Faculty
Faculty of Liberal Arts and Social SciencesAddress
A/2, Jahurul Islam Avenue
Jahurul Islam City, Aftabnagar
Dhaka-1212, Bangladesh
- Masters in Applied Linguistics and ELT (2017), Department of English, University of Dhaka
- BA in English (2016), Department of English, University of Dhaka
- Senior and Junior level courses (A1& A2) in Spanish, Department of Spanish, Institute of Modern Languages (IML), University of Dhaka
Mrs. Monisha Biswas is currently working as a Senior Lecturer at the Department of English, East West University. She has been working here since 2nd January, 2018. She completed her M.A. and B.A. (hons.) from the Department of English, University of Dhaka.
Teaching experiences:
- Senior Lecturer: from 7th October, 2020 to present
- Lecturer: from 2nd January, 2018 to 6th October, 2020
- Adjunct Faculty at the Department of English, Central Women's University from 17th September to 30th December, 2017
Other experiences:
- Member, Program Self-Assessment Committee (PSAC), IQAC, EWU
- Moderator, English Conversation Club, EWU
- Course Coordinator of ENG 101 (Basic English)
- Counseling students at the writing center, Department of English, East West University
- Worked as a Course Coordinator of ENG 099.
- Worked as a Mentor at the Department of English, University of Dhaka
- Took part in International E-Project in 2016
- 100 Bangladeshi Youth Delegation tour to India in 2015
- EFL teaching in Bangladesh
- Teacher development
- Technologies in teaching languages
1. Biswas, M (2022). "English as a Status Marker on Facebook: The Case of Bangladeshi University Students." Crossings: A Journal of English Studies, vol.13 (1), pp.23-35. https://deh.ulab.
2. Biswas, M. (2021). Board Examinations in Bangladesh: Some Social Stereotypes and Their Negative Effects on Students. IDEAS: A Journal of Literature Arts and Culture, 6 (1), pp.123-138. https://www.academia.edu/44840357/Ideas_Journal_Vol_
3. Biswas, M. (2020). Written Feedback on Midterm Scripts: Students’ Expectations, Problems and Preferences. BELTA Journal, 4 (1), pp. 20-31. Doi: https://doi.org/10.36832/beltaj.2020.0401.02
- Biswas, M. (2023, December 8). Examining University Student's Disconnection between Acquisition and Application of Academic Writing Skills in Bangladesh. National Symposium: English Connects, Department of English and Humanities, University of Liberal Arts (ULAB), Dhaka, Bangladesh.
- Biswas, M. (2023, November 25). Listening: An Unheard Skill in Bangladeshi EFL Classrooms. BELTA National Conference 2023 in partnership with Jashore University of Science and Technology, Jashore, Bangladesh.
- Biswas, M. & Fatema, K. (2023, July 28-29). Students' Psychology in Applying Composition Writing Skills in Tertiary Level Literature Courses in Bangladesh. Teaching Literature and Interdisciplinarity, Department of English, EWU and Association of Teachers of Literatures in English, Bangladesh (ATLEB).
- Biswas, M. (2023, May 4-5). Indirectness as a Politeness Strategy: A Comparative Study of Male and Female University Students of Bangladesh. Mapping Gendered Spaces in Language, Literature and Culture, Department of English, University of Dhaka, Bangladesh.
- Biswas, M. (2021, September 2-4). English as a Status Marker on Facebook: The Case of Bangladeshi University students. Entangled Englishes in Translocal Spaces, Department of English, University of Liberal Arts, Bangladesh.
- Biswas, M. (2020, January 27-29). Board examinations in Bangladesh: Some Social Stereotypes and Their Negative Effects on Students. First Multidisciplinary International Conference on the Social and Life Sciences (ICSL), East West University, Bangladesh.
- Dean's Merit list of Honors for M.A. result
- Principal Jalaluddin Ahmed Trust Gold Medal for M.A. result
- Departmental Scholarship for B.A. (Honors) result
- Board Scholarships for M.A., B.A. and H.S.C Examinations
- Life-time member of Bangladesh English Language Teachers Association (BELTA)
- Member of 100 delegation tour to India