Department of English
Faculty
Faculty of Liberal Arts and Social SciencesAddress
A/2, Jahurul Islam Avenue
Jahurul Islam City, Aftabnagar
Dhaka-1212, Bangladesh
- PhD in Educational Studies (Literacy), University of Cincinnati, 2022- Present
- MA (with Distinction) in Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages (TESOL), University College London, 2022
- MA in Applied Linguistics and ELT, Department of English, University of Dhaka, 2017
- BA in English, Department of English, University of Dhaka, 2016
Apala Biswas is currently on study leave and pursuing her PhD in Educational Studies at University of Cincinnati, USA. She has completed her graduation and post-graduation from University of Dhaka, Bangladesh and the University College London, UK. Her post-graduation was on Applied Linguistics and ELT, and Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages (TESOL). Her professional interests, both as a researcher and an educator, focus on the intersections of language learning, technology, and artificial intelligence (AI). Her research examines how international undergraduate students engage with generative AI tools and develop digital metacognitive awareness as multilingual and multicultural learners. She is also highly interested in AI-generated language analysis and the impact of these generated languages on power relationships in society. Drawing on varied qualitative research designs, she investigates the ways AI-generated language shapes students' self-regulation, authenticity, and identity as language learners.
- Graduate Teaching Assistant, Center for English as a Second Language (CESL), University of Cincinnati, August 2025- Present
- Graduate Research Assistant, Evaluation Services Center, University of Cincinnati, August 2022- August 2025
- Lecturer, Department of English, East West University, January, 2019- Present (on study leave)
- Lecturer, BRAC Institute of Langauges, BRAC University, September, 2018- December, 2018
- Temporary Lecturer (English), BAF Shaheen College Dhaka, July, 2018- August, 2018
- AI-generated Language Analysis
- Digital Metacognition
- Second Language Acquisition
- Teaching Methodology
- Teaching and Learning Practices in Bangladesh
- Sociolinguistics
- Biswas, A., Sulzer, M., & Hasan, M. U. (2026). Assisting or resisting patriarchy? A critical discourse analysis of ChatGPT’s responses on feminism. AI and Ethics, 6(4), Article 400. https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s43681-026-01220-1
- Hasan, M. U., & Biswas, A. (2023). Online teaching during the COVID-19 Pandemic: Exploring university teachers’ burnout levels. BELTA Journal, 7(1). 1–18. https://doi.org/10.36832/beltaj.2023.0701.07
- Biswas, A., & Kabir, T. S. 2020. Assessing the Mentoring Service in Department of English: A Case from Bangladeshi Public University. BELTA Journal, 1(4), 32- 43. https://doi.org/10.36832/beltaj.2020.0401.03
- Hasan, M.U., & Biswas, A. 2018. Mobile Apps in Self- Directed Language Learning: Attitudes of Bangladeshi Undergraduate Students. Green University Review of Social Sciences, 4(1), 83- 99.
- Biswas, A. 2018. Self-Access Learning Centers in developing learner autonomy: attitudes of students from the Department of English, University of Dhaka. The Warwick ELT, 1(2), 65- 76.
- Biswas, A. 2018. Self-Access Learning Centers in developing learner autonomy: attitudes of students from the Department of English, University of Dhaka. The Warwick ELT, 13. URL: https://thewarwickeltezine.wordpress.com/2018/05/30/715/
- Biswas, A., Sulzer, M.A., & Hasan, M. U. (2026, April 8-12). “Feminism is essential, but…”: A Critical Discourse Analysis of ChatGPT Outputs Under Different Prompting Conditions [Conference presentation]. AERA 2026 Annual Meeting, Los Angeles, CA, USA.
- Biswas, A. & Sulzer, M. A. (2026, March 28). Faculty Perceptions of Generative AI: Evaluating the Authenticity and Linguistic Features of ChatGPT Outputs in Education [Conference presentation]. 2026 Spring Research Conference, University of Cincinnati, OH, USA.
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Biswas, A., Tabassum, N., Munni, A. A., & Hasan, M. U. (2026, January 15-16). Voices, Silences, and Stereotypes: A Systematic Review of Gender Representation in ELT Textbooks Using PRISMA [Conference presentation]. Planet LangLit 2026 International Conference on Language, Literature & Cultural Studies, Green University of Bangladesh, Dhaka, Bangladesh.
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Biswas, A. (2025, April 23-27). Understanding International University Students’ English Language Acquisition Through Mixed Methods Research: A Systematic Literature Review [Conference presentation]. AERA 2025 Annual Meeting, Colorado Convention Center, CO, USA.
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Biswas, A. (2025, March 22-25). Evaluating Cultural and Historical Responsiveness of Bangladeshi ESL Textbook Using the HILL Evaluation Model [Conference presentation]. AAAL (American Association for Applied Linguistics) 2025 Conference, Sheraton Denver Downtown Hotel, CO, USA.
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Biswas, A., & Ai, H. (2024, March 16-19). Militant Movement or Anti-Misogynistic? A Corpus based and CDA Driven Investigation of Feminism in Newspapers [Conference presentation]. AAAL (American Association for Applied Linguistics) 2024 Conference, Hyatt Regency Hotel Houston, TX, USA.
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Biswas, A. (2023, October 18-20). Gender Representation in ELT Textbooks in Primary and Secondary Education [Conference presentation]. 2023 Annual Meeting of the Midwestern Educational Research Association, Graduate Hotel, University of Cincinnati, OH, USA.
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Biswas, A. (2023, March 25). Man-Hating Movement or Advocacy of Equal Rights? A Corpus-based Analysis of the Noun Collocates of Feminism in News Media [Conference presentation]. 2023 Spring Research Conference, University of Cincinnati, OH, USA.
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Hasan, M.U., & Biswas, A. (2022, February 25-26). Attitudes of University Students and Teachers Toward Blended Learning: A Bangladeshi Perspective [Conference presentation]. ULAB Multicultural Conclave 2022 on A Dialogic ImagiNation of Bangladesh: Literary-Linguistic-Cultural Representations, Non-representations, and Misrepresentations, Department of English and Humanities, University of Liberal Arts Bangladesh (ULAB), Dhaka, Bangladesh.
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Hasan, M.U., & Biswas, A. (2022, January 7-8). Exploring University Teachers’ Burnout Caused by Online Teaching during Pandemic [Conference presentation]. International Conference on Borders, Diasporas, and Multilingualism in English Studies, Department of English, Shahjalal University of Science and Technology, Sylhet, Bangladesh.
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Biswas, A. (2020, February 28-29). Cultural Fluency: An Assessment of Tertiary Level Learners’ Usage of English in Speaking [Conference presentation]. IML Regional Conference on Foreign Language Education for Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), Institute of Modern Languages (IML), University of Dhaka, Dhaka, Bangladesh.
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Kabir, T. S., & Biswas, A. (2019, March 29-30). Assessing Student Awareness on Global Education: A Comparative Study on Attitudes of Undergraduate Students of University of Dhaka and East West University [Conference presentation]. 2nd Assembly on Futures of Higher Education, Centre for Genocide Studies, University of Dhaka and Friedrich- Ebert- Stiftung (FES), Dhaka, Bangladesh.
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Hasan, M.U., & Biswas, A. (2017, November 24-25). Mobile Apps in Self-directed Language Learning: Attitudes of Bangladeshi Undergraduate Students [Conference presentation]. 1st IML Conference 2017, Institute of Modern Languages (IML), University of Dhaka, Dhaka, Bangladesh.
- Biswas, A. 2020. Asthma. Ten Square Hundred- Word Stories From Bangladesh. Skylark Printers, Dhaka.
- Finalist and Third Place Winner, Three Minute Thesis (3MT) Competition, University of Cincinnati, 2026
- Association for Educational Communications and Technology (AECT)
- American Educational Research Association (AERA)
- American Association for Applied Linguistics (AAAL)
- Bangladesh English Language Teachers Association (BELTA)
