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Ranjeeta Mahraj

 

  ranjeeta.maharaj@numl.edu.pk

  0223820490

Master in Applied Lingusitics

  1. Linguistics Lecturer: National University of Modern Languages (NUML), Karachi Sep 2023 - Jan 2025 Teaching Linguistics, Literature, and Functional English courses to undergraduate students
  2. Linguist/Intern: The Language Conservancy, Bloomington, USA July 2022 - Aug 2022 Investigated the archives of newspaper articles of the 18th century, Siouan language (Lakota, Dakota, Nakota) Worked on revising Stoney's language dictionary for indigenous languages and vocabulary builder apps for the indigenous languages (Wolastoqey and Tsimshian)
  • Mahraj, R. & Covey, L. “The Impact of language environment and language dominance on language switching cost in Urdu-English bilinguals” American Association of Applied Linguistics (AAAL). Denver, Colorado. March 24-25, 2025. (Waiting)
  • Mahraj, R. & Covey, L. “Receptive Language Switching Costs in Urdu-English Bilinguals: A Partial Replication Study.” Linguistic Society of America (LSA) Annual Meeting. New York, NY. January 4-7, 2024.

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Education

Master in Applied Lingusitics

Experience

  1. Linguistics Lecturer: National University of Modern Languages (NUML), Karachi Sep 2023 - Jan 2025 Teaching Linguistics, Literature, and Functional English courses to undergraduate students
  2. Linguist/Intern: The Language Conservancy, Bloomington, USA July 2022 - Aug 2022 Investigated the archives of newspaper articles of the 18th century, Siouan language (Lakota, Dakota, Nakota) Worked on revising Stoney's language dictionary for indigenous languages and vocabulary builder apps for the indigenous languages (Wolastoqey and Tsimshian)

Publications

  • Mahraj, R. & Covey, L. “The Impact of language environment and language dominance on language switching cost in Urdu-English bilinguals” American Association of Applied Linguistics (AAAL). Denver, Colorado. March 24-25, 2025. (Waiting)
  • Mahraj, R. & Covey, L. “Receptive Language Switching Costs in Urdu-English Bilinguals: A Partial Replication Study.” Linguistic Society of America (LSA) Annual Meeting. New York, NY. January 4-7, 2024.

Interests

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