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Arts and Sciences

 

MA in Applied Linguistics, University of Victoria, BC, Canada
MA in TESL, The English and Foreign Languages University (EFLU), India
BA in English, East West University, Bangladesh

 

Areas of Interest & Expertise

• Instructed Second Language Acquisition

• Form-focused Instruction

• Language and Technology

• Corpus-based Language Teaching

Professional Appointments or Professional Service

• Senior Lecturer (29 June, 2014 – present), East West University, Bangladesh

• Lecturer (08 September, 2011- 28 June, 2014), East West University, Bangladesh

• Lifetime member of Bangladesh English Language Teachers Association (BELTA)

Selected Publications

• Sinha, TS., & Nassaji, H. (2022). ESL learners’ perception and its relationship with the efficacy of written corrective feedback. International Journal of Applied Linguistics, 32(1), 41-56.

• Sinha, TS. (2021). EFL learners’ perception of and attitude to corpus as a vocabulary learning tool. The Reading Matrix, 21(2), 106-119.

• Sinha, TS. (2018). Focus on form in second language teaching. BELTA Journal, 2 (1), 78-91.

Selected Conference Presentations

• Sinha, TS. (2021, January). EFL learners’ perception of and attitude to corpus-based vocabulary teaching. Paper presented at the HKCPD Hub Virtual International Conference, Hong Kong.

• Sinha, TS. (2018, November). Integrating focus on form strategies into communicative language teaching. Paper presented at the conference titled “Rethinking Disciplinary Diversity: Challenges of Teaching English in the 21st Century”, Dhaka, Bangladesh.

• Sinha, TS. (2018, January). Corrective feedback in teaching grammar. Paper presented at 8th BELTA International Conference, Dhaka, Bangladesh.

• Sinha, TS. (2017, February).The efficacy of corrective feedback in improving writing accuracy. Paper presented at BC TEAL Conference, Victoria, Canada.

Awards and Recognition

• University of Victoria Fellowship (2015)

• Dean’s Merit Scholarship, East West University (2007)