Name: Afroza Aziz Suchana

Designation: Assistant Professor

Academic Interests: Gender equity in textbooks, Communicative Language Teaching, Materials
evaluation and Code-switching etc.
E-mail: afrozaaziz@uap-bd.edu

Present Educational Status :

Enrolled in PhD Programme, Institute of Modern Language, University of Dhaka.

Total Teaching Experience:

1. Assistant Professor at State University of Bangladesh from 02-02-2013 to 30-09-2018

2. Senior Lecturer at State University of Bangladesh from 01-11-2011 to 01-02-2013
3. Lecturer at State University of Bangladesh from 01-01-2009 to 31-10-2011

Publications:

1. Communicative Language Teaching as a method of English Learning: An Evaluation of

Post-HSC Students in Bangladesh - Published in the Teacher’s World (Vol. 35-36,
December 2009 & June 2010), IER, University of Dhaka.
 2. An overview of difficulties faced by teachers and learners in dealing with Listening Skills
at Tertiary Level (Co-authored) – Published in the Journal of SUB (vol. 3, Issue 2, July
2012).
3. Alienation and Colonial Identity in Shooting an Elephant by George Orwell (Co-
authored) - Published in the Journal of SUB (vol. 4, Issue 1, January 2013).
4. Code Switching of Bilinguals in Content Area Classrooms at Tertiary Level- Published in
the Journal of SUB (vol. 5, Issue 1, January 2014).

Educational Qualification:

 M.A. in Applied Linguistics and ELT, 2005 (held in 2007),

 B.A (Hons), in English, 2004 (held in 2006)
 Higher Secondary Certificate (HSC), 2000, Viqarunnisa Noon College, Dhaka
 Secondary School Certificate (SSC), 1998, Dakshin Khan Girls’ School, Dhaka

Award:

Received Best Teacher Award 2012 from State University of Bangladesh

Conference Paper:
Presented a paper on ‘Gender Equity in ELT Materials: Linguistic and Non-linguistic equity’ in
8th BELTA International Conference.

Affiliation:
Member of Bangladesh English Language Teachers’ Association (BELTA)

Workshop Attended:
  Attended a workshop on Developing Dynamism in the Language Classroom, organized
by BELTA-EU-THT English Language Education Programme, on September 14-15,
2018 at Eastern University Dhaka.

 Participated in the Daylong Faculty Development Program on February 20, 2017 at

State University of Bangladesh, Dhaka.

 Attended a workshop on Teacher Development, organized by the University of

Manchester, British Council and University of Dhaka on March 23, 2016 at University of
Dhaka.

 Participated in the Faculty Development Program, organized by State University of

Bangladesh from March 15-18, 2016 at Manikganj.

 Participated in Professional Development Training for Faculty from September 6-10,

2015 at State University of Bangladesh.

Responsibilities & Contributions:

 Member, Self – Assessment Committee, Higher Education Quality Enhancement Project

(HEQEP), Department of English, UAP.
 Convener, Debate and Public Speaking Club, Department of English.
 Member, Cultural Club, Department of English.
 Member, Question Moderation Committee, Department of English.
 Member, Script Scrutinizing Committee, Department of English.