Md Kawser Ahmed

Md. Kawser Ahmed (MKA) has been working as Assistant Professor at the Department of English and Modern Languages in IUBAT-International University of Business Agriculture and Technology since January 2022 till present. Also he had worked as Senior Lecturer at the Department of English and Modern Languages in IUBAT since September 2019 till December 2021.
Prior to joining IUBAT, he had worked as Lecturer since May 2012 till September 2015 and then Assistant Professor since October 2015 till September 2019 at the Department of English in Z H Sikder University of Science and Technology.
In addition, he had worked as Chairman of the Department of English of the respective University from September 2016 till 06 September 2019.

Education

MPhil (Thesis-In Progress)
Thesis: Learner Autonomy in the ELT Classroom of Bangladesh

MA in Applied Linguistics & ELT
University of Dhaka, Bangladesh

BA in English
University of Dhaka, Bangladesh

Areas of Interest

Approaches and Methods in Teaching English, Learner Autonomy, Technology in the ELT Classroom, Second Language Acquisition, Sociolinguistics, Linguistics and Its Application on Teaching-Learning

Research & Publications

Journal Articles

1. Kawser Ahmed, “Teaching Listening among Bangladeshi Learners: A Case Study on Teachers’ Effective Feedback and Students’ Situational Impressions”, American International Journal of Social Science Research, USA, Vol. 9, Issue 1, 2021, www.cribfb.com, URL: https://doi.org/10.46281/aijssr.v9i1.1432

2. Kawser Ahmed, “Speaking as Anxiety in IELTS Examinations: A Case Study in the Perspective of Bangladeshi Examinees” Journal of Social Sciences and Humanities, Malaysia, Vol 18, No. 10, 2021, www.ejournals.ukm.my

3. Kawser Ahmed, “English as Medium of Instruction in Tertiary Education: A Case Study in the Perspective of Bangladeshi Private Universities”, North American Academic Research, Corresponding author Email: kawser.ahmed@iubat.edu Accepted: 20 August, 2020 Online: 31 August, 2020, DOI : https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.4011380

4. Kawser Ahmed, “Feasibility of Rapport in ELT Classroom: An Empirical Study in the Context of Bangladesh” SSRG International Journal of Humanities and Social Science (SSRG- IJHSS) – Volume 7 Issue 4 – July - Aug 2020, DOI:10.14445/23942703/IJHSS-V7I4P116

5. Kawser Ahmed, “Psychological Barriers in the Acquisition of Language: A Non-native Perspective”, Journal of Social Sciences and Humanities, Malaysia, Vol. 16, Issue. 7, 2019, www.ejournals.ukm.my

6. Kawser Ahmed, “Multimedia Aided Language Teaching: An Ideal Pedagogy in the English Language Teaching of Bangladesh”, American International Journal of Social Science Research, USA, Vol. 3, Issue 1, 2018, www.cribfb.com, DOI:10.46281/aijssr.v3i1.220

7. Kawser Ahmed, “Communicative Language Teaching: A Practical Scenario in the Context of Bangladesh”, Advances in Language & Literary Studies, Australia, Vol. 7, Issue No.5, 2016, www.journals.aiac.org.au, DOI:10.17583/qre.2019.4093

8. Kawser Ahmed, “Pedagogy in Speaking: Challenges Addressed by Teacher-Student in the ESL Context”, International Journal of Applied Linguistics & English Literature, Australia, Vol. 7, Issue No.3, 2017, www.ijalel.aiac.org.au, DOI:10.7575/aiac.ijalel.v.7n.3p.97 (Scopus Indexed)

9. Mahroof Hossain, Md. Kawser Ahmed, “Language Testing: An Overview and Language Testing in Educational Institutions of Bangladesh”, Advances in Language & Literary Studies, Australia, Vol. 6, Issue No. 6, www.journals.aiacorg.au

Achievements

Research Awards, Miyan Research Institute (MRI), IUBAT 2022 for SCOPUS and Web of Science- SCIE Indexed Publications
Memberships
Bangladesh English Language Teachers’ Association (BELTA)/ Member-2365 Asia TEFL (Teaching English as a Foreign Language)/Member-BD 1362

Courses Taught

HIS  109        Socio-political History of England
ENG  113        Introduction to Linguistics
ENG  122        English for Professional Purposes
ENG  414        Methods and Materials of Teaching English
ENG  307        Sociolinguistics
ENG  308        Second Language Acquisition-SLA
ENG  424        Practice Teaching