PREMIER UNIVERSITY

Department of English language and literature

PREMIER UNIVERSITY

Department of English language and literature
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Department of English language and literature

SHAHNAZ PARVIN

Associate Professor, Department of English Language & Literature

sp_ctg@yahoo.com; Shahnaz.parvin@puc.ac.bd

About


Shahnaz Parvin is an Associate Professor with over two decades of experience teaching English language and literature.  Her scholarly work includes eleven articles published in peer-reviewed English journals. She has published four books in the Bangla Language. Among these two are poetry collections, one translation of Paulo Coelho’s short stories, and a travelogue. Her interests span a range of genres, including history and philosophy. She performs as reciter, anchor, and cultural program organizer.

Qualification


Pursuing MPhil 
Bangladesh University of Professionals, Dhaka.

MA in English

 University of Chittagong

BA (Hons) in English

 University of Chittagong

Experience


November 2024
Present
Associate Professor, Department of English Language & Literature
Premier University, Chattogram, Bangladesh
April 2008
November 2024
Assistant Professor, Department of English Language & Literature
Premier University, Chattogram, Bangladesh
January 2004

April 2008
Lecturer, Department of English Language & Literature
Premier University, Chattogram, Bangladesh

Research


Published Papers: 
  • “Communicative Approach in Bangladesh: Objectives and Achievements”. Journal of Business & Society. ISSN 1815-3291. Volume VII, 2008.
  • “Motivation and Skill-based English Language in Bangladesh”. Outlooks, VUB Studies in Language, Literature, and Culture. ISSN No 2079-7478. Vol 2, October 2014.
  • “Professional Dignity Supersedes Personal Relationship in The Remains of the Day”. Chaos. ISSN 2304-3792, Number 1, 2012.“War Mothers in a Non-Fiction and Two Fictional Works on the Liberation War of Bangladesh”. Bangladesh Research Foundation. ISSN No 222-8904 (Print), ISSN No: 2305-1566 (Online), Vol 4. No2. June 2015.
  • “An Overview of Reading Skill Teaching-Learning in English Language and Literature Classes at the Tertiary Level: Private University Perspectives”. Horizon, A Journal of Letter. ISSN 222-0556, Vol 5, 2018.
  • “Missing Link of the Assessment in the History of English Literature Course”. The Comilla University Journal of Arts. ISSN 2616-8278. Vol 4. 2019-20.
  • “Error analysis of the written production of the undergraduates of English literature: A study at the private universities in Bangladesh”. Conference Proceedings. The 8th English Language Teaching, Literature, And Translation. International
  • Conference of 2019. The Current Issues and Challenges of English Language Teaching, Literature, and Translation in the Disruption Era”. Faculty of Language and Arts. Universitas Negeri Semarang. September 14-15, 2019.
  • “Concepts of the Renaissance Hero in Robert Browning’s Poems- “Andrea Del Sarto”, “Fra Lippo Lippi”, and “A Grammarian’s Funeral”. Harvest: Jahangirnagar University Studies in Language and Literature. Vol.34, 2019. ISSN 1729-8326 (Published in January, 2021)
  • “Darkness and Women: An Appraisal of Colourism in Shakespeare’s “Sonnets” and Tagore’s “Krishnakaly””.  International Journal of Multidisciplinary Informative Research and Review. 2020: 1(13). 133-142. DOI:10.5281/zenodo.4573359. ISSN: 2709-6289 (Online). Published Online November 30, 2020. http://agribusinessedu.com/ijmirr-journal.
  • “Anxiety and Memory of 1971 War Mothers in the Literature of Bangladesh”. IDEAS: A Journal of Literature, Arts and Culture. Volume: 7, 2021-2022. ISSN: 2413-1814. Pg. 102-116, A Research Journal of the Institute of Advanced Studies.
  • “Adaptation of Shakespeare’s Plays from Bangladesh Perspectives”. Premier Critical Perspective. Volume: 5, Issue: ISSN 2075-650X. 

Published Books
  • Monokoitab (মনোকৈতব): Collection of poems. Published in the Ekushey Book Fair of 2023. 
  • Meadottirno Moho (মেয়াদউত্তির্ণ মোহ): Collection of poems. Published in the Ekushey Book Fair of 2024.
  • Paulo Coelhor Golpo (পাওলো কোইলহর গল্প): Translation work from English to Bangla. Published in Ekushey Book Fair, 2025.
  • Lebanon: A Diverse Tale of History and Culture (লেবানন: সমৃদ্ধ ইতিহাস ও ঐতিহ্যের এক বৈচিত্র্যময় অধ্যায়): Travelogue. ISBN 978-984-99529-09. Published in Ekushey Book Fair, 2025.

Area of Interests


    • English Language Teaching
    • Philosophy, History
    • Technology in Education
    • Leadership in Education
    • Curriculum Design
    • Creative Writing.

    Academic Engagement


    Member
    Sexual and Harassment Committee, Premier University.

    Former Member 
    Program Self Assessment Committee, Premier University 

    International Conferences


    • The 8th English Language Teaching, Literature, And Translation. International Conference of 2019. The Current Issues and Challenges of English Language Teaching, Literature, and Translation in the Disruption Era”. Faculty of Language and Arts. Universitas Negeri Semarang. Indonesia. September 14-15, 2019.
    •  World Shakespeare Conference: Digital Humanities and Shakespeare Adaptations”. Organized by World Shakespeare Congress, 2021. Korea National University of Arts. Seoul, South Korea. 

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