Faculty Profile

Md Sikandar Ali

Professor

Contact Information

  • Office Address: Department of English, Shahjalal University of Science and Technology, Sylhet-3114, Bangladesh
  • Phone: +8801716479311
  • Email: sikandar-eng@sust.edu, sikandar.eng@gmail.com

Biography

Sikandar Ali teaches English at Shahjalal University of Science and Technology, Sylhet. He took a Bachelor and a Master’s in English (literature) from Jahangirnagar University and an MA in TESL from The English and Foreign Languages University, Hyderabad. Sikandar started his teaching career as Lecturer in English in Dhaka Imperial College ((2000). Then qualifying for Bangladesh Civil Service (Education) he taught in government colleges for 4 years. Afterwards he joined SUST in 2007 as Assistant Professor and became Associate Professor in 2017. Sikandar regularly contributes to different English language dailies. His book Shakespeare and the Orient is an authoritative book on Shakespeare’s representation of the Orient. He has translated Bangabandhu’s speeches as part of a pool of translators. He has also translated a selection of Bengali poems into English. Currently, he is editing the Bengali translation of a volume of short stories by Anglo–Indian women writers, to be published shortly, under the title Ouponibeshik Lekhikara.

Education

  • Jahangirnagar University 1992— 95 BA (Hons) in English in 1995
  • Jahangirnagar University 1995— 96 MA in English in 1996
  • EFL University, India 2014— 2016 MA in TESL in 2016, Grade obtained A+

Research Interests

  • Renaissance Literature (Shakespeare)
  • Anglo-Indian Literature (Colonial Period)
  • Translation and transnational Studies
  • Craft of Writing
  • Phonetics

Active Research Project

  • 1. Translation of Women Writers of the Raj a collection of short stories by Anglo- Indian Women Writers of the Early Colonial period.
  • 2. 2. Writing English Gracefully -- a guide to academic writing

External Affiliations

  • Associate Editor, The Archer, A Multi-lingual Literary Journal.
  • Associate Editor, British Journal of Arts and Humanities, UniversPG
  • Adviser Editor, THE BAYONET, House Journal of the School of Infantry & Tactics, Jalalabad Cantonment, Sylhet.
  • Guest Teacher, Sylhet International University
  • Guest Teacher, Institute of Modern Languages, SUST
  • External member and examiner : Jagannath University, Comilla University, Pabna University of Science and Technology, Jatiya Kabi Kazi Nazrul Islam University, Barisal University, Islamic University, Barisal University.
  • Member, Governing Body, Shahjalal University School and College, Sylhet
  • Assistant Provost: Shah Paran Hall (22.8.2013—19.7.2014)
  • Coordinator: English Council (2019--)
  • Adviser: SUST Debating Club, Speakers’ Club, KIN (a campus-based voluntary organization) Student Adviser (2019--) Department of English
  • Reviewer, Dialogics, A Journal of English Studies
  • Reviewer, Journal Of Noakhali Science and Technology University
  • Reviewer, Green University Journal, Dhaka
  • Reviewer, Sylhet International University Journal

Journal Publications

  • 1. Setting the Record Straight: ‘Memsahib’ in the Short Fiction of the Anglo-Indian Women Writers
  • 2. The Secular Philosophy of Bangabandhu
  • 3. Stepping Across and Beyond Methods: Some Pedagogical Considerations
  • 4. Ergativity in English: Reflections on the Usage
  • 5. The Interface between Language and Literature: Designing an Integrated Model
  • 6. Teaching L2 Cohesive Devices Using L1 as a Scaffold
  • 7. Enhancing Tertiary Level ESL Learners’ Idiom Comprehension through Text and Context
  • 8. Material Evaluation of English for Today IX-X
  • 9. Shakespeare’s Representation of the Orient as Reflected in His Tragedies
  • 10. The Legacy of Shakespeare Studies in Bengal
  • 11. Treatment of Usage Notes as Boxed Items in Learner’s Dictionaries
  • 12. Is Black So Base a Hue” : Shakespeare’s Views on Racism as Reflected in the Portrayal of the Moors
  • 13. Communicative Approach of Teaching English : Its Lapses and Incongruities
  • 14. The Use of Literature in Teaching Communicative English: An Evaluation of the Higher Secondary Textbook

Teaching

  • Dhaka Imperial College, Lecturer, 2000-2003
  • Amla Government College, Kushtia, 2003-2005
  • Kushtia Government College, Lecturer, 2005-2007
  • Shahjalal University of Science and Technology, Assistant Professor, 2007- 2017
  • Shahjalal University of Science and Technology, Associate Professor, 2017- till date

Awards & Recognition

  • Recipient of Graduate Merit Scholarship, Jahangirnagar University (1996-97)
  • Secured first place in Orientation Training programme for government college teachers at NAEM