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, Shahjalal University of Science and Technology (SUST), Sylhet, Bangladesh, since May 2019. Prior to this, I held the position of Lecturer in French at the same institute from May 2017 to May 2019.

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

In addition to my qualifications in French language and literature, I have earned 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.

Alongside my academic responsibilities, I am also active as a translator. Notably, I have translated Le Petit Nicolas from French into Bengali.

Education

  • Certificate on Teaching French as a Foreign Language ( 2023) at Cavilam-Alliance Française Vichy, France.
  • Advanced diploma (C1) in French (2017), 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.
  • 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.
  • 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.

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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