About

Completed German language courses (till B2) from Die Sprache, Chittagong and Mandarin (till First Year Second Quarter) from Stanford University. Volunteered for the ACTFL Oral Proficiency Interviews in German in Fall 2014 and in English in Spring 2015 at Stanford University. Contributed as a translator in the novel The Man Who Loved Birds by Fenton Johnson (2016), University of Kentucky Press, USA. Had been a member and school representative of the Bishwa Shahitya Kendra from 2011 to 2012.

Experience

1. Attended the ACTFL (American Council on The teaching of Foreign Languages) Modified Oral Proficiency Interview (MOPI) workshop held on May 2 and May 3, 2015 at Stanford University, California, USA.

2. Participated in the Fulbright FLTA Mid-year Conference organized in Washington DC, USA in December 2014.

3. Had been the Fulbright FLTA (Bengali) for the session 2014-15 at Stanford University, USA.

4. Had been the advisor to the 28^th batch of BA (Hons) in English program in Department of English Language and Literature, Premier University since July 2015 to June 2019. Working now as the advisor to the 31^st batch of the same program in the same department. 

5. Member of the Syllabus Committee, the Examination Committee of the 1^st and 2^nd semesters (BA (Hons) in English), and the Credit Transfer Committee of the Department of English Language and Literature, Premier University. 

6. Conducted multiple drama presentations by the students in all the sessions as part of the coursework in drama and theatre courses; directed in the DELL drama festivals in 2011 and in 2012, and in the Shakespeare Festival in 2019.

Qualification

BA (Hons) and MA in English from Rabindra Bharati University, Kolkata in 2007 and 2009 respectively.

Research

1. “Use of Methodological Skepticism in the Search for Self in Elizabeth Gilbert’s Eat, Pray, Love”, published in Horizon (Vol.5), the Journal of the Department of English, University of Chittagong.

2. “Developing Writing Skills through Literature in Undergraduate English Classes at a Bangladeshi University”, published in the Conference Proceedings of the 8^th International ELTLT (English Language Teaching, Literature, and Translation) Conference 2019, Faculty of Languages and Arts, Universitas Negeri Semarang, Indonesia.

3. “Refugees of Time in Syed Shamsul Haque’s Short Stories “???” [Cards] and “????????” [Wintry Afternoon]”, submitted for consideration in Dialogics: A Journal of English Studies (Vol. 1) of Jatiya Kabi Kazi Nazrul Islam University, Trishal in January 2020.

4. “A Chronicle of Memory, Anxiety, and Behavioural Complexity in the Middle Class Bangladesh: A Study of the Short Stories by Syed Shamsul Haque and Akhteruzzaman Elias” (ongoing under SAFAR--South Asian Foundation for Academic Research)

5. “Keatsian Romantic Escapism in Syed Shamsul Haque’s Short Stories “???” [Name] and “???????? ???? ?????” [Living in Dreams]” (ongoing) 

Area of Interests

Feminist Theatre Studies, Shakespearean Tragedies.