Bangladesh Army International University of Science and Technology

Cumilla, Bangladesh

BAIUST

Md. Abdur Rashid

Associate Professor & Head of the Department

head.english@baiust.ac.bd 
+8801712084188

ELT, ENGLISH POETRY, EDUCATION RESEARCH

PHD FELLOW

Universiti Sains Islam Malaysia (USIM)
PhD fellow
2022-2023

MA IN ELT

Institute of Modern Languages, University of Chittagong
MA in ELT
2011-2012

MA IN ENGLISH

Department of English, University of Chittagong
MA in English
2003-2004

BA (Hons) IN ENGLISH

Department of English, University of Chittagong
1999-2003

 

  • Associate Professor and Head 02.10.2022  – upto the date 

Associate Professor and Head, Department of English, Bangladesh Army International University of Science & Technology (BAIUST), Cumilla. 

  • Assistant Professor 25. 06.2021- 30.09.2022

Assistant Professor, Department of English, BGC Trust University and Coordinator, MA in English Program.

  • Assistant Professor 11.06. 2019 – 19.06.2021

Assistant Professor & Chairman, Department of English, USTC, Chattogram

  • Assistant Professor 12.02.2016 – 10.06.2019

Assistant Professor and Chairman, Department of English, Britannia University, Cumilla

  • Lecturer 01. 8.2009 – 10. 2. 2016

Lecturer, Department of English, BGC Trust University Bangladesh, Chittagong.

Publications

Rashid, M. A & Puteh-Behak, F. (2023). THE INFLUENCE OF SOCIO-ECONOMIC ISSUES IN SHAPING ATTITUDE AND MOTIVATION TOWARDS ENGLISH LANGUAGE LEARNING IN BANGLADESH, e- Proceedings FKP PRC 2023 (PRC 2023), Faculty of Leadership and Management. Universiti Sains Islam Malaysia Bandar Baru Nilai, 71800, Nilai, Negeri Sembilan, MalaysiaE-ISBN:978-629-7636-27-6. https://fkp.usim.edu.my/wp content/uploads/2024/02/LATEST-PROCEEDING-PRC 2023_compressed.pdf.

Rashid, M. A. & Chowdhury, M. K. B. (2023). Motivational Perspective of Tertiary Level Students Pursuing English Studies: Insights from Two Private Universities in Bangladesh. BAIUST ACADEMIC JOURNAL, VOL 4 (1|). DECEMBER 2023. https://scholar.google.com/citations hl=en&view_op=list_works&authuser=8&gmla=AILGF5UwMXZM 05ud6YzvgNScw5h4sN4ThVKvXpv_Dq M7zHuC98cfme2hd304uqvKewAUDRlTgQb09cdHHvAqxusoKV8&user=eUZdXl4AAAAJ.

Chowdhury, M. K. B, Islam, K. S. & Rashid, M. A. (2022). University Students’ Reticence in English Language Classes and Outside: A Study from Socio-economic Perspectives, BGC Trust University Journal, Vol. 05, ISSN: 2073-5448.

Chowdhury, M. K. B, Rashid, M. A. & Nahar, K. (2022). On the Need to Launch Blended Learning Modes for Educational Opportunity Enhancement in Bangladesh’s HEIs. USTA (University of Science and Technology Annual), ISSN 1728-0435 (Print), Vol. 26 (1), p. 69-84. (Published in 2024).

  • Presented Research paper: ‘Syllabus Design of BA Honours in English: An Evaluation of Courses and Contents of the Six University in Bangladesh’ in IML INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE 2024. Linguistic Sustainability and Language Education in Bangladesh University of Chittagong Institute of Modern Languages 27-28 February 2024.
  • Presented Research paper: ‘THE INFLUENCE OF SOCIO-ECONOMIC ISSUES IN SHAPING ATTITUDE AND MOTIVATION TOWARDS ENGLISH LANGUAGE LEARNING IN BANGLADESH’ in Postgraduate Research Conference (PRC23) organized by University Sains Islam Malaysia, 18 October 2023.
  • Presented Research paper: ‘Attitude and Motivation in L2 Learning at Tertiary Level: An Empirical Study on a Private University’ in the 6th IML (Institute of Modern Languages) Seminar, Chittagong University. Date: 03 August 2022.
  • Presented Research paper: University students’ reticence in English language classes and outside: A study from socio-economic perspectives’ in the 5th IML (Institute of Modern Languages) Seminar, Chittagong University. Date: 25 February 2020.
  • Presented research paper: The Influence of Socio-cultural context in Learning English Language: A study on Primary Level Education in Bangladesh’ in 2nd International Conference on Humanities, Ref. no. CA00008589, Venue: Universiti Sains Malaysia, date: 30, 31 October 2019.
  • Presented research paper: Factors Affecting Employee Commitment: A Study on the Private Universities of Bangladesh’ in ‘Insearch 2018: 5th International Conference on 18-19 December, 2018 at Bangladesh Academy for Rural Development (BARD), Cumilla, Bangladesh.
  • Presented research paper: Effect of Faculty Evaluation on Quality Education: A Study on Higher Educational Institutions in Bangladesh’ in 15th Asian Business Research Conference, 22-23 Dec 2017.
  • Presented the research paper: The Impact of Parental Education on Academic Performance in English of their Children: An Empirical Study’ in 7th Global Business Research Conference 28-29 April 2017, BIAM Foundation, 63 Eskaton, Dhaka, Bangladesh.
  • Conducted a workshop on 11th September 2013 at BGC Trust University Bangladesh for Secondary level English teachers, organized by BELTA, sponsored by the American Centre, US Embassy
  • Presented the paper: ‘A Sociolinguistic Study of Social Stratification in Bangladesh and its Impact on Academic Performance in English at Secondary Level Education’ 2nd IML Seminar on English Language Teaching, 1st June 2013 at University of Chittagong.