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JYOTI SHARMA
Office: Department Of German Studies/Faculty of Arts,
Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi-221005

ACADEMIC QUALIFICATIONS

 2015: Ph.D. (Date of Award: 10th Sep. 2015) Topic: “Sociolinguistic and socio-cultural aspects of
Punjabi speaking migrants in Germany”. Jawaharlal Nehru University; New Delhi.

 2008: M.Phil. Dissertation: A study of verbal and nonverbal Intercultural communication among
German-Indian youth. Titled: “Verbale-und nichtverbale Kommunikation bei deutsch-indischer
Jugend und interkulturelle Verstaendigung”. JNU; New Delhi; Secured A+.

 2006: M.A. German Language, Linguistics and Translation. JNU; New Delhi; Secured A-.

 2004: B.A. German Language, Linguistics and Literature. JNU; New Delhi; Secured A-.

 2001: Senior Secondary, Delhi Public School, R.K.Puram; Secured 80%.

 1999: Higher Secondary, Delhi Public School, R.K.Puram; Secured 78%.

OTHER PROFESSIONAL ACCOLADES

 2010: Successfully cleared International Advanced Prüfer (examiner) Training (Fortbildung Für
ausländische DeutschlehrerInnen); Goethe Institute, Germany .

 2008: Teacher’s Training Program, Max Mueller Bhavan, New Delhi and Goethe Institute, Germany.

EMPLOYMENT

 Teaching German (Germanistik) as Assistant Professor at Banaras Hindu University; September

2015 till date. Areas of Specialization: Linguistics, Didactics, DaF, Translation
 Taught German at Centre of German Studies, JNU; as Guest Faculty; July 2006-September 2015; at
Undergraduate and Post-Graduate level. Courses are:
 Introduction to Linguistics;
 Sociolinguistics;
 Advanced Textual Grammar;
 Writing Competence;
 Teaching Methodology;
 Cultural History of German Speaking Countries;
 Communicative Skills and Basic German.

 Taught German Language Courses (A1, A2, B1, B2.1, and B2.2) at Max Mueller Bhavan, New
Delhi. July 2008- July 2015.
 Taught German Language at Management Development Institute, Gurgaon; June 2014-September
2015.
 Worked as a German Language Consultant at IGNOU; Oct 2012 till April 2013.

SCHOLARSHIPS & FELLOWSHIPS

 2013: May-Aug: DAAD (German Academic Exchange Service) Fellowship for PhD Research
in Bergische Universität; Wuppertal; Germany.

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 2011-14: Junior Research Fellowship of University Grants Commission, Delhi.

 2008: Apr-Jun: DAAD (German Academic Exchange Service) Fellowship for M-Phil Research
in Freie Universität; Berlin; Germany.

 2005: May-Jun.: DAAD; Ferienarbeit (Summer Job); Munich; Germany.

SEMINARS & PRESENTATIONS

 Feb 2013: Invited for Paper presentation on “Sociolinguistic and socio-cultural aspects of Indian
migrants in Germany” in DAAD Symposium at JNU; New Delhi.

 Feb 2013: Participated in “Workshop on Creative Use of Technology and Tools for Teaching and
Learning” at IGNOU; New Delhi.

 Jan 2013: Participated in “Training Workshop on Creativity in Design and Development of Self-
instructional Materials-Print” at IGNOU; New Delhi.

 Dec 2012: Invited for Presentation on “Learning German through Audio programs” in National
Conference at IGNOU; New Delhi.

 Dec 2012: Participated in “Workshop on Identifying and Inculcating Creative Practices in

Teaching and Learning.” at IGNOU; New Delhi.

 May 2010: Invited for Seminar; Seminar focused on “Different methods of integrating Art and
Culture in a Foreign Language Classroom in Munich; Germany.

 Nov. 2008: Presented paper on “New developments in the field of German language Teaching”,
in the Seminar of Indo-German Teachers association, Trivandrum, India.

 Nov. 2007: Participated in the 3rd German Language day; German in a Globalized world; New Delhi.

 Oct. 2007: Presented Paper in the DAAD Symposium on topic “Verbal and nonverbal Interaction
among German-Indian Youth”; New Delhi.

PUBLISHED WORK

 नदी के मुहाने की ओर अवं अन्य छत्तीस कहाननयां जीवन और मत्ृ यु पर ( Translation of „Zur Mündung-
37 Geschichten zum Leben und Tod‟-Franz Hohler), Aryan Publications, New Delhi, 2014.

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