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Ms. Aanchal Aggarwal is pursuing her Bachelor of Education from Indira Gandhi University, Rewari, Haryana. She also holds a bachelor’s degree in English literature and a master’s degree in linguistics from the University of Delhi. In her postgraduation, she closely studied, researched, and analyzed Hindi language at various levels of language aspects. Her immense interest in language learning and teaching has helped her in earning certificates of excellence from British Council and NPTEL.

Ms. Aggarwal teaches English as a foreign language. She has more than five years of experience teaching young and adult learners coming from diverse linguistic, cultural, and ethical background. Currently, she is providing language and soft skills training through online platforms, Enguru and Spark Studio. She has been a part of ‘Project Spoken English 2019’, which was a partnership project in collaboration with the Directorate of Education Delhi, Macmillan Education, and the British Council. Trinity College, London observed closed sessions for the project. Apart from being a language trainer, she has been associated with several private and non-profit organizations as a training coordinator, annotator, writer, mentor, and campus ambassador.

As a Fulbright Foreign Language Teaching Assistant, Ms. Aggarwal will teach Hindi at Boston University. She aims at cultivating her knowledge about the rich cultural and educational pedagogies practiced across the world and aspires to evolve into an accomplished language trainer. She is ambitious and hard-working and yearns to be an inter-cultural conduit of knowledge sharing in this program.

Ms. Shivani Bhatt is Assistant Professor of Communication at the Department of Management, Institute of Information Technology & Management (IITM), IP University, New Delhi. At IITM, she is actively involved in conducting soft skills training, growth mapping, personality development sessions, and pre-placement training.

Currently pursuing her doctoral research at the English Department, School of Letters, Ambedkar University, Delhi, Ms. Bhatt recently completed her fieldwork in the Garhwal Himalayas region. Her research focuses on exploring the intricate connections between Garhwali women’s folk songs and their reflections of local environment. She has participated in several national and international conferences, including the American Folklore Society’s International Conference, 2019 held in Baltimore, as well as the Women in Asia Conference, 2021 organized by La Trobe University and the Asian Studies Associations, Australia.

As a Fulbright Foreign Language Teaching Assistant, Ms. Bhatt draws upon her enthusiasm for folkloristics and communications to teach Hindi at Boston University. Her aim is to maximize her Fulbright experience by fostering a multicultural perspective among her students and by facilitating the exchange of thought-provoking ideas within a global context.