Assistant Professor

Qualification : M. Phil. & Ph. D ( EFL University, Hyderabad)
Specialization : Sociolinguistics, ELE, Indian Writing in English, British Literature
Experience : Teaching: 9 Years Research : 2 Years
My research deals with Language Contact, SLA, English pronunciation, and Teacher Education with reference to the ESL Learners in Hindi speaking region in India. As a corollary to this, I have explored the impact of SLA on mother tongue of young learners from various districts of Bihar. Presently, I am exploring the various dimensions of Teacher Education in Bihar.
  • Publications:
    • UGC CARE LIST
      • Kumar, Saroj. (2020). An Exploratory Study of the Pedagogical Knowledge of teachers of English at Secondary Level in Bihar. Rock Pebbles, XXIV (IV), 107-112.
      • Kumar, Saroj. (2020). An Error Analysis of ESL Learners in the Hindi Speaking Region in India: A Study on Mispronunciation. Dogo Rangsang Research Journal, X (III), 128-137.
    • UGC LIST
      • Kumar, Saroj. (2019). A Study of Skin Color Representation in Fairness Cream Advertisements. Review of Research, VIII(IX), 70-74.
      • Kumar, Saroj. (2018). A Critical Analysis of the Select Advertisements with reference to Beauty Stereotype. Ars Artium: An International Peer Reviewed-cum-Refereed Research Journal of Humanities and Social Sciences, VI, 59-65.
      • Kumar, Saroj. (2017). Clash of Nature, Culture and Science in Mahesh Dattani’s Play, Tara. The International Journal Of Culture, Literature and Criticism, XVI, 110-117.
    • Refereed and/or Peer-Reviewed Journals
      • Kumar, Saroj. (2016). Learning Outcomes of Time and Tense in TESL Classroom at Primary Level in Hindi Speaking Region. Literaria Linguistica, II, 74-78.
      • Kumar, Saroj. (2016). Linguistic Opinion and Preference of the Educated Urban People of Hindi Speaking Region of India: A Study of Mixed-Hindi-English. International Journal of Literature, Language and Theory, I (II), 62-72.
      • Kumar, Saroj. (2015). Functional Analysis of Hindi-English Code-Switching used by the Children. Literaria Linguistica, I, 12-20.
      • Kumar, Saroj. (2014). Functional Analysis of Hindi-English Code-Switching used by the Children. Akshara, VI, 115-131.
    • Book Chapter
      • Kumar, Saroj. (2018) An Evaluative Study of the ESP Syllabi of North Indian Professional Educational Institutions. Innovations in English Language Teaching: Trends in Language Pedagogy and Technology, edited by Dalal Garima & Varun Gulati, Lexington Books. 125–134.
    • Conference proceedingKumar, Saroj. (2012). A Discourse Analysis of an episode of Koffee with Karan.
      • Proceedings Of International Conference on Role and Responsibilities of Humanities and Social Sciences in Technical Education, 151-155. New Delhi, Alfa Publication.
  • Patent: NA
  • Book: NA
  • Awards : UGC NET-JRF
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