Shiv-Kumar SINGH (B91A-6C3D-A070)

Curriculum Vitae

Shiv Kumar Singh has been imparting his services as a Lecturer of Indian Studies (Hindi, Sanskrit, Cultures of India, History of India and Contemporary India) at the Faculty of Arts and Humanities, University of Lisbon (FLUL) in Portugal since October 2008. He is coordinator of the Center for Indian Studies (CIS) of FLUL. He has published two volumes on teaching and learning of Hindi as a Second language / Foreign language. In October 2018, he has published first ever hindi-portuguese-hindi dictionary in book format as well as in online version.

Identification

Personal identification

Full name: Shiv-Kumar SINGH

Citation names

SINGH, Shiv-Kumar
Singh, Shiv-Kumar

Author identifiers

Ciência ID: B91A-6C3D-A070

Knowledge fields

Humanities - Languages and Literatures - Linguistics

Languages

Language	Speaking	Reading	Writing	Listening	Peer-review
Hindi (Mother tongue)
English	Proficiency (C2)	Proficiency (C2)	Proficiency (C2)	Proficiency (C2)	Proficiency (C2)
Portuguese	Proficiency (C2)	Proficiency (C2)	Proficiency (C2)	Proficiency (C2)	Proficiency (C2)
Bengali	Intermediate (B1)	Elementary (A2)	Elementary (A2)	Intermediate (B1)	Intermediate (B1)
Turkish	Beginner (A1)	Intermediate (B1)	Intermediate (B1)	Beginner (A1)

Education

	Degree	Classification
2022/09/15 - 2023/12/11 Concluded	Observar e aprender (Curso Técnico Superior Profissional) Major in Ensino Universidade de Lisboa Instituto Superior Técnico, Portugal	-
2015/09/01 - 2020/09/30 Ongoing	Linguística Computacional (Doutoramento) Major in Semantics / Wordnet Universidade de Lisboa Faculdade de Letras, Portugal
2008 Concluded	Estudos portugueses e Lusófonos (Diploma de especialização) Universidade de Lisboa Faculdade de Letras, Portugal "Portuguese Language and Literature" (THESIS/DISSERTATION)	Bom
2007 Concluded	Advance Diploma in Portuguese (ADOP) (Diploma de especialização) Jawaharlal Nehru University, India "Portuguese Language" (THESIS/DISSERTATION)	Bom
2007 Concluded	Intensive Advanced Diploma in Portuguese (Diplôme d´études supérieures) Major in Portuguese language and culture University of Delhi, India "Portuguese Language" (THESIS/DISSERTATION)	Muito Bom
2007 Concluded	Curso Superior da lingua e cultura portuguesas (Diploma de especialização) Universidade de Lisboa Faculdade de Letras, Portugal "Portuguese Language" (THESIS/DISSERTATION)	Bom
2006 Concluded	Diploma in Portuguese (DOP) (Diplôme d´études supérieures) Jawaharlal Nehru University, India "Portuguese Language" (THESIS/DISSERTATION)	Bom
2005 Concluded	Certicate of Portuguese (Diploma de especialização) Jawaharlal Nehru University, India "Portuguese Language" (THESIS/DISSERTATION)	Bom
2005 Concluded	Masters of Computer Applications (Master) Indira Gandhi National Open University, India "Easy Mail System in Intranet Environment (MCA Project)" (THESIS/DISSERTATION)	12.35 (1112 / 1800)
2003 Concluded	BCA (Bachelor) Major in Computer Applications Indira Gandhi National Open University, India "Online Examination System (BCA Project)" (THESIS/DISSERTATION)	13.4 / 20 (801 / 1200)

Affiliation

Teaching in Higher Education

	Category Host institution	Employer
2008/10/18 - Current	Lecturer (University Teacher)	Universidade de Lisboa Faculdade de Letras, Portugal
	Universidade de Lisboa Faculdade de Letras, Portugal

Positions / Appointments

	Category Host institution	Employer
2017/09/01 - Current	Organic Unit Director	Universidade de Lisboa Faculdade de Letras, Portugal
	Centro de Estudos Indianos-FLUL, Portugal

Others

	Category Host institution	Employer
2017 - Current	Researcher	Universidade de Lisboa Centro de História, Portugal
	Universidade de Lisboa Faculdade de Letras, Portugal
2015/09/12 - Current	Researcher	Universidade de Lisboa Centro de Linguística, Portugal
	Universidade de Lisboa Centro de Linguística, Portugal (...)

Projects

Grant

	Designation	Funders
2018/01/01 - 2019/01/26	Hindi-Portuguese-Hindi Online dictionary NA Creation of Hindi-Portuguese-Hindi Online dictionary Centro de Estudos Indianos-FLUL, Portugal Universidade de Lisboa Faculdade de Letras, Portugal	Embassy of India in Lisbon / Govt of India Concluded

Outputs

Publications

Book	Hindi as a Second and Foreign Language. Cambridge, United Kingdom: Cambridge Scholars Publishing. 2021. Published • Editor Dimensions of Hindi Language Teaching. Lisbon, Portugal: Colibri Edition. 2021. Published • Editor
Book chapter	"A Comparative Study between Portuguese and Hindi". In Hindi as a Second and Foreign Language., 09-25. Cambridge, United Kingdom: Cambridge Scholars Publishing, 2021. Published SINGH, Shiv-Kumar. "Rio Ganges e Índia Moderna". In Rios das Grandes Civilizações, 29-35. Lisboa, Portugal: Colibri, 2019. Published
Dictionary entry	SINGH, Shiv-Kumar. "Dicionário Hindi-Português-Hindi". In Dicionário Hindi-Português-Hindi. Colibri, 2018. http://www.edi-colibri.pt/Detalhes.aspx?ItemID=2192. Published • 10.1515/9783110610796

Activities

Oral presentation

	Presentation title	Event name Host (Event location)
2022/12/10	Challenges in translating Hindi folclore into English- A case of Eidgaah of Premchand	TRANSLATION FORUM 2022 Department of Translation Studies and International Journalism of the Tashkent State University of Oriental Studies (Tashkent, Uzbekistan)

Event organisation

	Event name Type of event (Role)	Institution / Organization
2022/11/26 - 2022/11/26	Global Perspective of Hindi: Reality, fiction and politics. (2022/11/26 - 2022/11/26) Round table (Co-organisor)	Universität Hamburg Asien-Afrika-Institut, Germany Universidade de Lisboa Faculdade de Letras, Portugal Eberhard Karls Universität Tübingen Abteilung für Indologie und Vergleichende Religionswissenschaft, Germany Consul General of India at Hamburg, Germany Center for Indian Studies-FLUL, Portugal
2022/06/06 - 2022/06/06	¿¿¿¿¿¿ ¿¿¿¿¿¿ : ¿¿¿¿¿¿¿ ¿¿ ¿¿¿¿¿ Indian Languages: Literatures and Conversations India is proud of its plural and diverse culture which to a great extent rests on its multilingual heritage. The number of languages spoken here gives it a special position in the world. The 2011 census of the Govt. of India lists 121 different mother-tongues spoken by Indians. Therefore, this conference can be a chance to present the major literary trends of Indian literature to the global audience. (2022/06/06 - 2022/06/06) Conference (President of the Organising Committee)	Universidade de Lisboa Faculdade de Letras, Portugal
2019/06/05 - 2019/06/07	Organization of first International Conference on Teaching and Learning of Hindi as a Foreign Language / Second Language. https://ihclisbon.wordpress.com/ (2019/06/05 - 2019/06/05) Conference (President of the Organising Committee)	Universidade de Lisboa Centro de Linguística, Portugal Universidade de Lisboa Faculdade de Letras, Portugal

Committee member

	Activity description Role	Institution / Organization
2016/04/27 - 2016/04/29	ortuguese involvement in the description of South Asian languages dates back to the late 15th century, when a short Malayalam vocabulary was appended to the logbook of Vasco da Gama’s first voyage to India. The ensuing production of grammars, dictionaries and translations turned Lisbon into one of the first European centres for the diffusion of linguistic knowledge about South Asia and, as a result, some of the earliest grammars of South Asian languages (such as Tamil, Konkani, Sinhala, or Bangla)¿ Member	Universidade de Lisboa Centro de Linguística, Portugal Universidade de Lisboa Faculdade de Letras, Portugal

Course / Discipline taught

	Academic session	Degree Subject (Type)	Institution / Organization
2008/10/18 - Current	Since 2008-09 till date, Teaching Hindi-I, Hindi-III and Hindi-V in first semester and HIndi-II, Hindi-IV and Hindi-VI in second semster. Since 2015, either in first semester / second semeter, I've teaching a subject on "Cultures of India"	Estudos Asiáticos (Licenciatura)	Universidade de Lisboa Faculdade de Letras, Portugal

Scientific expedition

	Activity description	Institution / Organization
2022/09/15 - 2022/12/12	Observar e Aprender: O projeto Observar e Aprender visa estimular a atividade de docência no Ensino Superior, promovendo espaços de experimentação e apoio aos docentes da ULisboa, constituindo-se como um fórum de formação interdisciplinar.	Universidade de Lisboa Instituto Superior Técnico, Portugal

Distinctions

Other distinction

2022	Erasmus+ (Teacher's exchange Program) Erasmus Plus, Belgium Universidade de Lisboa Faculdade de Letras, Portugal Universität Hamburg Abteilung für Afrikanistik und Äthiopistik, Germany
2010	Bolsa de Investigação Camões Instituto da Cooperação e da Língua, Portugal
2007	BOLSA PARA FREQUÊNCIA DE CURSOS ANUAIS DE LÍNGUA E CULTURA PORTUGUESA Camões Instituto da Cooperação e da Língua, Portugal