- Faculty
- Faculty Faculty of Liberal Arts and Social Sciences
- Research Interest
- Cognition Theories Second Language Acquisition Material Designing and Adaptation for EFL/ESL Classroom Emerging Trends in Pedagogy Gender Studies
- Teaching Materials
- ENG 7100: Improving Oral Communication (ENG7100 Coursebook by Department of English, EWU) ENG 7101: Basic English (ENG 7101 Course book by Department of English, EWU) ENG 7102: Composition and Communication Skills (ENG 7102 Course book by Department of English, EWU) ENG (7)145: Introduction to Linguistics ( The Study of Language , 4th edition, George Yule) ENG (7)155: Improving Reading and Writing Skills (Compilation) ENG 7170/209: Political and Social History of England (Content Compilation) ENG 205: History of the English Language ( The Oxford History of English , edited by Lynda Mugglestone) ENG (7)207: Psycholinguistics ( Psychology of Language , 5th edition, David W. Carroll Psycholinguistics , Thomas Scovel) ENG (7)255: Second Language Acquisition ( How Languages Are Learned , 4th edition, Patsy M. Lightbown & Nina Spada Second Language Acquisition- An Introductory Course , 5th edition, Susan M. Gass, Jennifer Behney & Luke Plonsky) ENG (7)313: English for the Media (Compilation)
- Academic Background
- Master of Arts in Applied Linguistics and English Language Teaching (ELT) from University of Dhaka Bachelor of Arts in English from University of Dhaka Professional Certifications: "Creative Writing Certificate Course 2025" (Translation) by Department of English and Humanities, University of Liberal Arts from April 11 - May 17 2025 "Teachers' Training Program" by Institutional Quality Assurance Cell (IQAC) & Center for Research and Training (CRT), East West University from October 2024 to February 2025 "Qualitative Research in Practice" by BRAC Institute of Educational Development from July 2024 to September 2024 "Creating and Implementing Online Courses" by OPEN (Online Professional English Network) and Arizona State University in Winter 2024 (January 2024 - March 2024)
- Awards & Achievements
- Best Paper Award 6th DEH Inter-University Student Conference and Cultural Competition (2020) Government Scholarship on - BA Results of 2020 HSC Results of 2016 SSC Results of 2014
- Selected Publications
- CONFERENCE PAPER PRESENTATIONS Material/Book Akter, S. (2026) 'Cultural Differences in Academic Practices: From East to West', 2nd Annual Michigan Fulbright Symposium , Michigan State University, Michigan, The United States of America, 21 March 2026 Akter, S. Hasan, M. (2025) ‘The 'Mru' Language Crisis: A Qualitative Analysis of Indigenous Perspectives on Its Plights and Prospects’, 5th International Conference: Language, Literature, Culture and Crises , Independent University, Dhaka, Bangladesh , 26-27 June 2025 Akter, S. (2024) ‘The Use of ChatGPT for Essay Writing Assignments by Bangladeshi Undergraduate Students’, BELTA-NSU International Conference 2024: Re/Envisioning the Paradigms in English Language Education, North South University, Dhaka, Bangladesh , 6-7 December 2024 Akter, S. (2024) 'Khalasi and Maloma: A Discussion on Transculturality in Global Presentation of South Asian Folk Music', International Conference on The Trans-Phenomenon in Language, Literature and Culture, University of Liberal Arts Bangladesh, Dhaka, Bangladesh, 15-16 November 2024 Akter, S. Islam, P. (2023) 'Studio Ghibli Characters: Beyond the Boundaries of Gender Norms', International Conference on Mapping Gendered Spaces in Language, Literature and Culture, University of Dhaka, Dhaka, Bangladesh, 4-5 May 2023 Akter, S. (2020), 'The Linguistic Features in George Orwell's 1984 Portraying Militant Nationalism', 6th Inter-University Student Conference and Cultural Competition: Of Nations and Narrations, (Online) University of Liberal Arts Bangladesh, Dhaka, Bangladesh, 3-4 September 2020 Intensive English II First Publication Year: 2019 Role: Content Contributor Editor: Roxana Ahmed Chowdhury Affiliation: English Language Institute, United International University
- Professional Experience
- Lecturer Department of English, East West University (22 May 2023 - Present) Additional Responsibilities: ENG 7102 Moderator, former ENG 101 Moderator, former Teaching Assistants Moderator Fulbright FLTA (Foreign Language Teaching Assistant) Michigan State University (11 August 2025- 2 May 2026) Associate Trainer Global Platform Bangladesh (July 2019 - August 2021) Teacher (Part- Time) Uttaran Preparatory School (January 2016- March 2016)
- Affiliation Professional Membership
- Lifetime Member of Bangladesh English Language Teachers Association (BELTA) OPEN Alumni Community of Practice