Research

Title of thesis

Language Policy and Planning in the Higher Education of Bangladesh.

Description of thesis research

My PhD research, which adheres to the interpretive research paradigm, analyses and interprets language policy adoption and implementation in the context of higher education in Bangladesh employing a variety of theoretical lenses.

Involvement in research groups, networks and projects

• Full Membership, ASIA TEFL
• PhD Student Member, AAAL (Association of American Applied Linguists) 
• Member, MAAL (The Malaysian Association of Applied Linguistics)
• Member, EMI Oxford Research Network
• Lifetime Member, Bangladesh English Language Teacher Association (BELTA)

Publications

(Please use one of the research profile links listed above to find the full list of publications)

Karim, A., Kabilan, M. K., Ahmed, Z., Reshmin, L., & Rahman, M. M. (2023). The Medium of Instruction in Bangladeshi Higher Education Institutions: Bangla, English, or Both?. Journal of Language, Identity & Education, 22(3), 232-246. https://doi.org/10.1080/15348458.2020.1871353

Rahman, M. M., & Singh, M. K. M. (2022). English medium university STEM teachers’ and students’ ideologies in constructing content knowledge through translanguaging. International Journal of Bilingual Education and Bilingualism, 25(7), 2435-2453. https://doi.org/10.1080/13670050.2021.1915950

Rahman, M. M., Karim, A., & Singh, M. K. M. (2022). English Language Policy and Planning in Malaysia: Issues and Outcomes. The Journal of Asia TEFL, 19(3), 1079-1087.  http://dx.doi.org/10.18823/asiatefl.2022.19.3.23.1079

Rahman, M. M.., & Singh, M. K. M. (2022). The ideology towards English as a medium of instruction (EMI) adoption in higher education in Malaysia: A case study. 3L: Language, Linguistics, Literature, 28(2), 109-121. http://doi.org/10.17576/3L-2022-2802-0

Rahman. M. M. (2022). The Changing Role of English in Bangladesh. Training, Language and Culture, 6(4), 20-30. 10.22363/2521-442X-2022-6-4-20-30

Rahman, M. M., Islam, M. S., Hasan, M. K., & Singh, M. K. M. (2021). English medium instruction: Beliefs and attitudes of university lecturers in Bangladesh and Malaysia. Issues in Educational Research, 31(4), 1213-1230.

Rahman, M. M., & Singh, M. K. M. (2021). English and Malay language policy and planning in Malaysia. Training, Language and Culture, 5(4), 36-46. 10.22363/2521-442X-2021-5-4-36-46

Rahman, M.M., Singh, M.K.M. (2021). Complex dynamic systems of language teacher cognitions: A case study from Bangladesh. Issues in Educational Research, 31(1), 241-254.

Rahman, M.M., & Mehar Singh, M. (2020). Language ideology of English-medium instruction in higher education: A case study from Bangladesh. English Today, 36(4), 40-46. https://doi.org/10.1017/S0266078419000294

Rahman, M. M., Singh, M. K. M., & Karim, A. (2020). Distinctive medium of instruction ideologies in public and private universities in Bangladesh. Asian Englishes, 22(2), 125-142. https://doi.org/10.1080/13488678.2019.1666493

Rahman, M. M., Singh, M. K. M., Johan, M., & Ahmed, Z. (2020). English medium instruction ideology, management and practices: A case study of Bangladeshi private university. English Teaching and Learning, 44(1), 44(1), 61-79. https://doi.org/10.1007/s42321-019-00036-z

Rahman, M. M., Singh, M. K. M. (2020). A Synthesis of Oral Corrective Feedback Literature: Theoretical Underpinning, Types, Linguistics Focus and Timing. Journal of Asia TEFL, 17(3), 1093-1101. http://dx.doi.org/10.18823/asiatefl.2020.17.3.26.1093

Hasan, M. K., & Rahman, M. M. (2020). Analytic relations versus syntagmatic and paradigmatic relations of vocabulary depth knowledge: Their correlation and prediction to academic reading comprehension of EFL learners. Open Linguistics, 6(1), 357-371. https://doi.org/10.1515/opli-2020-0024

Rahman, M. M., Islam, M. S., Karim, A., Chowdhury, T. A., Rahman, M. M.., Seraj, P. M. I., & Singh, M. K. M. (2019). English language teaching in Bangladesh today: Issues, outcomes, and implications. Language Testing in Asia.1(9)https://doi.org/10.1186/s40468-019-0085-8

Rahman, M. M., Johan, M., Selim, S. M. M., Singh, M. K. M., & Shahed, F. H. (2019). Teachers’ beliefs and practices of implementing secondary English curriculum reform in Bangladesh: A phenomenological study. Journal of Asia TEFL, 16(2), 591–608. https://doi.org/10.18823/asiatefl.2019.16.2.10.591.

Rahman, M.M., & Pandian, A. (2018). A Critical Investigation of English Language Teaching in Bangladesh. English Today, 34(1), 1-7. https://doi.org/10.1017/S026607841700061X

Rahman, M. M., Singh, M. K. M., & Karim, A. (2018). English medium instruction innovation in higher education: Evidence from Asian contexts. Journal of Asia TEFL, 15(4), 1156-1164. http://dx.doi.org/10.18823/asiatefl.2018.15.4.20.1156

Rahman, M.M., Pandian, A.  & Singh, M.K.M. (2018). Teachers’ Factors Affecting the Implementation of Communicative Language Teaching Curriculum in Secondary Schools in Bangladesh. Qualitative Report, 23(5).1106-1126. 10.46743/2160-3715/2018.3220

Teaching

Senior Lecturer

Department of English and Humanities, University of Liberal Arts Bangladesh, Bangladesh.
September 2021- Present

Undergraduate Teaching

• ENG 435: Research Methodology (BA in English- 3 credit hour course)
• ENG 2201: Sociolinguistics (BA in English- 3 credit hour course)
• ENG 344: Materials Development (BA in English- 3 credit hour course)
• ENG 3203: Theories of Language Acquisition (BA in English- 3 credit hour course)

Postgraduate Teaching

• ENG 538: World Englishes (MA in Applied Linguistics- 3 credit hour course)
• ENG 539: Advanced Sociolinguistics (MA in Applied Linguistics- 3 credit hour course)
• ENG 507: Research Methods (MA in Applied Linguistics- 3 credit hour course)

Postgraduate Research Supervision

• MA Thesis Supervision (6 credit): Completed- 8
• Undergraduate Dissertation Supervision: Completed- 13

Lecturer

BRAC Institute of Languages, BRAC University, Bangladesh
September 2018- September 2021

Undergraduate Teaching

• English 101: English Fundamentals (3 credit hours course);
• English 102: English Composition (3 credit hours course)

Postgraduate Teaching

• TSL 603 English for Specific and Academic Purposes (MA TESOL- 3 credit hour courses)
• TSL 503: Syllabus Design and Materials Development
• TSL 510: MA TESOL Dissertation (6 credit): Completed- 1

Scholarship and Award

• Universiti Sains Malaysia Vice-Chancellor Award (September 2019).
• Universiti Sains Malaysia Fellowship (September 2018- August 2019)
• Graduate Research Assistantship Scheme (2016-2017)

Service

Leadership of Professional Organization:

1. Member, University Ranking Committee, University of Liberal Arts Bangladesh.
   (Internal Appointment)
2. Advisor, Scholars Program, Department of English, University of Liberal Arts Bangladesh.
   (https://deh.ulab.edu.bd/scholars-program)

Editorial Activities:

1. Academic Editor, Education Research International, Hindawi, United Kingdom.(https://www.hindawi.com/journals/edri/editors/)
2. Associate Editor, The Asia Pacific Journal of Educators and Education, Universiti Sains Malaysia Press, Malaysia (http://apjee.usm.my/index.html )
3. Assistant Editor, Crossings: A Journal of English Studies. ULAB Press, Bangladesh. (https://deh.ulab.edu.bd/publications/crossings/about-crossings).
4. Former Associate Editor, MEXTESOL Journal, MEXTESOL, Mexico (https://www.mextesol.net/journal/index.php?id_pag=12)

Peer-review Records

1. International Journal of Educational Development
2. International Journal of Applied Linguistics
3. Journal of Multilingual and Multicultural Development
4. Current Issues in Language Planning
5. Compare: A Journal of Comparative and International Education
6. English Today
7. Frontiers in Psychology
8. Language Testing in Asia
9. Sage Open
10. Cogent Education
11. TESL-EJ
12. Qualitative Studies in Education
13. Journal of Language and Education
14. International Journal of Instruction
15. BELTA Journal
16. Crossings: A Journal of English Studies