Dr. Smriti Singh

Research Areas:Language Teaching, Postcolonialism, Indian writing in English, Diasporic WritingsOther Interests :Drama, Multilingual educationCourses taught at IITP :

• HS001/ 002: Preparatory English
• HS101: Language Through Literature
• HS102: Communication Skills
• HS103: Communicative English for Engineers
• HS211: Literature: Culture and Voices
• HS311: Diasporic Literature
• HS312: Soft Skills
• HS513/514: Technical Communication
• HS711: Representation of Gender through Literature
• HS712: Essential English
• HS713: Literary Representation of the Postcolonial Nation

PhD Students:

Lata Atreya	Shaivya Singh	Arup Chandra Das	Sadeqa Ghazal	Sujay Kumar Saha	Hasanuzzaman Biswas
Samrat Bisai	Ramjit Kumar	Smita Parashar	Swati Tiwari

Professional Experience:

• Ranchi College, March 2008-November 2008
• Insyte Infolabs, Bangalore, December 2007-March 2008
• Chanakya National Law University, Patna, August 2006-December 2007
• Patna Women’s College, July 2001- July 2005

Awards & Honours:Fulbright FLTA to University of Texas at Austin (2005-06)

Member of Professional bodies:Forum on Contemporary Theory, Postcolonial Studies Association Melus-Melow, ELT@I

Text and Reference books authored:

• Smriti Singh, Feminism and Postcolonialism in Krupabai Satthianadhan, New Delhi: 2010
• Smriti Singh and Achal Sinha (ed.), Diasporic Consciousness: Literatures from the Postcolonial World, Germany:2010
• Smriti Singh and Sweta Sinha (ed.), Conscious Re-imaginings of Shakespeare’s Plays, Bahri Publications, 2017

Publications:

• Samrat Bisai and Smriti Singh, Schoolscape in Minority School: An Empirical Study in Jhargram and Paschim Medinipur District, India, Proceedings of the International Conference on Education, Teaching & Learning, France, July 2018
• Samrat Bisai and Smriti Singh, Rethinking Assessment: A Multilingual Perspective, Language in India. Vol 18, 2018
• Samrat Bisai and Smriti Singh, The Representation of Culture, Identity and Politics in 'The Mimic Men', World Journal of Gender and Literature, Vol.4 No. 2, 2017
• Sadeqa Ghazal and Smriti Singh, Twofold transformation: Promoting learner autonomy and teaching speaking skills to ESL learners, In book: Developing Insights into Teacher-Research, Chapter: 9, Publisher: IATEFL, Editors: Anne Burns, Richard Smith, Mark Wyatt, Kenan Dikilitas, pp.115-134, 2017
• Ramjit Kumar and Smriti Singh, Looking Beyond The Science Capital: Conceptualisation Of ‘Science Field’ In The Context Of The Indian Society, 3rd International Conference on Theory and Practice - ICTP 2017, August 2017, PP 70-83
• Ramjit Kumar and Smriti Singh, The State of Science Education in Post-Independent India: A Synoptic Review and Future Direction, IOSR Journal Of Humanities And Social Science (IOSR-JHSS), Vol. 22, Issue. 3, March 2017, PP 55-58
• Sanjib Biswas and Smriti Singh, Portrayal of Poverty and Corruption Ridden Postcolonial India in Adiga’s ‘The White Tiger’, Language in India, Vol. 17, 2017
• Samrat Bisai And Smriti Singh, Translanguaging As A Strategy To Promote Collaborative Learning In Multilingual Classroom, International Journal Of English Learning And Teaching Skills, Vo. 1 No. 1 ·      
• Ghazal & Singh (2016). Game-Based Language Learning: Activities for ESL Classes with Limited Access to Technology. ELT Voices, 6 (4), 1-8 ·      
• Sujay saha and Smriti Singh, Game based Language Learning in ESL classroom - A theoretical Perspective, ELT Vibes, Vol. 2 Issue 3, July 2016
• Sujay Kumar Saha and Smriti Singh, Collborative Learning through Language Games in ESL Classroom, Langauge in India, Vo. 17, 2016·      
• Smriti Singh, Self-Assessment of Oral Proficiency among ESL Learners, ELT Voices, Vo. 5 No.1, Pp. 1-7, 2015·      
• Smriti Singh, Using Technology for Measuring Proficiency in Oral Skills, JELTAL, Vol.3 No.1, Pp.29-36, 2015 ·      
• Smriti Singh, Narrating a Subaltern Consciousness: Bama’s Sangati, International Journal of English and Literature, Vol.5 No. 5, Pp. 113-118, July 2014 ·      
• Lata Atreya, Smriti Singh and Rajesh Kumar, Magahi and Magadh: Language and People, Global Journal of Interdisciplinary Social Sciences, Vol 3 No. 2 (April 2014), PP. 52-59·      
• Lata Atreya, Smriti Singh, Rajesh Kumar, Passives in Magahi, IOSR Journals, Vol. 19, Issue 4, Pp. 47-53, April 2014(International Journal)·      
• Shaivya Singh, Smriti Singh, Rajesh Kumar, English in India: A Socio-Psychological Paradox, IOSR Journals, Vol. 19, Issue 7, Pp. 127-130 July 2014 (international journal)·      
• Lata Atreya, Smriti Singh, Rajesh Kumar, Relative Clauses in Magahi-A Descriptive Story, IOSR Journals, Vol. 19, Issue 10. Pp. 43-51, Oct. 2014(international journal) 
• Smriti Singh, Women in Selected Dalit Narratives in India, Feminist Studies in English Literature, Vol. 21 No.1, Korea : 2013·      
• Das, A.C & Singh, Smriti. Identity in a ‘liminal’ space in M. G. Vassanji’s No New Land. Global Journal of English Language and Literature, April 2013. Volume 1.Issue 2. ISSN 2320-4397·      
• Das, A. C & Singh, Smriti. Marginalization and Exclusion in M.G. Vassanji’s The Assassin’s Song. The Criterion: An International Journal in English,  June 2013.Vol. IV. Issue III. ISSN 0976-8165·      
• Das, A. C & Singh, Smriti. Experiencing Trishanku State: Liminality in Colonial America in M.G Vassanji’s Amriika. Galaxy: International Multidisciplinary Research Journal, July 2013. Vol. II Issue IV. ISSN 2278-9529·      
• Das, A. C & Singh, Smriti. Discrimination and Difference, Racial and Colonial: An Overview of M.G Vassanji’s The Gunny Sack and No New Land. The Criterion: An International Journal in English,October 2013. Vol. IV. Issue. VISSN 0976-8165 
• Smriti Singh, Textualizing Postcolonial India: Gita Hariharan’s 'In Times of Siege' and Kiran Desai’s 'The Inheritance of Loss', The Criterion, Vol.III Issue II, June 2012
• Smriti Singh. Creating a Hyperreal World: Ghosh and Adiga in Abha shukla Kaushik (ed.) Postmodern Indian English Fiction. Jaipur: Aadi Publications. 2012 (Book Chapter)
• Smriti Singh, The Nexus between Language and Power in'The Mimic Men', Appropriations, Vol. VII, December 2011, pp. 185-198
• Smriti Singh and Pooja. Globalization and Rootlessnessin The Inheritance of Loss in Indu Swami (ed.) Contemporary Indian Women Novelists in English. New Delhi: Sarup Books Publishers Pvt. Ltd. 2011 (Book Chapter)
• Smriti Singh and Pooja. Money, Nature and Patriarchy in Hardy's Tess of the D'Urbervilles, Contemporary   Discourse . Vol. 1. June 2010
• Smriti Singh. Chronicle of the Dispossessed - The Inheritance of Loss in Sunita Sinha (ed.) Indian Booker Prize Winners: A Critical Study of Their Works. Atlantic Publishers and Distributors. New Delhi: 2010 (Book chapter)
• Smriti Singh. Tarabai Shinde- A 19th Century Feminist. Novel and Society. (ed.) Dr. Ashok Kumar Singh, Navin Kumar Singh, AMS publications, Patna.2010 (Book Chapter)
• Smriti Singh, Breaking Barriers:Amitav Ghosh's Sea of Poppies, Research-A Journal of English Studies, Autumn 2009, Vol. 9 No. 2 Pp 23-31
• Smriti Singh, Identity, Recognition and Political Assertion in `Joothan`, Research - A Journal of English Studies, Vol. 9 No. 1 Spring 2009
• Smriti Singh, Female Migrants in Divakaruni`s Arranged Marriage, Re-markings Vol. 8 No. 1, March 2009

Presentations:

• Sadeqa Ghazal and Smriti Singh. The Unplugged Class and Speaking Skills : Benefits of Autonomy. IAFOR Dubai, Feb 16-18, 2018
• Sadeqa Ghazal and Smriti Singh. Using Learner Autonomy to Develop Speaking Proficiency: An Action Research Approach, Osmania University: 2017
• Smriti Singh. Learning Academic Vocabulary: Need for Conscious Effort. International Conference on Language, literature and Community. Bhubhaneshwar. Feb. 21-22, 2015
• Smriti Singh. Technology and the language classroom. GloCALL. Ahmedabad. Oct. 9-11, 2014
• Smriti Singh. Employability Skills and the English language Classroom. Eltai Jaipur, Jaipur 18-20 August 2014
• Smriti Singh. Self-Assessment of Oral Proficiency in English. 2^nd International ELT Confernece on Role of ELT in Education for Sustainable Development. May 24-25 2014
• Smriti Singh. Technology in Learning and Teaching. National Seminar on Impact of Technology on Society: Issues and Challenges. St. Xavier’s College, Patna 12-13April 2014
• Smriti Singh. Draupadi speaks- Divakaruni’s ‘Palace of Illusions’. International Conference on Patterns of Story Telling: Traditions, Innovations, Visions and Revisions, Panjab University from February 8 to 10, 2013
• Smriti Singh. Identity and Ethnicity in Kiran Desai’s ‘Inheritance of Loss’. ISEIL (11^thto 14^thOctober/2012), Sibsagar College, Joysagar, Assam
• Smriti Singh. Materials for Teaching English at the Secondary Level. UGC sponsored National Seminar on “State Quality Mission in Bihar: Challenges and Implications for ELT in the context of RTE” to be held on 22 & 23 September,2012 at R. N College, Hajipur (Bihar)
• Smriti Singh. Narrating a Subaltern Consciousness: Bama’s Sangati. Writing from the Margins. Gautam Buddha University. 23-24 march 2012
• Smriti Singh. Role of English Language in Personality Development. National Conference on Presentation and Interpersonal Skills for Effective Communication: Old Traditions and New Challenges, Kanpur, July 17, 2010
• Smriti Singh. Purdah and Castration: An Examination of Indian Writings. Veilled Constellations. Canada. June 2010
• Smriti Singh. Charting New Borders - Postcolonial India in Fiction.  BRITISH COMMONWEALTH AND POSTCOLONIAL STUDIES CONFERENCE, SAVANNAH, GEORGIA, FEBRUARY 26-27, 2010
• Smriti Singh. The Gendered Terrain: Dalit Writings. XII International Conference  on “The Political Economy of Social Division: Race, Gender, Class, and Caste as Fetishized/Fetishizing Borders” in Trivandrum in December, 2009
• Smriti Singh. From Text to Visuals: Place for Films in Language and Literature Classroom. National Seminar on Language and Literature in Global Context: Perspective and Challenges. SMVDU. March 2009