Dr. Shivani Wadhwa

• PhD in Linguistics, Dr. B.R. Ambedkar National Institute of Technology, Jalandhar, 2021.
• MA in Linguistics, North Campus, University of Delhi, 2013.
• PGCTE, Grade A, Regional Institute of English, Sector 32, Chandigarh, 2013.
• B. Ed., Dev Samaj College of Education, Sector 36, Chandigarh, 2011.
• MA in English, Punjab University, Campus, Chandigarh, 2010.
• BA (Hons.) in English, with scholarship, Dev Samaj College for Women, Punjab University, 2008.

• Assistant professor at K.R.Mangalam University, Gurgaon from September 2021 – Till date.
• Assistant professor at Hans Raj Mahila Maha Vidyalaya, Jalandhar from April 2014 – April 2015.

Ph.D. Research Guidance:

• PhD Thesis (Supervisor): Awarded – 01.
• PhD Thesis (Supervisor): Submitted – 01.
• PhD Thesis (Supervisor): Ongoing – 03.

Research Areas:

• Sociolinguistics
• Indian Writing in English
• Code-Mixing
• Language Practices
• Cinema

Paper presentations:

• Presented paper on “Gender-Based Approach towards the Use of Slang among Engineering Students – A Sociolinguistic Study.” (2019) Innovations in Applied Science and Engineering.

Seminar, Webinar, Conferences, workshops & others:

• Attended webinar on “What Child Language can Teach Us About Language: A Generative View” organized by School of Humanities and Languages, Central University of Rajasthan in July 2021.
• Attended webinar on “Challenges in Language Technology Development: Indian Languages Perspective” organized by School of Humanities and Languages, Central University of Rajasthan in August 2021.
• Attended webinar on “Linguistics and Other Perspectives on the Syllable” organized by School of Humanities and Languages, Central University of Rajasthan in October 2020.
• Attended virtual conference on “Language Teaching Beyond the Classroom: Issues and Perspectives” organized by the Centre for Linguistics, School of Language, Literature & Culture Studies, Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi in collaboration with the Central Institute of Indian Languages, Mysore in August 2020.

• Shuffling Two Languages: Use of Language Practices among Students in Punjab.” (2020) Language Forum, Vol. 46 Issue 1.
• Code-Mixing in Punjabi Cinema and its Impact on Students- A Sociolinguistic Study in Punjab.” (2020) International Journal of Communication, Vol. 30 Issue 1.
• Engineers’ Perspective towards Using Slang as one of the Language Practices.” (2019) Language Forum, Vol. 45 Issue 1.
• A Diachronic Study of Code-Mixing in Punjabi Movies’ Scripts.” (2017) International Journal of Computer and Mathematical Sciences, Vol. 6 Issue 7.