Anjuman Ara
(Associate Professor)Department of English
Short Biography:
Mst. Anjuman Ara has an MA in TESOL from the University of Manchester, UK. Her previous MA was in Applied Linguistics and ELT from the Department of English at the University of Dhaka. Her research interests include discourse and cultural studies, children’s literature and pedagogy, teacher education, educational resilience, and ...
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| Degree Name | Group/Major Subject | Board/Institute | Country | Passing Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Masters | TESOL | University of Manchester | United Kingdom | 2012 |
| Masters | Applied Linguistics & ELT | Department of English, University of Dhaka | Bangladesh | 2006 |
| Bachelor | English | Department of English, University of Dhaka | Bangladesh | 2005 |
| Title | Organization | Location | From Date | To Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Associate Professor | Departemnt of English, University of Dhaka | Dhaka | 30, May 2024 | Currently Working |
| Assistant professor | Department of English, University of Dhaka | Dhaka | 14, May 2015 | 29-05-2023 |
| House Tutor | Bangamata Sheikh Fazilatunnesa Mujib Hall | University of Dhaka | 31, Aug 2014 | Currently Working |
| Lecturer | Department of English, University of Dhaka | Dhaka | 26, Jun 2011 | 13-05-2015 |
| Senior Lecturer | United International University | Dhaka, Bangladesh | 01, May 2010 | 30-04-2011 |
| Lecturer | United International University | Dhaka, Bangladesh | 07, Feb 2009 | 30-04-2010 |
Research Interest
| Subject | Description | Research Interest (Goal, Target Indicator) |
|---|---|---|
| Discourse and cultural studies, Applied Linguistics and ELT, educational technology, teacher education, interdisciplinary studies of English language and literature |
Project/Research Supervision
| Level of Study | Title | Supervisor | Co-Supervisor(s) | Name of Student(s) | Area of Research | Current Completion |
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| No project/research supervision is found | ||||||
Project/Research Work
| Subject | Project Name | Source of Fund | From Date | To Date | Collaboration |
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| Academic Writing | INSPIRE DEWS | British Council | 02-07-2019 | 02-07-2019 | Department of English, University of Dhaka and the University of Manchester, UK |
Invited Talk
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| SL | Collaboration & Membership Name | Type | Membership Year | Expire Year |
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| Book | |
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| 1 |
Rubina Khan, Tazin Aziz Chowdhury, Ahmed Bashir, Farhanaz Rabbani, Nehrir Khan, Anjuman Ara Writing Essays with Ease.
INSPIRE DEWS, Dept. of English, University of Dhaka, 2016 .
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| Book Section | |
| 1 |
Anjuman Ara "Wiki-Based Collaborative Writing: Undergraduate Learners’ Perspectives.."
Local Research and Glocal Perspectives in English Language Teaching: Teaching in Changing Times. Khan, R., Bashir, A., Basu, B.L., Uddin, M.E. (eds) Singapore: Springer Nature, 2023 213-228 .
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| 2 |
Anjuman Ara and Sabreena Ahmed "The Department of English and its contributions towards English education in Bangladesh."
Dhaka University’s English Department: Centenary perspectives. N. Farida, B. S. Sinha, A. Bashir, B. L. Basu, & Q. H. Chowdhury (Eds.) Dhaka: Dept. of English, University of Dhaka, 2022 175-195 .
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| 3 |
Anjuman Ara & Farhanaz Rabbani "A comparative ananlysis of learner and teacher perceptions of rubrics in the English Department, Dhaka University."
Tertiary Level Writing in English in Bangladesh: Tools and Approaches. Editors: Tahmina Ahmed, Rubina Khan, Nevin Farida and Zerin Alam Dhaka: INSPIRE DEWS, Dept. of English, University of Dhaka, 2018 .
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| Journal Article | |
| 1 |
Mst. Anjuman Ara : Gender Identity and Cognition in Bangla Nursery Rhymes,
Asiatic: IIUM Journal of English Language and Literature (impact factor:0.35) , vol.18 , no.1 International Islamic University Malaysia , pp.35-47 , 2024
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| 2 |
Anjuman Ara and Farhanaz Rabbani : Conflict and recognition in Munier Chowdhury’s Kobor,
Spectrum, Journal of the Department of English, Special Centenary Issue , vol.16 Department of English, University of Dhaka , pp.40-52 , 2021
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| 3 |
Anjuman Ara : Developing EFL learners' procedural knowledge through sefl-discovery of form,
Spectrum, Journal of the Department of English, University of Dhaka , vol.13 , 2017
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| 4 |
Anjuman Ara : 3 C's of student wriers' identity formation using personal language,
Spectrum, Journal of the Department of English, University of Dhaka , vol.12 , pp.129-142 , 2016
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| 5 |
Anjuman Ara : Inheritance and identity construction in A Doll's House, Ghosts and Hedda Gabler,
Spectrum, Journal of the Department of English, University of Dhaka , vol.10&11 , pp.7-18 , 2015
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| 6 |
Anjuman Ara : Unintelligible phonetic recognition of English written words by Bengali EFL learners: Two theoretical explanations,
The Dhaka University Journal of Linguistics , vol.4 , no.7&8 , pp.143-156 , 2011
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| 7 |
Anjuman Ara : Politeness principle: Being polite in language use,
Spectrum, Journal of the Department of English, University of Dhaka , vol.6&7 , pp.97-106 , 2010
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| 8 |
Ara, Anjuman : Minnie in the Pandemic,
LitWrite Bangladesh , no.December , 2021
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| 9 |
Ara, Anjuman : Buying Books (translated from Bangla "Boi Kena" by Syed Mujtaba Ali, 1952),
Spectrum, Journal of the Department of English , vol.14&15 Department of English, University of Dhaka , pp.213-216 , 2020
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| Award Type | Title | Year | Country | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| International | Equity and Merit Scholarship | 2012 | United Kingdom | Funded by the University of Manchester and the British Council for 1 Year Masters programme in UK |
Anjuman Ara
Associate Professor
Department of English
Faculty of Arts
Email: anjuman@du.ac.bd