Tamanna Sharmin Kabir

EDUCATIONAL QUALIFICATION:

• MA in Applied Linguistics & ELT, Department of English, University of Dhaka, Bangladesh
• BA in English, Department of English, University of Dhaka, Bangladesh

ACADEMIC AWARDS AND SCHOLARSHIPS: 

• A. Samad (MA Leeds) Memorial Gold Medal 2012

          A. Samad (MA Leeds) Memorial Gold Medal 2012 from Department of English, University of Dhaka for achieving the highest CGPA in MA (Applied Linguistics and ELT), Examination of 2012

• Merit Grade Scholarship 2007-2011

          Awarded by Board of Intermediate and Secondary Education, Dhaka, Bangladesh for performance in Higher School Certificate (HSC) Examination

ACADEMIC RECOGNITION:

• First position

           University of Dhaka Admission Test, Academic year 2007- 2008 from D Unit

PROFESSIONAL COURSES AND TRAINING:

• Improving Learning and Teaching Skills 

          Faculty Training program organized by University of Asia Pacific, Dhaka Bangladesh from September 2018- October 2018

• Innovations in Education and ELT September 2012

          English Language Teacher Training program organized by THT, ULAB & BELTA

Tamanna Sharmin Kabir is working as a Lecturer in the Department of English, East West University since January 2019. She has completed her B. A. in English and M.A. in Applied Linguistics & English Language Teaching (ELT) from the University of Dhaka, Bangladesh. For achieving the highest CGPA in her MA program, she was awarded A. Samad (MA Leeds) Memorial Gold Medal 2012. She also stood first in the University of Dhaka Admission Test. Her articles have been published in peer-reviewed journals. She has presented a significant number of papers at various national and international conferences. In addition to this, she completed the Silver and Bronze standard of Duke of Edinburgh Award as well as worked as a Panelist for the State Alumni Leadership Development Project, organized by the Department of State, the United States of America along with various student platforms.

Teaching Experience :

• Lecturer, Department of English, East West University, Bangladesh, January 2019 - present
• Lecturer (Adjunct), Department of English, East West University, Bangladesh, January 2018 – August 2018
• Lecturer, Department of English, University of Asia Pacific, Bangladesh, September 2014 –January 2019
• Lecturer (Adjunct), Institution of Nutrition and Food Science, University of Dhaka, Bangladesh, January 2015 – December 2015
• Lecturer (Adjunct), Department of English, Presidency University, Bangladesh, January 2014 – April 2014

Committees & Other Activities at East West University:

• Course Coordinator of ENG 101, Department of English, East West University, Bangladesh, Spring 2020-present
• Registration Committee for 1st Multidisciplinary International Conference on the Social and Life Sciences Gender, Health, Information and the Environment, East West University, 27-29 February 2020. 
• Course Coordinator of ENG 099 Department of English, East West University, Bangladesh, Summer 2019 - Fall 2019
• Registration Committee for Transgressing/Transcending Borders through Translation, 5th International Conference, Department of English, East West University, 25-26 January 2019.

• TESOL 
• Educational Technology
• Computer Assisted Language Learning/Teaching (CALL/CALT)
• Academic Writing
• Language Testing and Evaluation
• Teacher Education

• Lifetime Member, Bangladesh English Language Teachers Association (BELTA) since November 2019.