EFL University

Department

Linguistics and Contemporary English

School

Language Sciences

Contact Details

: shrutisircar@efluniversity.ac.in

Academic Details

Academic qualifications: S.No.

Degree/Diploma

University

1

Ph.D

Central Institute of English and Foreign Languages

2

PGDTE
Brief bio note: Prof. Shruti Sircar is a Professor of Linguistics at the EFL University, Hyderabad. Her research focuses on language acquisition in the first and second language in children and adults, language processing and reading and spelling development in Indian languages in typically and atypically developing learners. She conduct experimental research in language acquisition, linguistics, and the language-cognition interface. She received her PhD from Central Institute of English and Foreign Languages in 2002 and joined the Department of Methods as Lecturer in 2002. Since 2008, she has been a faculty member in the Department of Linguistics and Contemporary English, and presently a Professor in the Department. Along with many students she studies language acquisition in children and adults, the interface between language and cognitive psychology, and language impairments, and reading disorders. This kind of research often requires a wide range of methods from developmental psychology, language processing, formal syntax and semantics, and students working with her receive rigorous training in experimental methods and task design.
Thrust areas of interest and research: First and second language acquisition, morphological, phonological, and syntactic processing, phonology-orthography mappings, reading and spelling development in children, language disorders, test creation for English proficiency
Research articles published in peer reviewed journals with ISSN no.: ⚽ Shruti Sircar (2021). Two languages in the mind: Translation in a language classroom. FORTELL, 42, 125-136. ISSN 2394-9244

⚽ Alsleebi, Ibraheem & Shruti Sircar. (2019). C-Command vs Scope: Processing of Bound Variables in L1 and L2 Arabic. Proceedings of ICOLSI-40. Mysore: CIIL.

⚽ Qasem, Fawaz & Shruti Sircar (2016). Imperative as root infinitive analogue in Yemeni Ibbi Arabic: Two case studies. Arab Journal of Applied Linguistics 2(1): 1-19. e-ISSN 2490-4198.

⚽ Sircar, Shruti. (2016). Learning to teach visually challenged learners. Language and Language Teaching 10: 13-17. ISSN: 2277-307X

⚽ Sircar, Shruti (2015). An Elicited Imitation test: a measure of underlying knowledge of ESL learners. The EFL Journal 6(2): 43-62. ISSN 0976-660X

⚽ Sircar, Shruti & Sonali Nag. (2014). Children’s intuitive syllabification of intervocalic consonant clusters in Bengali: the role of sonority, phonotactics and akshara. The EFL Journal 4(1): 35-52. ISSN 0976-660X

⚽ Sircar, Shruti (2013). Null and overt subjects in the speech of Bengali children. http://linguaakshara.org/yahoo_site_admin/assets/docs/Shruti_Sircar_.361101917.pdf.

⚽ Sircar, Shruti. (2011). Second language learners’ knowledge of English locative verbs: some implications for teaching, The EFL Journal 2(2), 69-84. ISSN 0976-660X

⚽ Nair, Veena & Shruti Sircar (2009). Measures of Syntactic Complexity, Lexical Variety and Accuracy: ‘Development’ or ‘Proficiency’ measures? Occasional papers in Linguistics, 78-92. ISSN 2321-7014

⚽ Sircar, Shruti. (2008). The misunderstood child. Teacher Plus, 39-47. ISSN-970-773.
Books authored, edited, chapters in books with ISBN no.: ⚽ Shruti Sircar (2018). (with Gautam Sengupta, Madhavi Gayathri Raman & Rahul Balusu) Perspectives in the Architecture and Acquisition of Syntax: Essays in honor of R Amritavalli. Springer. ISBN 978-981-10-4294-2

⚽ Sonali Nag & Shruti Sircar (2008). Learning to read Bengali: a teacher’s manual. Bangalore: Promise Foundation. School textbooks

⚽ The English Express (LKG), DC Books. 2014

⚽ Series Editor of On Course for language books from Classes 1-8 for ICSE schools, published by Orient Longman Private Limited, 2007-2008.

⚽ On Course Book 2, for ICSE schools, published by Orient Longman Private Limited, 2007-2008.

⚽ Golden Gate, Book 5 , published by Orient Longman Private Limited, 2006

⚽ Golden Gate Book 6,published by Orient Longman Private Limited, 2006

⚽ One of the authors of First Flight, Class English X textbook produced by NCERT, 2007.

⚽ One of the authors of Beehive, Class IX English textbook produced by NCERT, 2006.

Distance Learning Materials

⚽ Business Writing for Indira Gandhi National Open University (IGNOU), 2007-2008.

⚽ Reading, for the MA English programme, B. R. Ambedkar Open University. 2005.

⚽ Using Dictionaries as Learning Resources for PG Diploma in Communication Skills for University of Hyderabad, 2005.

⚽ Perspectives to Language Learning and Teaching for District Centres, CIEFL, 2004.

Chapters in books

⚽ Shruti Sircar & Lina Mukhopadhyay (2022). Tasks in language acquisition research: More than meets the blinking eye, Chapter 17. In N P Sudharshana and Lina Mukhopadhyay (Eds.), Task Based Language Teaching and Assessment: Contemporary Reflections from across the World. Springer. ISBN 978-981-16-4225-8.

⚽ Veena Nair & Shruti Sircar (2022). Task complexity and language proficiency: its effect on L2 writing production. In N P Sudharshana and Lina Mukhopadhyay (Eds.), Task Based Language Teaching and Assessment: Contemporary Reflections from across the World, Chapter 8. Springer. ISBN 978-981-16-4225-8.

⚽ Shruti Sircar & Sonali Nag (2019). Spelling and reading words in Bengali: the role of distributed phonology. In M. Joshi & C. McBride (Eds). Handbook of Akshara Languages (pp. 161-179). Cham, Switzerland. Springer. ISBN 978-3-030-05976

⚽ Shruti Sircar & Sonali Nag. (2013). Akshara-syllable mappings in Bengali: a language-specific skill for reading, Handbook of South and Southeast Asian Psycholinguistics. Cambridge University Press. ISBN978-1-107-01776-4
Research projects (ongoing and completed): ⚽ Phonological and Orthographic knowledge of children learning to read Bengali (2008-2010). Funded and sponsored by the Promise Foundation, Bangalore.
Administrative responsibilities: ⚽ Dean Research (June 2017- 2018)

⚽ Deputy Dean Research (2015-2017)

⚽ Officer on Special Duty (Admissions and Examinations) (2015-2018)

⚽ Officer on Special Duty (Academic) (2017-2019)

⚽ Secretary Member (G Cash Sparsh) (2015-2018)

⚽ First University Convocation, Nodal officer (2017)
Professional affiliations (membership, editorial board, etc.,): ⚽ Editor, The EFL Journal

⚽ Editorial Board, Languaging

⚽ Reviewer for Reading & Writing: An Interdisciplinary Journal

⚽ Member, Braille Council of India (2019- )

⚽ Doctoral committee for PhD scholars in UoH, and IIT Hyderabad
Awards and recognitions: ⚽