Faculty
Faculty of Liberal Arts and Social SciencesAddress
A/2, Jahurul Islam Avenue
Jahurul Islam City, Aftabnagar
Dhaka-1212, Bangladesh
- M.A. in Applied Linguistics & ELT, BRAC University
- B.A. in Applied Linguistics & ELT, BRAC University
Teaching Experience:
Teaching Assistant: Department of English and Humanities, Brac University, from May 2014 to December 2015
Lecturer: Department of English, Southeast University, from January 2016 to September 2016
Lecturer: Department of English, East West University, from September 2016 to July 2019
Senior Lecturer: Department of English, East West University, from August 2019 to present
Administrative Experience:
Coordinator: Working as the assistant coordinator of the Writing Center at East West University (May 2019-present)
In-charge Faculty Member: Worked as one of the in-charge faculty members of the Writing Center (January 2019-April 2019)
Symposium Rapporteur: Worked as one of the rapporteurs for an international symposium webinar titled “Transition from Traditional to Outcome-Based Education: Call of the Hour” organized by IQAC, East West University (November 2020)
Committee for Applied Linguistics and ELT Syllabus: Working as one of the committee members in the Department of English at East West University for revising the syllabus of applied linguistics and ELT (January 2020-Present)
Committee for Logistics, Decoration, and Facilities: Worked as one of the members of this committee for the “International Conference on Transgressing/Transcending Borders Through Translation” organized by the Department of English, East West University (January 2019)
Coordinator of ENG101: Performed the responsibilities of one of the coordinators of ENG101 (May 2018-April 2019)
ENG101 Course Book Compilation: Completed the coursebook compilation of ENG101: Basic English as one of the coordinators of the course (Fall 2018)
Students’ IQAC Survey: Was one of the in-charge faculty members for conducting students’ IQAC survey (Fall 2018)
Moderator of East West University English Conversation Club (EWUECC): Performed the responsibilities of one of the moderators of EWUECC (September 2017-December 2018)
Committee for Reception and Hospitality of the National Conference: Worked one of the members of this committee for the National Conference on New Media and Identity organized by the Department of English, East West University (January 2017)
a) Postmethod pedagogy
b) Alternative assessment
c) Teaching strategies
d) Child language acquisition
e) Linguistic and communicative impairments of special children
Islam, N.N. (2020). Implementation of Postmethod Pedagogy as an Alternative to Communicative Language Teaching at the Tertiary Level Education. Indonesian Journal of Language Teaching and Linguistics, 5 (3), 135-154.
Islam, N.N., & Ahmed, I. (2018). Thinking Unconventional: Alternative Assessment at Tertiary Level Education in Bangladesh. International Journal of New Technology and Research (IJNTR), 4 (1), 18-23.
Islam, N.N. (2017). A Study of the Pragmatic Language Impairments of Children with Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD). Language in India, 17 (5), 133-212.
Ahmed, S. & Islam, N. N. (2016). Role of Word Association in a Bangladeshi Child’s First Language Acquisition. Spectrum, 12, 165-181.
Rethinking Disciplinary Diversity: Challenges of Teaching English in the 21st Century: Presented a paper titled “Method or Postmethod: Implementing Postmethod Pedagogy as an Alternative to Communicative Language Teaching at Tertiary Level Education” at the International Conference organized by the Department of English and Humanities, BRAC University (November 2018, Dhaka, Bangladesh)
15th Asia TEFL International Conference-64th TEFLIN International Conference: Presented a paper titled “Digitalizing Bangladesh: Changing ESL Teachers’ Roles at Tertiary Level Education” (July 2017, Yogyakarta, Indonesia)
22nd International Conference of NELTA: Presented a paper titled “Alternative Assessment in Bangladesh: Thinking beyond the Traditional Examination Hall” with a Lecturer in English of the Department of English, American International University-Bangladesh (February 2017, Kathmandu, Nepal)
National Conference on New Media and Identity: Presented a paper titled “How Educators Can Best Utilize the Resources of New Media for Professional Developments: An Exploratory Study” with an Assistant Professor in English of the Department of English, East West University at the National Conference organized by the Department of English, East West University (January 2017, Dhaka, Bangladesh)
International Conference on Language Assessment, Impairments, and Intervention: Presented a paper titled “Linguistic Impairments of Children with Classic Autism” at the international conference arranged by the Department of English and Humanities, BRAC University (March 2016, Dhaka, Bangladesh
International Conference on Language, Literature and Community: Presented a paper titled “Role of Word Association in a Bangladeshi Child’s First Language Acquisition” with a Senior Lecturer in English of the Department of English and Humanities, BRAC University at the international conference organized by the Department of English and Humanities, University of Liberal Arts Bangladesh (July 2015, Dhaka, Bangladesh)
Training Workshop on Online Platform: Attended a training workshop on the use of online tools to facilitate online teaching organized by East West University Center for Research and Training (June 2020)
Learning Workshop of Building Capacity to Prevent Violence Against Women: Attended the workshop on “Building Capacity to Prevent Violence Against Women” as one of the representatives from East West University (2018)
Workshop on Cooperative Learning and Classroom Management: Attended the workshop on “Cooperative Learning and Classroom Management” organized by the IQAC of East West University (2017)
English Language Teaching Professional Development: Attended the “English Language Teacher Development Programme” organized by BELTA in collaboration with the English Department of Southeast University and sponsored by the American Center, US Embassy (December 2016)
Use of Technology in the ESL Classroom: Attended the “English Language Teacher Development Programme” organized by BELTA in collaboration with the English Department of Southeast University and sponsored by the American Center, US Embassy (May 2016)
Assessment for Learning: Attended the workshop organized by the British Council (February 2016)
How to Get Published: Attended the workshop conducted by Professor Joya Chattreji and organized by the Department of Economics and Social Science, BRAC University (2015)
Highest Distinction: Achieved the Highest Distinction in both undergraduate and postgraduate programs for obtaining CGPA 3.91 and 3.98 respectively
Vice Chancellor’s Gold Medal: Awarded the Vice Chancellor’s Gold Medal for obtaining the highest CGPA of 3.91 out of 4.0 among students who received the degree of Bachelor of Arts in English (9th convocation batch, 2014)
Vice Chancellor’s Certificate: Awarded six Vice Chancellor’s certificates (those who achieved the GPA of 3.9 and above) for academic excellence in 2010, 2011, 2012
Dean’s Certificate: Awarded two Dean’s certificates (those who achieved the GPA of 3.7 to 3.89) for academic excellence in 2011 and 2012
Scholarship: Awarded Performance-Based Scholarship during undergraduate and postgraduate programs (those who achieved the CGPA of 3.7 and above)
Bangladesh English Language Teachers Association (BELTA)