Dr. Vijaya John Kohli
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| Since 2017 |
WORK EXPERIENCE Since 2002 - Wissenschaftliche Mitarbeiterin, Department of English, University of Paderborn. 2010- 2012 Accredited Examiner in Germany for Spoken English, International English Language Testing Service Tests, British Council and University of Cambridge. 1994- 2002 Lehraufträge from Volkshochschule Essen; University of Duisburg, various private language schools. 1993-1994 (WS) Wissenschaftliche Mitarbeiterin University of Essen, Department of English 1993(SS) Lehraufträge from University of Essen; and, Volkshochschule Essen 1990-1992 Deputy Secretary at The Sahitya Akademi (Indian National Academy of Letters), Delhi 1984-1988 English Studies Officer (North India), The British Council, Delhi 1983-1984 Associate Fellow at The Central Institute of English and Foreign Languages Regional Centre, Shillong, Meghalaya, India 1978-1979 Lecturer in English at Government Post-Graduate College, Port Blair, Andaman & Nicobar Islands. 1977 Lecturer in English, Besant Theosophical College, Madanapalle,(Feb-Aug) Andhra Pradesh, India. 1975-1976 Lecturer in English, V.V. Vanniaperumal College for Women, Virudhunagar, TN, India. |
| 05.02.2016 - 2017 |
CV of VIJAYA JOHN KOHLI
University Education 2014 : Doctor of Philosophy (Linguistics) University of Paderborn, Paderborn, Germany. Awarded Summa Cum Laude 1980-1982 Master of Philosophy in Linguistics, University of Lancaster, Lancaster, U.K. (was awarded a British Council Merit Scholarship) 1978-1980 Master of Arts in Linguistics, University of Lancaster, Lancaster, U.K. (was awarded a British Council Merit Scholarship) 1976-1977 Post-Graduate Diploma in the Teaching of English, the Central Institute of English and Foreign Languages, Hyderabad, India. (was awarded a distinction in six of ten subjects) 1973-1975 Master of Arts in English Literature, Madras Christian College, Madras University, Chennai, India (was awarded a first class) 1970-1973 Bachelor of Arts in English Literature, Madras Christian College, Madras University, Chennai, India. School Education _______________ 1958-1969 Indian School Certificate Examination (University of Cambridge Local Examinations Syndicate) from Rishi Valley Public School, Chittoor District, Andhra Pradesh / Seemandhra, India |
| Since 2017 |
WORK EXPERIENCE Since 2002 - Wissenschaftliche Mitarbeiterin, Department of English, University of Paderborn. 2010- 2012 Accredited Examiner in Germany for Spoken English, International English Language Testing Service Tests, British Council and University of Cambridge. 1994- 2002 Lehraufträge from Volkshochschule Essen; University of Duisburg, various private language schools. 1993-1994 (WS) Wissenschaftliche Mitarbeiterin University of Essen, Department of English 1993(SS) Lehraufträge from University of Essen; and, Volkshochschule Essen 1990-1992 Deputy Secretary at The Sahitya Akademi (Indian National Academy of Letters), Delhi 1984-1988 English Studies Officer (North India), The British Council, Delhi 1983-1984 Associate Fellow at The Central Institute of English and Foreign Languages Regional Centre, Shillong, Meghalaya, India 1978-1979 Lecturer in English at Government Post-Graduate College, Port Blair, Andaman & Nicobar Islands. 1977 Lecturer in English, Besant Theosophical College, Madanapalle,(Feb-Aug) Andhra Pradesh, India. 1975-1976 Lecturer in English, V.V. Vanniaperumal College for Women, Virudhunagar, TN, India. |
| 05.02.2016 - 2017 |
CV of VIJAYA JOHN KOHLI
University Education 2014 : Doctor of Philosophy (Linguistics) University of Paderborn, Paderborn, Germany. Awarded Summa Cum Laude 1980-1982 Master of Philosophy in Linguistics, University of Lancaster, Lancaster, U.K. (was awarded a British Council Merit Scholarship) 1978-1980 Master of Arts in Linguistics, University of Lancaster, Lancaster, U.K. (was awarded a British Council Merit Scholarship) 1976-1977 Post-Graduate Diploma in the Teaching of English, the Central Institute of English and Foreign Languages, Hyderabad, India. (was awarded a distinction in six of ten subjects) 1973-1975 Master of Arts in English Literature, Madras Christian College, Madras University, Chennai, India (was awarded a first class) 1970-1973 Bachelor of Arts in English Literature, Madras Christian College, Madras University, Chennai, India. School Education _______________ 1958-1969 Indian School Certificate Examination (University of Cambridge Local Examinations Syndicate) from Rishi Valley Public School, Chittoor District, Andhra Pradesh / Seemandhra, India |
- PUBLICATIONS
Books
Kohli, V.J. (2017) Indian English? Reframing the Issue: A Diversity-Centred, Sociolinguistic Approach to the English of Indians, New Delhi, Pragun Publications.
Kohli, V.J. (1988).The Communicative Approach to Language Teaching: Theoretical Limits, New Delhi, Reliance Publishing House.
Articles
(forthcoming) Kohli, V.J. “Ignoring poverty in sociolinguistic discourse: the curious case of ‘Indian English’ as a linguistic concept” , in Representing Poverty in the Anglophone Postcolonial World (ed. V. Jain-Warden & B. Schmidt-Haberkamp), University of Bonn.
Kohli, V.J. "The Role of 'Noticing' in Learning Grammar", In Innovations in the Language Classroom Eds. Agnihotri, R., A.L. Khanna and A.S. Gupta, Orient Black Swan, New Delhi.
Kohli, V.J. (with Jörg-U. Keßler) (2006) Erhebung von Sprachprofilen im frühen Englischerwerb:Kommunikaive tasks. In Forschung und Fremdsprachenunterricht in Englischerwerb in der Grundschule Eds. Pienemann, M., J-U.Keßler, and E. Roos, Ferdinand Schöningh, Paderborn,
Kohli, V.J. (1992) Making Ends Meet: Recycling Effort to Match Resource Requirements. In The ELT Curriculum : Emerging Issues (Proceedings of the International Conference on ELT : Reconceptualizing Issues for India, held in CIEFL, Hyderabad in 1988), Eds Rama Devi, S. and Mathew R, Delhi, B. R. Publishing Corporation.
John,V. (1989) Interpretations in Language-Use. In English Studies in India, Srinagar , University of Kashmir.
John,V. (1986). Johnson's Dictionary: Some Reflections. In Essays on Samuel Johnson, ed. Sharma, T.R., Meerut, Shalabh Book House.
John, V. (1985). Towards Learner-Centred Language Teaching: Some Notes . In Perspectives on English Language Teaching, ed. Ure, J. and R. Velayudhan,Delhi, Macmillan
Selected Reviews
Kohli, V.J. (with Anju Sahgal Gupta) (2013):Review of Claudia Lange : The Syntax of Spoken Indian English in Anglia. De Gruyter, Vol 131 (4) 634-643 2013
Kohli, V.J. (2012) Review of Marco Schilk: Structural Nativization in Indian English Lexicogrammar in Anglia, De Gruyter, Vol 130,4(2012)/2012
Kohli, V.J. (with Devindra Kohli) (2011): Review of Tabish Khair: The Thing About Thugs and Man of Glass in Wasafiri, Routledge /Taylor and Francis, Vol.26, No.3, Issue 67 /2011.
Kohli, V.J. (2011) Review of Andreas Sedlastchek: Contemporary Indian English in Anglistik, Universitätsverlag, Heidelberg.Vol.22.2.2011/2011
John, V. (1984). Review of Leo Loveday: The Sociolinguistics of Learning and Using a Non-Native Language in The International Review of Applied Linguistics in Language Teaching, Julius Groos Verlag, Heidelberg, Vol.XXII/1984.
