Faculty Profile

Md. Riadul Islam

Assistant Professor (French)

Contact Information

  • Office Address: Assistant Professor (French) Institute of Institute of Modern Languages Shahjalal University of Science and Technology, Sylhet-3114, Bangladesh
  • Phone: +8801911714706
  • Email: [email protected]

Biography

I have been serving as an Assistant Professor of French at the Institute of Modern Languages (IML), Shahjalal University of Science and Technology (SUST), Sylhet, Bangladesh, since May 2019. Prior to this appointment, I worked as a Lecturer in French at the same institute from May 2017 to May 2019.

Currently, I am on study leave and pursuing a Master’s degree in French as a Foreign Language (FLE) at Université Paris Nanterre, France.

In 2023, I successfully completed a teacher training program in “Teaching French as a Foreign Language” at CAVILAM – Alliance Française, Vichy, France. I hold an Advanced Diploma in French Language (C1 level) from Alliance Française de Dhaka, as well as a Higher Diploma in French Language (equivalent to an Honours degree) from the Institute of Modern Languages (IML), University of Dhaka.

In addition to my academic training in French language and literature, I have obtained both a Bachelor of Education (B.Ed.) and a Master of Education (M.Ed.) from the Institute of Education and Research (IER), University of Dhaka, which have strengthened my pedagogical and research skills.

Alongside my teaching and academic activities, I am also actively engaged in translation work. Notably, I have translated Le Petit Nicolas from French into Bengali, contributing to the promotion of Francophone literature among Bengali-speaking readers. 

Education

  • Masters (ongoing) in French as a Foreign Language (FLE) at Université Paris Nanterre, France.
  • Certificate in Teaching French as a Foreign Language (FLE), 2023, CAVILAM – Alliance Française, Vichy, France.
  • Proficient User in French (C1 level), 2022, Alliance Française de Dhaka, Bangladesh.
  • Higher Diploma in French, 2017, Institute of Modern Languages, University of Dhaka, Bangladesh.
  • Masters of Education (M.Ed in 2013), University of Dhaka, Dhaka, Bangladesh.
  • Bachelor of Education (B.Ed in 2012), University of Dhaka, Dhaka, Bangladesh.
  • Teaching Learning and Assessment, 2020, Institutional Quality Assurance Cell (IQAC), Shahjalal University of Science and Technology, Sylhet, Bangladesh.
  • Advanced Research Methodology (Statistical Techniques and Applications through SPSS), SUST Research Center, Shahjalal University of Science and Technology, Sylhet 3114, Bangladesh.
  • How to write a research Paper, SUST Research Center, Shahjalal University of Science and Technology, Sylhet 3114, Bangladesh.
  • Training on teaching French as a Foreign language in online (MOOC), CAVILAM- Alliance Française Vichy, France. Sponsored by French Embassy, Dhaka and conducted by Alliance Française de Dhaka in 2017.

Research Interests

  • To work in foreign language teaching-learning approaches in the context of Bangladesh.
  • To translate different types of literary genres like the short stories, poems, novels, drama, classics, fiction, thriller etc from French to Bengali and vice versa.
  • To develop the course curriculum, conduct French language course for the adult as foreign language and evaluate the same.
  • To develop the course curriculum and train up the instructors of French for the school going children and adolescents as foreign language and evaluate the same.

Active Research Project

  • Impacts of French music on French as a foreign language learners in Bangladesh

Previous Research Project

  • Barriers to Learning French as a Foreign Language: A Perspective from Bangladesh

Journal Publish

  • 1. Learning Style Preferences of French Learners: A Perspective from Bangladesh

External Affiliations

  • External examiner of French of Institute of Modern Languages, University of Dhaka.
  • External examiner of French of Institute of Modern Languages, Jagannath University.
  • Student Advisor of Institute of Modern Languages, Shahjalal University of Science and technology, Sylhet 3114, Bangladesh from January 2020 to August 2020.
  • Advisor of Shapnathhan, a voluntary organization conducted by current students of SUST.
  • Founder and advisor of French Language Club of Shahjalal University of Science and technology, Sylhet 3114, Bangladesh.
  • Founder and advisor of Sharankhola Public Library, Bagerhat.

Book/ Book Chapter

  • 1. ছোট্টমণি নিকোলা (অনুবাদ বই)

Conference

Teaching

  • May 2019 to Present: Assistant Professor (French Language), Institute of Modern Languages, Shahjalal University of Science and Technology, Sylhet; Bangladesh.
  • May 2017 to May 2019: Lecturer (French Language), Institute of Modern Languages, Shahjalal University of Science and Technology, Sylhet; Bangladesh.
  • Former Part time instructor of French SAAT and FPU for peace keeping mission of Bangladesh Police at UN Affairs of Police Headquarters, Dhaka.
  • January 2016 to May 2017: Part Time Lecturer (French Language), Daffodil Institute of Languages, Daffodil International University, Dhaka, Bangladesh.
  • October 2013 to March 2017: French language teacher, Bangladesh International Tutorial, Dhaka Bangladesh.

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