Tara Shankar Sinha
PhD Student, Applied Linguistics, TESOL
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)