Dr. Shajahan Ahmed

Dr. Shajahan Ahmed

About

Specialization:
PHONOLOGY,SOCIOLINGUISTICS, ENDANGERED LANGUAGES,MINORITY LANGUAGES , GENERAL STUDIES OF NORTH EAST LANGUAGES, ELT AND CULTURE

Qualification

B.A in English (Literature) (GUWAHATI UNIVERSITY) 2012

M.A in LINGUISTICS (ASSAM UNIVERSITY) 2014

Ph.D in Linguistics:(ASSAM UNIVERSITY)2022

Personal Interest

PLAYING CRICKET AND FOOTBALL, TREKKING

Working Experience

Worded as a subject Teacher (English) for two(2) years at Anundoram Borooah Juniour College, Nagaon, Assam

Research

Presentations:

  • Participated a two-day National Seminar cum workshop on Broadening the horizon of the current research on endangered and Indigenous Languages of India,2018, organized by Jadavpur University and sponsored by University Grant Commission. Title of the paper presentedː “Datiyali Tiwaː A Moribund Dialect of Tiwa”.
  • Participated in International Language Fest on Indigenous and Endangered Languages,2019, organised by North-East Hill University, Department of Linguistics. Title of the paper presented ː “ Deuriː An Endangered Language of Assam”.
  • Participated 5th National Language conference under the Institute of Odia Studies and Research, Bhubaneswar,2019 organised by Ravenshaw University, Cuttack. Title of the

 

paper presented “Managing Indigenous Culture and Dialect of Moirang Clan in Manipur”.

Publications:

  • Participated Tribal Developmentː Experience, Problems and Challenges in association with National Academy of Sciences,2020, organized by Jaipur National University. Title of the paper presentedː “Syllabic Structure of Tiwa Language”.
  • Md Shajahan Ahmed. (2019).Revival of Endangered Language ː A Case Study on Tiwa Language of Assam”.Endangered ethnic culture and Languages in North-East, Maulana Abul Kalam Azad Institute of Asian Studies,(pp.(45-49 ISBN-978-93-858393-37)
  • Md Shajahan Ahmed, (2021). Revival of Endangered langugesːA Survey on Deuri, a minority languge of Assam,SANGAM, pp.(107-111 ISSN : 2321-8037)
  • Md Shajahan Ahmed (2019).40áµ—Ê° Internation conference of the linguistics Society of India, The Interplays of Language, Society and Culture, pp.(87-97, ISBN-978-81- 946499-8-4)

Workshop attended:

  • 3-week intensive training programme on “RESEARCH METHODOLOGY IN TRANSLATION STUDIES” organized by the National Translation Mission at CIIL,Mysuru.
  • Attended 5-day Training cum Workshop on Testing and Evaluation and Question Item Writing conducted by National Testing Service India in collaboration with Department of Linguistics,NEHU UNIVERSITY, Shillong from 19th to 23rd September 2017, held at NEHU, Shillong.
  • Participated 3-day workshop on Endangered Tibeto-Burman Languages of NE INDIA organized by Department of Linguistics, Assam University, Silchar in collaboration with linguist(s) from the Department of Linguistics, University of Oregon, USA from 28th to 30th, September, 2016 in the premises of Department of Linguistics, Assam University, Silchar.
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  • Participated in the Assam Assembly Election Post-Poll Study 2016, a social scientific study of political opinion and attitudes conducted by Lokniti: Programme for Comparative Democracy, Centre for the Study of Developing Societies.
  • Participated and presented paper title “Deuri:An Ethnolinguistic Overview” in 40th International Conference Linguistic Society of India organized by CIIL.
  • Participated in a one-day Tutorial on Experimental Psycholinguistics with Special Focus on Language Processing and Reading held at the Central Institute of Indian Languages, Mysore on 04-12-2018.
  • Participated in a one-day workshop on Socio-Pragmatics Focusing the Language Data of Social- Media held at the Central Institute of Indian Languages, Mysore on 08-12-2018.
  • Attended “A Boot Camp on Theoretical and Experimental Phonology” conducted by Educational Technology Unit of Central Institute of Indian Languages, Mysuru from 22nd- 27th July 2019.
  • Attended the “4-Day International Workshop on Language Documentation and Data Annotation of Endangered Languages” held on 1st to 4th April 2022, organized by Assam University, Silchar in collaboration with University of North Texas, USA.
  • Participated in the Workshop on Working with Communities on Language Revitalization from March 27 to April 2, 2019 held at the Central Institute of Indian Languages, Mysuru.
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Awards & Achievements

Certificate of Appreciation by District Disaster Management Authority, Cachar for selfless service in helping people during Cachar District flood in 2022

Certificate of Leadership by Assam University Sports Board for conducting Trekking event.