Sayeedur Rahman

University of Dhaka · Institute of Modern Languages

Shortlisted for the 2023 British Association for Applied Linguistics (BAAL) Book Prize This book combines teaching-informed research studies and research-informed teaching accounts which explore English language education that engages with gender and sexual diversity. Informed by critical theories, critical literacy, post-structuralism, queer theor...

The world of academia has been going through a complete overhaul since the emergence of Covid-19. The sudden relocation to online learning during the Covid-19 pandemic has offered several pedagogical uncertainties, ambiguities, and challenges in Bangladesh due to the poor quality of multifaceted factors like infrastructure, socioeconomic condition,...

The Institute of Modern Languages (IML) is pleased to present this book on foreign language education marking the 100 years of Dhaka University and celebrating 50 years of Independence of Bangladesh. The book titled Foreign Language Education for National Development: Contributions of the Institute of Modern Languages (IML) is the first of its kind...

It is one of the very few ethnographic studies on the English language in Bangladesh that was carried out to explore the usage of the English language in the rural context of the country. It is hard to design life-oriented and suitable materials and practical outcome-based English curricula to support an effective national education policy to devel...

The function of donor-sponsored teacher training programs is a commonly observed phenomenon in many English as a Second Language (ESL) and English as a Foreign Language (EFL) countries. Since the mid-1990s, Bangladesh has been in the process of continuing donor-aided teacher training programs for English teachers (Rahman et al., 2019). English in A...

This paper investigates the implementation process of Interactive Multimedia Digital Content (IMDC) also known as E-content for English learning at the primary level English classrooms in rural areas of Bangladesh from an ecological view to identify how it is accepted, received by the teachers and students and to what extent it has been used (un)su...

For both women and men, in TVET sectors in Bangladesh, English plays a significant role in ensuring gateways to higher education and better career opportunities. Women face more challenges and hindrances in accessing opportunities because of the prevailing perceptions and practices in the male-dominant society. At the backdrop of such reality, the...

Bangladesh is predominately a monolingual country. However, since her inception in 1971, English has been an integral part of the education system. To bring changes with English literacy, several ELT initiatives have been implemented in Bangladesh by several donor agencies. This investigation attempts to identify the predominant factors that influe...

Drawing on research analysing perceptions of English in rural Bangladesh, the paper explores the ideological and practical issues involved in the promotion of English in this context, with respect to the language's former and current associations with colonial and imperialist agendas, and the politico-cultural situation of present-day Bangladeshi s...

This report investigates the relationship between English language learning and economic development among workers from rural Bangladesh who emigrated to the Middle East in search of employment. It provides first-hand accounts of language and other needs of those living and working in contexts of this sort, and provides valuable insights which can...

This study investigates striking features of registers used as part of verbal repertoire by transport workers, especially by the bus drivers, conductors, helpers, salesmen at ticket counters in Bangladesh. The study aims to find out the meaning of different jargons they use, the reasons behind their choice of words and what exactly they signify thr...

First ever systematic study of Needs of English Language Skills at the Tertiary Level in Bangladesh. The Needs Survey report was prepared by the Open University, UK (Lead Team) and In Country Consultants from IML, Dhaka University, and AIUB. The study was supported by the UGC Bangladesh and the British Council, Dhaka and submitted to BC in2012. Bas...

Code switching is considered an inevitable consequence of bilingualism and language contacts. The use of Code switching in bilingual community often reveals the socio-cultural identity of the speakers. This study investigated the possible explanations for this kind of language behaviour and the benefits associated with language switching in Banglad...

The high status of English within a global economy of languages has meant that English language education is increasingly being promoted in international development initiatives. This is despite the fact that it may seem more valuable for the estimated 1.4 billion people living in poverty in the world to focus development initiatives on the lowerin...

The aim of this paper is to give an overview of the status of ELT in Bangladesh, with a particular focus on EAP/ESP at the tertiary level education. This paper makes an attempt to analyse the present linguistic situation in Bangladesh in general, and to define the real status that English language at present enjoys in particular within that linguis...