SCHOOL OF LANGUAGE
Centre for Far East Langauages (Chinese)

Profile of Faculty

Arpana Raj

Assistant Professor
Centre for Far East Languages(Chinese)

UGC-NET-JRF (Chinese)

M.Phil.in Chinese Language Literature and Culture Studies in Chinese from Centre for Chinese and South East Asian Studies, School of Language, Literature and Culture Studies, Jawaharlal Nehru Universityi

M.A. in Chinese Language Literature and Culture Studies in Chinese from Centre for Chinese and South & East Asian Studies, School of Language, Literature and Culture Studies, Jawaharlal Nehru University

B.A. in Chinese in Chinese from Centre for Chinese and South & East Asian Studies, School of Language, Literature and Culture Studies, Jawaharlal Nehru University

Advance Diploma in Chinese Language from China

E-Mail arpana.raj@cuj.ac.in,arpanaindia@yahoo.com
Area of Interest  

Teaching Chinese as a Foreign Language, Chinese Language Literature, society and Culture, Comparison between Chinese and Hindi.
Courses Taught  

Basic Chinese, Introduction to China, Intonation and pronunciation of Chinese, Comprehension and Writing Chinese, Chinese Grammar, Speaking and Reading Chinese, Discuss about China, Chinese Essay Writing.

Work Experience 1. Joined Centre for Far East Languages, Central University of Jharkhand in August 2012 in the capacity of Assistant Professor in Chinese
2. Served the Centre for Chinese and South East Asian Studies, JNU as a Guest lecturer from January 2011 to August 2012
3. Has also worked at various other institutes at Delhi (i.e. Bhartiya Vidya Bhavan, New Delhi, India China Economic and Cultural Council, New Delhi, etc.), in the capacity of Chinese language expert
4. Has done translation, interpretation for various Indian and Chinese firms and government organizations
Research Papers/Conferences/Seminars 1. Attended and presented a paper on ‘Marginalization of Chinese Women in Lu Xun’s New Year’s Sacrifice’ in the International Conference of “Voices from the Margins: Society, Culture and Exclusion” , organized by School of Languages,  CUJ, Ranchi, Jharkhand, February 2013
2. Attended and presented paper on ‘A study on Chinese and Hindi Idiomatic Translation’ in the International Conference of Foreign Language Teaching and Inter Cultural Dialogue (ICFLT&ICD) organized by School of Laguages, Doon University, Dehradun, Uttarakhand, April 2013
Other Activities 1. Represented India for the 5th Annual Chinese Bridge Competition (International Chinese Proficiency Contest for the college level Chinese learners) held at Beijing, China in June 2006
2. Received “Ministry of Human Resource Development Full Scholarship” to China under the “Bilateral Cultural Exchange Programme” between the Government of India and Government of People’s Republic of China for an advance level course. Assigned to East China Normal University, Shanghai, to study courses in Chinese Language, Literature and Culture for 2007-2008