiaz Hasnain Dept. of Linguistics, AMU, Aligarh, 202002 UP, INDIA Work Place : Women s College Aligarh Muslim University, Aligarh Phone No: (Res) 0571-2721762 Mobile: 09319907436 09358208893 E-mail shaguftaimtiaz.87@gmail.com imtiaz.hasnain@gmail.com Educational Background: 1983 B.A. (Eng. Hons) Patna University, Patna, Bihar 1985 M.A. (English) Patna University, Patna, Bihar 1990 M. Phil. (ELT) Aligarh Muslim University, Aligarh Topic: Literature as a Resource in English Language Pedagogy 1995 Ph. D. (ELT) Aligarh Muslim University, Aligarh Topic: Literature, Schema Theory and Advanced ESL Reading in India: Towards a Model of Comprehension Pedagogy 2004 Post Doctoral Research Central Institute of Indian Languages, Mysore Topic: Reading Process and Contemporary Theories of Literary Response: Towards Looking into Comprehension from Interactive Perspective of Reading Teaching Experience: Over 29 years (w.e.f. September 24,1987) Teaching as Lecturer at the Undergraduate level since September, 1987 and at the Postgraduate level since July 1994. Specialization: 1. English Language Teaching: Reading, Writing 2. Writing and Identity 3. Indian Writings in English Areas of Interest: Teaching of Literature, Reading and Writing Additional Experience: (a) Teacher Trainer: (i) As a Resource Person delivered lectures to School, College and University Teachers in Workshops, Orientation Program and Subject Refresher Courses conducted by the UGC-Academic Staff College
on topics related to Reading Skills (2004, Aligarh), Poetry in Language Teaching (2005, Aligarh), Intonation Patterns and Rhyming in English (2006, Aligarh), Spoken English and Fluency Development (2006, Aligarh), Academic Writing Skills (2010). (ii) As a Resource Person delivered lectures to Research Scholars of Language and Linguistics on topics related to Reading Skulls (2005, Aligarh). (b) Participation in Refresher Courses/Summer School, etc. : (i) Refresher Course in English organized by the AMU Academic Staff College, Aligarh (Oct-Nov 2001). (ii) Summer School in Phonetics, organized by the Central Institute of Indian Languages, Mysore (July 2002). (iii) Invited by the Gilgotia University for Moderation of English Questions (2014) Supervision of Research Thesis and Project Dissertations: 1. MA ELT Dissertations Supervised more than twelve (15) students of MA (ELT) program in the areas relating to Phonetics, Phonology, Morphology, Cognitive Process in Writing, Reading Processes, Teaching Language through Literature, etc. 2. Ph.D. Thesis (awarded) Seven (7) (In the area of Reading, Writing, Literature as a resource for teaching) 3. Ph.D. Thesis (under Progress) Four (4) Subject Expert in the Selection Committees: Member of the selection Committee for the pot of PRT, TGT, Aligarh Public School. Administrative Experience: Secretary of Meetings in the Women s College for three consecutive years. In charge, Humanities Section (English). In charge, English Play. Member of the Executive Committee, Papa Mian School. In charge, Humanities Section. Co-opted Member of the Board of Studies, Department of Linguistics (2016 -) Participation in Seminars / Conferences / Workshops: 1989 Seminar on ENGLISH STUDIES TODAY, organized by the Department of English, AMU, in collaboration with the British Council (April 17-20). 1996 ELT Seminar on TEACHING OF ENGLISH AS COMMUNICATION, organized by the Department of English, AMU, (May 16-18). 1999 21 st ALL INDIA CONFERENCE OF LINGUISTS, AMU, in collaboration with the Central Institute of Indian Languages, Mysore. 2000 National Seminar on INNOVATIONS IN THE LANGUAGES OF INDIAN NEWS INDIA, organized by the LSI (Aligarh Chapter) and AMU (Nov. 4-6). 2
2003 VI BIENNIAL INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON COMPARATIVE LITERATURE, jointly organized by CIIL(Mysore), and Comparative Literature Association of India (New Delhi) (January). 2003 A 3-day Teacher-Training Workshop on the EFFECTIVE USE OF MATERIALS organized by the British Council under the aegis of Hornby Alumni Regional Project, India, in AMU, Aligarh (Oct 14-16, 2003). 2004 National Seminar on LINGUISTICS AND NEW THEORIES OF LITERARY CRITICISM organized by the Department of Linguistics, AMU, Aligarh and Central Institute of Indian Languages, Mysore. (January 6-8). 2005 A 4-day Workshop on TEACHING OF PHONETICS AND SPOKEN ENGLISH organized by the Department of Linguistics, AMU, Aligarh (March 22-25). 2005 A 2-day Workshop on MATERIALS ADAPTATION IN ALIGARH REGION sponsored by A.S. Hornby Educational Trust, U.K., supported by British Council s ELT Group, U.K., organized by Hornby India Regional Project, held at AMU, Aligarh (May 9-10). 2005 A 4-day Workshop on MULTILINGUAL EDUCATION FOR TRIBAL GROUPS IN JHARKHAND organized by CIIL, Mysore in collaboration with National Council for Educational Research and Training (NCERT) and UNESCO (Dec 19-22). 2006 A 3-day Workshop on GENDER EQUITY THROUGH ENTERPRISE DEVELOPMENT, organized by Teachers Development Group, Women s College, AMU, in collaboration with National Institute for Enterpreneurship and Small Business Development, Ministry of Small Scale Industries (Govt. of India) (Sep 27-29). 2006 A 4-day Workshop on SPOKEN ENGLISH AND FLUENCY DEVELOPMENT (SEFD), organized by the Department of Linguistics for the School Teachers of Aligarh (November 14-17). 2007 One day Seminar on FEMINISM AND MIDDLE CLASS LITERATURE, organized by Adamya Vikas Sansthan (February 4). 2007 National Seminar on IMPACT OF CULTURAL GLOBALIZATION ON LANGUAGE AND LITERATURE STUDIES IN INDIA, organized by the Department of English, University of Kashmir (September 3-5) 2008 8 th INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON SOUTH ASIAN LANGUAGES, jointly organized by the Central Institute of Indian Languages, Mysore, and AMU, Aligarh. (January 6-8) 2010 National Seminar on WORLD WITHIN WORDS, jointly organized by the Centre for Comparative Study of Indian Languages and Culture, AMU, Central Institute of Indian Languages, Mysore, and Indian Council of Social Sciences Research, New Delhi (February 6-7) 2010 International Seminar on LANGUAGE, CULTURE AND IDENTITY, jointly organized by the Department of Indian Linguistics, AMU, Central Institute of Indian 3
Languages, Mysore, and Indian Council of Social Sciences Research, New Delhi (February 8-10) 2011 2 nd Annual and First International Conference on REFLECTIVE TEACHING PRACTICES IN ESL CLASSROOMS organized by ELTAI-Delhi and RELO, American Centre, in New Delhi. (October 7-9) 2013 International Workshop on CLEAR AND ENGAGING ASSESSMENT: USING RUBRICS AND FREE WEB TOOLS, organized by Regional English Language Office (RELO), American Centre, New Delhi. (May 11). 2016 PROJECT E-QUAL: TEACHER TRAINING WORKSHOP ON CRITICAL THINKING IN WRITING PEDAGOGY, organized by the Department of English, Shiv Nadar University, in collaboration with British Council, King s College, London. (February 18). 2016 2 nd Annual International Conference on LINE-BY-LINE: HABITS AND PRACTICES OF WRITING, organized by the Department of English, Shiv Nadar University, in collaboration with British Council and University of Hyderabad. (February 19-20). Invited Participation: 1996 Invited as Resource Person to teach English to the XI Class students of Distance Education Programme, AMU, Aligarh. 1996-97 Invited as Resource Person in Refresher Course in English for the English Teachers of AMU Schools organized by the Centre for Promotion of Educational and Cultural Advancement of Muslims of India (CEPECAMI), AMU, Aligarh. (Dec. 24- Jan. 7). 1997 Invited as Resource Person in Remedial Course in English (Science and Technology) organized by the CEPECAMI, AMU, Aligarh. 2003 Invited as Observer in the Workshop Session 6 of the Hornby Regional Project organized by the British Council at AMU, Aligarh (Oct. 14-16). 2003 Invited as Resource Person in the Workshop on Writing Skills organized by the Coaching and Guidance Centre, AMU, Aligarh, for the students appearing in the Central Services Exams. (December) 2003 Invited as Resource Person in Communication Skills Course organized by the Academic Staff College, AMU, Aligarh. (February 20-29) 2004 Invited as Resource Person in the Workshop on Writing Skills organized by the Coaching and Guidance Center, AMU, Aligarh for the students appearing in the Forest Services Exams. (June) 2005 Invited as Resource Person in the Workshop on Reading and Writing Skills organized by the Academic Staff College, AMU, Aligarh, for the Research Scholars of the Faculties of Arts and Social Science.(February 07-16) 2005 Invited as Resource Person in the Subject Refresher Course in English for University and College Teachers, organized by the Academic Staff College, AMU, Aligarh. (March 22) 2005 Invited as Resource Person a 4-day Workshop on Teaching of Phonetics and Spoken English organized by the Department of Linguistics, AMU, Aligarh (March 22-4
25) 2005 Invited as Resource Person a 2-day Workshop on Materials Adaptation in Aligarh Region sponsored by A.S. Hornby Educational Trust, U.K. are organized by AMU, Aligarh (May 9-10) 2006 Invited as Resource Person in a 4-day Workshop on Spoken English and Fluency Development (SEFD), organized by the Department of Linguistics for the School Teachers of Aligarh. (November 14-17) 2009 Invited as Resource Person in the Subject Refresher Course in English for University and College Teachers, organized by the Academic Staff College, AMU, Aligarh. (March April) 2010 Invited as Resource Person for Workshop on Academic Writing Skills organized by the Academic Staff College, AMU, Aligarh. (March) 2011 Invited as Resource Person for Workshop on Academic Writing Skills organized by the Academic Staff College, AMU, Aligarh. (April) 2012 Invited as Resource Person for Short Term Course on Academic Writing Skills organized by the Academic Staff College, AMU, Aligarh. (April) Participation in the corporate life of the University: (i) Coached students of Papa Mian School for Class. VI. (June, 2004) (ii) Scrutiny Officer for BA/BSc admissions. (2004) Publications: (a) Book: 1999 Schema in Literature: Towards a Model of Comprehension Pedagogy, Manak Publications, New Delhi. (b) Articles Published: 1990 Language teaching through Literature: Insights from Schema Theory. Indian Journal of Applied Linguistics, New Delhi, Vol. XVI, No. 1, January to June. (pp 81-84) 1991 Language policy and English teaching in India. Third Concept, New Delhi, Vol. 4, Nos. 56-57, October-November. 1992 Literary text in the language classroom: A Third World perspective. Third Concept, New Delhi, Vol. 6, No. 69, September. 1994 Cross cultural schemata and background knowledge: Implications for reading comprehension. In J. Srihari Rao, et. al. (eds.) Linguistics and Linguistics: Studies in Honour of R.C. Mehrotra, Indian Scholar Publications, Jaipur (also published in New Quest, 114, Nov.-Dec. 1995). 1996 Place and displacement in Bharati Mukherji s The Tenant. Language Forum (also in Singh and Kumar (eds.) Post-Colonial Indian English Writing, Bahri Publications, New Delhi (1997). 1996 Metaphor as a social construction of reality: Soyinka s. The Lion and the Jewel. Creative Forum, Vol. 9. Nos. 1-2, New Delhi (also in Q.Z. Alam (ed.) Indian Response to Commonwealth Literature, Bahri Publications, New Delhi). 5
1997 Conflict of interpretations and pedagogy. In R.S. Pathak (ed.) Indian Response to Literary Theories, Creative Books, New Delhi. (pp 94-100) 2001 Ben Okri and Joseph Conrad: An exploration into the past. The Scoria, Vol. 2, No. 1, July 2001. (pp 32-35) 2003 Cognitive processes in writing: Exploring the strategies used by second and foreign language learner of English. Language in India (an on-line Journal) http://www.languageinindia.com (March). 2003 Developing strategy for reading comprehension in ESL pedagogy: Schematheoretic view. In O.N.Koul and S. Imtiaz Hasnain (eds.) Linguistics : Theoretical and Applied : Festschrift in Honor of Professor Ruqaiya Hasan. New Delhi: Indian Institute of Language Studies. 2003 Narrative and Expository text: A comparison of Recall among school children. Readings: A Biannual Journal of English Studies, Vol.1, No. 2, (October) 2004 Reader Response theory : Rosenblatt revisited. Journal of the Faculty of Arts., (AMU) Vol. 3, Nos. 1-2 (Jan-Dec) 2004 Gender differences in recall in expository writing among school children. Indian Linguistics (Special Issue: Jag Deva Singh Felicitation Volume) Vol. 65, Nos.1-4: 59-74. 2004 Metacognitive strategies of reading among ESL learners. South Asian Language Review, Vol. XIV, Nos. 1-2, (Jan-June). 2006 Gender and Subject positioning. Indian Linguistics (Special Issue: D.P. Pattanayak Felicitation Volume) Vol. 67, Nos.1-4. 2007 Women and Language: Study of Sand from the Perspective of Muted Theory. Journal of the Faculty of Arts., (AMU) Vol. 4, Nos. 1-2 (Jan-Dec). 2008 Changing Teaching Paradigm in English Globalizing World. English Studies in India : A Journal of Literature and Language. Vol. XVI. (Pp 73-85). 2012 Social Cognitive Theory Constructs and Writing Achievement. Aligarh Journal of Linguistics, Vol.2, Numbers 1-2: 154-175. (ISSN: 2249-1511). 2012 Schema Activation and Reading Comprehension. In Father Francis Peter (ed.) Indian Voices in ELT. New Delhi: Viva Books. (Pp. 251-267). (ISBN: 978-81-309-1780-1). 2013 Language Education and Language Policy: A Minority Perspective. EduExplorer The Journal of Education. Vol. 1, No. 2, July Dec: 29-35. (ISSN 2320-060X). 2013 Multilinguality and Pedagogical Issues in the Teaching of English. The Discourse (a Bilingual Refereed Quarterly Research Journal of Humanities and Social Sciences) Vol. 2, Issues 3,4, July Sep and Oct Dec: 14-21. (ISSN: 2278-0920). 2013 Amitav Ghosh s Sea of Poppies and the use of Mixed Codes. Aligarh Journal of Linguistics, Vol 3. Pp. 69-78. (ISSN: 2249-1511). 2014 Cross-cultural Miscommunication: A Pragmatic Analysis of A Passage to India. (The Discourse Vol.3, Issue 3 & 4 July-December, Pp. 20-27) (ISSN: 2278-0920) 6
2014 Some Aspects of Language use in Amitav Ghosh s Sea of Poppies. In IJL (Interdisciplinary Journal of Linguistics: A Peer Reviewed Refereed Journal) Vol. 7: 148-155. ISSN 0974-3421. 2015 Where it is never Dark in Summer. The Hindu (May 24) 2016 An Archipelago of Inspiration. The Hindu (Jan 3) 2016 Self-efficacy among EFL and ESL Students: Case of Aligarh Muslim University. In Perspectives on Applied and General Linguistics: Papers in Honor of Prof. Vaishna Narang. Edited by Deepti Gupta and Deepshikha Misra. Delhi: Vijaya Books. (Pp. 203-212) ISBN : 978-93-81480-99-1 2016 Literary Interpretation: Theoretical and Pedagogical Considerations. (with S. Imtiaz Hasnain) In Perspectives on Applied and General Linguistics: Papers in Honor of Prof. Vaishna Narang. Edited by Deepti Gupta and Deepshikha Misra. Delhi: Vijaya Books. (Pp. 186-193). ISBN : 978-93-81480-99-1 2016 The Impact of Audio-Visual Aids and Graphic Organizers on the Writing Skills of ESL Learners at AMU +2 Girls (Anam Shams and Asfiya Khanam). Global Journal of Interdisciplinary Social Sciences (Published by Global Institute for Research & Education)Vol. 5 (5): 15-36 (Sep--Oct). (ISSN 2319-8834) www.gifre.org 2016 The Effect of Top-Level Structures in Developing Reading Comprehension of ESL Learners at AMU Girl s High School (with Asfiya Khanam and Anam Shams). Global Journal of Interdisciplinary Social Sciences (Published by Global Institute for Research & Education)Vol. 5 (5): 37-47 (Sep--Oct). (ISSN 2319-8834) www.gifre.org 2016 Sociocultural Approach to Writing. In Critical Pedagogy: Papers in ELT. Edited by Raashid Nehal. Jaipur: Yiking Books (Pp. 197-208). ISBN 978-93-85528-24-8 2016 Reading, Text and Teacher Education. EduExplorer The Journal of Education.(July-Dec) (Pp. 26-34). (ISSN 2320-060X) 2017 Analyzing Perceived Identity in Writing: Use of Rhetorical Strategies by ESL Learner. Ways with Language:A Festschrift in Honour of Prof Udaya Narayana Singh. Edited by Shailendra Kumar Singh, Kavita Rastogi, Prasannanshu, Arimardan Kumar Tripathy, Jayati Chatterjee. New Delhi: Lakshi Publishers & Distributors. (Pp. 285-304). (ISBN 978-93-82120-99-5) (b.ii) Articles Accepted: Multilingualism and Identity: Authorial Identity In Academic Writing. In Language Identity and Contemporary Society Edited by Rajesh Kumar and Om Prakash, Cambridge Scholars Publication, Newcastle upon Tyne, NE6 2XX, UK. ISBN (10): 1-4438-4716-X, ISBN (13): 978-1-4438-4716-2. (Forthcoming) (c) Book Review: 1997 Q.Z.Alam Dynamics of Imagery : The Imagery of Indian English Literature, in South Asian Language Review, Vol. VII, No. 1 (Jan.) 7
Membership of Learned Societies: English Language Teachers Association of India (An Associate of IATEFL. UK) 8