Dr. Gitanjali Singh

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Dr. Gitanjali Singh is an Assistant Professor in the Department of French Studies at Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi, India. She teaches French (20th century) and Francophone literature. She has been awarded Ph.D. (French) from Banaras Hindu University. Before joining Banaras Hindu University, she worked as an Assistant Professor in the Department of Foreign Languages at Aligarh Muslim University (August to October 2015). Her research interests are French and Francophone literature, Translation Studies, and the Teaching of French as a Foreign Language (FLE). In 2021, she received the award for “Outstanding French Teacher” for University Teachers (North Zone) by the French Institute in India (Embassy of France, New Delhi, India). She was also a Guest Lecturer at Cégep de Chicoutimi, Québec, Canada (2022-2023). She has developed courses on History of Art in France and French Cinema for M.A. in French (Online) IGNOU, New Delhi. She is an Academic Counsellor of French for IGNOU, New Delhi. In addition, she has also launched a SWAYAM course titled, French through Texts and Media to improve Writing and Comprehension skills in French.