Nikhat Shameem
Nikhat Shameem is a Fijian academic in the field of linguistics. Her research interests include language maintenance and shift of pidgins, creoles and minority languages, language teaching and assessment, and sociolinguistic surveys.[1] Shameem also leads initiatives to preserve and revitalise the Fiji-Hindi language.[2]
Biography
[edit]Shameem was born and raised in Suva, Fiji, and studied education at the University of the South Pacific.[3] She completed a diploma in teaching English as a second language, and a PhD in applied linguistics, at Victoria University of Wellington, New Zealand. She completed a master's degree in business administration at the University of Cumbria, England, graduating in 2019.[1][4]
Shammem worked for UNICEF in Nigeria, Zimbabwe and the Sudan, and returned to Fiji in 2018.[4] In 2019, she was appointed interim director of the Fiji Higher Education Commission.[4]
Shameem speaks Fiji Hindi and is active in preserving and revitalisting the language.[2] In 2019, she published a book of poetry in Fiji Hindi, and is the only person to have written and published poetry in this language.[3]
Publications
[edit]- Shameem, N. (1992). Arrival, and other stories. Wellington Multicultural Educational Resource Centre.[5]
- Shameem, N. (2019). Let the conch speak. Nikhat Shameem.[6]
References
[edit]- ^ a b "Dr. Nikhat Shameem (Linguistics)". Discipline of Linguistics and Languages. Retrieved 21 April 2024.
- ^ a b fijivillage. "Fiji is the place of birth of Fiji Hindi - Dr Nikhat Shameem". www.fijivillage.com. Retrieved 21 April 2024.
- ^ a b "A Journey Through Poetry". Retrieved 21 April 2024 – via PressReader.
- ^ a b c "Shameem graduates with MBA in leadership and sustainability in UK". Retrieved 21 April 2024 – via PressReader.
- ^ "Arrival, and other stories | WorldCat.org". search.worldcat.org. Retrieved 21 April 2024.
- ^ "Let the conch speak | WorldCat.org". search.worldcat.org. Retrieved 21 April 2024.