EFL University

Department

Linguistics and Contemporary English, Regional Campus Lucknow

School

Contact Details

: saumyasharma@efluniversity.ac.in

Academic Details

Academic qualifications: S.No.

Degree/Diploma

University

1

Ph.D. English (L&P)

The English and Foreign Languages University

2

M.Phil. English (L&P)

The English and Foreign Languages University

3

M.A. English

CIEFL
Brief bio note: Dr. Saumya Sharma is an Associate Professor in the Department of Linguistics at The English and Foreign Languages University (EFLU), Regional Campus, Lucknow, India. She has been a guest faculty at the Indian Institute of Technology, Kanpur for a year where she taught a course on communication skills and composition. Her doctoral research was on discourse analysis of drama using concepts from psychoanalysis. Her research interests include examining the discourse-gender interface, with a focus on psychology. She has published articles in the areas of stylistics, discourse analysis and English language teaching in various journals and has authored the following books: Discourse and Psychology: An Introduction (Routledge 2020), Language, Gender and Ideology: Constructions of Femininity for Marriage (Routledge 2018) and Common Errors in Everyday English (Oxford University Press 2017).
Thrust areas of interest and research: Discourse and gender, Discourse and psychology, Stylistics, Gender and mythology, English language teaching
Research articles published in peer reviewed journals with ISSN no.: ⚽ ‘Disrobing Draupadi: A Feminist Discursive Perspective’ Literary Voice No. 18 Vol. 2 September 2022 pp. 170-177 UGC Care Listed Web of Science Indexed (ISSN - 2277-4521)

⚽ ‘Some Reflections on Critical Pedagogy and Intertextuality’ Literary Voice Special Issue No. 16 January 2022 pp. 82-88 UGC Care Listed Web of Science Indexed (ISSN - 2277-4521)

⚽ ‘Some Critical Reflections on Gender in the Classroom’ Language and Language Teaching Vol. 11 No. 1 Issue 21, January 2022 pp. 97-104. UGC Care Listed Journal (ISSN- 2277-307X)

⚽ ‘Not So Feminine: Gender Construction of Divakaruni’s Sita’. Drishti: The Sight Vol. X Issue II Nov 2021-April 2022 pp.107-111 UGC Care Listed Journal (ISSN - 2319-8281)

⚽ ‘Students’ Responses to a Transgender Person’s Narrative: A Discourse Analysis’ IUP Journal of English Studies Vol. 16 No. 3 pp. 7-19 September 2021. UGC Care Listed Journal Scopus Indexed Journal (ISSN 0973 3728)

⚽ ‘Discursive Construction of Masks in Select Media Texts during COVID-19’ Journal of Aesthetics and Literature Vol. 20 No. 2 July-December 2020 pp. 63-72. UGC Care Listed Journal (ISSN - 2278-523X)

⚽ ‘Women and Self-Mastery in Jaina Stories for Children: A Discursive Perspective’ Śramana: A Quaterly Refreed Journal of Jainology Vol. LXXIII No. II April-June 2021 pp. 89-103 UGC Care Listed Journal (ISSN - 0972-1002)

⚽ ‘Power and Performativity in Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni’s Characterization of Draupadi’ Journal of Aesthetics and Literature Vol. 20 No. 1 January-June 2020 pp. 6-17 UGC Care Listed Journal (ISSN -2278-523X)

⚽ ‘Lacanian Psychoanalysis and Buddhism : A Possible Dialogue’ Anviksiki published by Department of Philosophy and Religion, Banaras Hindu University Vol. XV December 2019 pp. 106-115 (ISSN - 2231-3680)

⚽ ‘Wittgenstein’s Philosophy of Language and Critical Discourse Analysis’ Anviksiki published by Department of Philosophy and Religion, Banaras Hindu University Vol. XIV December 2018 pp. 55-65 (ISSN - 2231-3680)

⚽ ‘Gender, Performance and Cognition: Views of Women on Femininity’. Aligarh Journal of Linguistics, Special Issue in 2018 pp. 148-158 (ISSN - 2249-1511)

⚽ “‘See and Learn’: Intertextuality in the Teaching of Poetry”, Language and Language Teaching, Vol 7.1 No. 13, Jan 2018, pp. 42-46 (ISSN - 2277-307X)

⚽ ‘Opposition in Discourse: The Construction of Oppositional Meaning’, Language and Language Teaching, Vol 7.1 No. 13, Jan 2018, pp. 68-70 (ISSN - 2277-307X)

⚽ ‘Students’ Discourses about the Inclusion of Transgenders in Higher Education’, International Journal of Communication, Vol 27 No. 2, July-Dec 2017, pp. 100-118 (ISSN - 0975-640X)

⚽ ‘Is that I: Self-Schemas and Vocabulary Development’ FORTELL Issue 27, July 2013, pp. 13-16 (ISSN - 2229-6557)

⚽ ‘Cartoon Shows: A Tool to Facilitate Comprehension in Young Learners’ Language and Language Teaching Vol 1, No 2, July 2012, pp.18-23 (ISSN - 2277-307X)

⚽ ‘The Characterization of Lady Windermere in Oscar Wilde’s Lady Windermere’s Fan: A Linguistic Analysis’ SPIEL Journal of English Studies, Vol 5, Nos. 1-2, January/July 2011, pp. 63-86 (ISSN- 2249-3808)
Books authored, edited, chapters in books with ISBN no.: ⚽ Discourse and Psychology: An Introduction. Abingdon, Oxon: Routledge. 2020. ISBN - 978-0-367-46325-0

⚽ Language, Gender and Ideology: Constructions of Femininity for Marriage. Abingdon, Oxon: Routledge. 2018. ISBN-13: 978-113836362-5

⚽ Common Errors in Everyday English. New Delhi: Oxford University Press, January 2017. ISBN: 9780199466757

Book Chapters

⚽ Developing Speaking Skills among Disadvantaged Students: A Critical Perspective. Reflections: Proceedings of the 2nd International ELT Conference. Eds. Ms. Nimisha Pande and Dr. Nalina Singh. Lucknow: Shivya Products, 2016.

⚽ Assessing the Critical Understanding of Learners: An Empirical Study. Enhancing Communication Skills Through ELT Practices. Ed. Sanjay Arora. Jaipur: Raj Publishers, 2015.
Research projects (ongoing and completed): ⚽
Administrative responsibilities: ⚽ Coordinator, Sports and Yoga

⚽ Coordinator, Examinations

⚽ Member, Stipend Committee

⚽ Member, Campus Research Committee

⚽ Member, Library Committee
Professional affiliations (membership, editorial board, etc.,): ⚽ Member, ELTAI
Awards and recognitions: ⚽ Qualified the U.G.C. J.R.F. and N.E.T. (Junior Research Fellowship and National Eligibility Test) in English held on 24 June 2007

⚽ Awarded the Aparna Saxena Memorial Medal for Psychology in B.A.I at Avadh Girls Degree College, University of Lucknow