Kaniz Fatema

Senior Lecturer
Department of English

Faculty

Faculty of Liberal Arts and Social Sciences

Address

A/2, Jahurul Islam Avenue
Jahurul Islam City, Aftabnagar
Dhaka-1212, Bangladesh

Office

Ext: 517 || Room No# 245
kaniz@ewubd.edu

Academic Background

M.A. in Applied Linguistics and English Language Teaching (ELT), University of Dhaka
B.A. in English, Department of English, University of Dhaka

She has been working as a Senior Lecturer at the Department of English, East West University from October 07, 2020. Before that she worked as a Lecturer from January 02, 2018. She completed her BA (Hons.) in English from the Department of English, University of Dhaka. In Master's, her specialization was Applied Linguistics and English Language Teaching (ELT). As a teacher, she has been teaching English Phonetics and Phonology, Psycholinguistics and other linguistics related courses. Besides, she has been coordinating a language course named Improving Oral Communication Skills. This responsibility includes preparing and updating course materials, conducting workshops, collecting data for improvement and maintaining uniformity of evaluation rubric among the course instructors. In addition, she has been contributing as a mentor in the Writing Centre.

Professional Experience

Senior Lecturer (October 2020- Present),

Lecturer (January 2018- October 2020)
Department of English
East West University

Lecturer (May 2017- December 2017)

Department of English
Daffodil International University

Invigilator (May 2017- December 2017)

Job type: Part time
British Council Bangladesh, Dhaka

Mentor (part time & voluntary)
Since 2014- 2016
Department of English
University of Dhaka
Research Assistant

Department of English and Humanities
University of Liberal Arts (ULAB)
June 2015- September 2015
Topic of Research- Lost in Translation: Making Sense of Bangla Phrases and Idioms

Research Interest

Language Teaching & Testing
Technology in Pedagogy
Second Language Acquisition
Material Adaptation

Selected Publications

1. Title: Variation in Process Writing Practice: A Comparative Study on the Portfolios of Bangladeshi tertiary Level Writing Courses

Journal: Southeast university Journal of English Department, Volume 2, Issue 1, December 2017

2. Title: Learning English as a Second Language: Bangladeshi English-major learners within intra-cultural power relationship

Journal: East West Journal of Humanities, Volume 6 &7, 2016-2017

3. Title: Blended Supervision of Thesis: Lessons and Future Directions from COVID-19 and Post-Pandemic Situation’,

Journal: Crossings, 15(1), 2024

11^th BELTA Conference. BELTA-NSU International Conference (December 6-7, 2024); Topic: Being a Teacher in Bangladesh 2.0: The Post-traumatic Teaching and Assessment Strategies in Tertiary Classroom
11^th BELTA Conference. BELTA-NSU International Conference (December 6-7, 2024); Topic: Students' Perspectives in Using E-Portfolio for Tertiary-level Academic Writing
Language Metamorphosis: Implications for Language Education in Decolonial Contexts (LMLEDC), BRAC Institute of Languages (November 28-30, 2024); Topic: Integration of Technology in Teaching Tertiary level Writing Skills
Language Metamorphosis: Implications for Language Education in Decolonial Contexts (LMLEDC), BRAC Institute of Languages (November 28-30, 2024); Topic: Non-Native Speech Production: Location and Size of Constriction in Tense and Lax Vowels,
2^nd TESOLBD International Conference themed TESOL in Transition: 4^th International Revolution and Beyond (February 9-10, 2024); Topic: Metacognition towards AI Tools to Scaffold Tertiary-level English Writing Skills
International Conference on Teaching English Literature and Interdisciplinarity ATLEB-EWU (July 28-29, 2023); Topic: Students’ Psychology in Applying Composition Writing Skills in Tertiary Level Literature Courses in Bangladesh
10^th BELTA International Conference (November 18-19, 2022); Topic: Transition in Teaching Writing Skills: A Shift to Online Platform
BELTA National Conference (October 20-21, 2017) ;Topic: Teaching Speaking through Google Classroom in EFL Context
BELTA International Conference (January 12-14, 2018); Topic: Comparing Process Writing through Portfolios in Tertiary Essay Writing Courses
ENH Conference, 2018 at BRAC University (November 16, 2018); Topic: Fossilized L1 Skills among Bangladeshi English Medium Students and Its Consequences
5^th International Conference on Transgressing/Transcending Borders through Translation at East West University; Topic: A Comparative Study on Bengali to English Poetry Translation through Machine Translators

Primary Investigator (October 2023- December 2024)

Project Title: Assessment through E-portfolio in Bangladeshi Tertiary Level English Writing Course

Funded by: East West University Center for Research and Training (EWUCRT)

Awards & Achievements

Runner-up, 1^st DEH Inter-University Undergraduate Research paper competition, 2015. Title of paper: “Volpone, Voktoproshad and Women in the Patriarchal Society: A Comparative Study of Volpone and Buro Shaliker Ghare Ron”
Obtained Merit-based Board scholarships in BA and MA
Obtained 13^th position (talent) in Higher Secondary Certificate Examination Board Scholarship, 2011