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Nabiel Ansari

Nabiel Ansari
Nabiel Ansari
Assistant Professor
Centre/School/Special Centre
Centre of Spanish, Portuguese, Italian & Latin American Studies,
School of Language Literature and Culture Studies
Email
nabiel[at]mail[dot]jnu[dot]ac[dot]in, nabiel.ansari[at]gmail[dot]com
Personal Webpage
https://www.linkedin.com/in/nabiel-ansari-phd-8971b516a/
Qualifications

  • PhD in Spanish, Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi
    Title of the PhD thesis: Teaching of intercultural dimension in the Spanish language classroom in India

  • Erasmus Mundus Master’s in Learning and Teaching of Spanish in Multilingual and International Contexts, Spain & Germany

  • M.A. in Spanish, Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi, 

  • B.A. (Hons.) Spanish, Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi 

Areas of Interest/Specialization
  • Teaching Spanish as a Foreign Language
  • Comparative Literature
  • Cultural Studies
  • Intercultural Dialogue 
  • Translation and Interpretation Studies
Experience

  • Assistant Professor in the Centre of Spanish, Portuguese, Italian and Latin American Studies, JNU from 04/08/2014

  • Assistant Professor (Ad-hoc), Department of German & Romance Studies, University of Delhi, from Jan 2013 – Aug 2014 

  • Guest Teacher, CELAS, Jamia Millia Islamia, 2008-2009

Awards & Honours

  • Certificate of Recognition: Issued by The Panamanian Royal Academy of the Spanish Language, Feb 2023

  • Erasmus Mundus Multiele Scholarship: Issued by the European Union, Jul 2010 – April 2012

International Collaboration/Consultancy

Provided consecutive and simultaneous interpretation services for high-level dignitaries, including:

  • Hon'ble Prime Minister of India, Shri. Narendra Modi 
  • Hon'ble President of India, Smt. Droupadi Murmu
  • Mr. Bill Gates, Chair, Gates Foundation
  • President of the Republic of Chile, H.E. Gabriel Boric Font
  • Deputy Prime Minister of the Republic of Cuba, H.E. Dr. Eduardo Martínez Díaz
  • Director of UNESCO World Heritage Centre, Mr. Lazare Eloundou Assomo
Best Peer Reviewed Publications

Books

  • Ansari, Nabiel. (Ed.). (2024). Hispanic Horizon: Journal of the Centre of Spanish, Portuguese, Italian and Latin American Studies, No. 36. Jawaharlal Nehru University. ISSN 0970 – 7522.

  • Ansari, Nabiel. (Assistant Ed.). (2018). Hispanic Horizon: Journal of the Centre of Spanish, Portuguese, Italian and Latin American Studies. Jawaharlal Nehru University. ISSN 0970 – 7522.  

  • Ansari, Nabiel. (Assistant Ed.). (2017). Indo-Spanish cultural encounters under University with Potential for Excellence (UPE II), JNU. ISBN: 81-901849-8-9.
    Gupta, S. S., & Ansari, Nabiel. (2014). Teach yourself Spanish. Lotus Press Publishers & Distributors. ISBN: 978-81-8382-114-8

Chapters in Books

  • Ansari, Nabiel & Ranjan, Ranjeeva. (2020). Uma luz dos Himalayaias: Image of Spiritual India in Brazil. Cultural Interaction Brazil-India: What can Cultures and Literature do?. Langers International. 2020. ISBN: 978-93-89661-84-2

  • Ansari, Nabiel & Dhingra, Anil. (2017). Spanish Language Teaching in India: From ELE to MULTIELE. Indo-Spanish Cultural Encounters. JNU. 2017. ISBN: 81-901849-8-9

Recent Peer Reviewed Journals/Books

Articles in Journals 

  • Shakeel, Adnan, Ansari, Nabiel et al. (2026). Towards sustainable urban living (SDG 11): a statistical analysis of educated citizens’ knowledge, attitudes, and practices about air pollution in Delhi, India, SN Social Sciences. Electronic ISSN 2662-9283. SCOPUS

  • Ansari, Nabiel & Bharti, Priy. (2023). La enseñanza del español en la India: historia y perspectiva. ForLingua (V). University of Alcala, Spain. ISSN: 2660-7026.

  • Ansari, Nabiel. (2023). Desafiando estereotipos y prejuicios: el papel del profesor en la enseñanza del español como lengua extranjera. Hispanic Horizon No. 35. ISSN 0970-7522. 

  • Ansari, Nabiel & Sahay Shweta. (2020). Naturaleza, funcionamiento, distribución y frecuencia de los estereotipos hacia España: el caso de las aulas indias. E-AESLA n.º 6 (2020). Valladolid. Spain. ISSN: 2444-197X

  • Ansari, Nabiel & Sahay Shweta. (2014). Memoria de Andrés Chiliquinga: Reexamining the Indigenous Identity as Portrayed in Huasipungo. Hispanic Horizon. JNU. 2014. ISSN 0970-7522