Dr. Kh Atikur Rahman

Associate Professor

Bangladesh Maritime University (BMU)

Country

Bangladesh

Education

PhD (English Language Education), MPhil (Education), MEd (Secondary Education), MBA (HRM)

Journal

International Journal of Research and Innovation in Social Science (IJRISS)

Biography

Academic Qualifications

PhD in Education/ELT, University of Dhaka, 2021 (Awarded)
Dissertation: Interplays between English Teaching-Learning and Assessment Practice in Secondary Schools
MPhil in Education/ELT, University of Dhaka, 2014 (Awarded, 1st Class 1st Position)
MEd, Ahsanullah University of Science and Technology, 2012 (1st Class 6th Position)
MA in English (Applied Linguistics and ELT), University of Dhaka, 2008
BA in English (Literature and Language), University of Dhaka, 2006
International Diploma in Teaching & Training, CIE, University of Cambridge, 2013

Additional Training

Advanced Training Course for the Maritime Instructors, Shanghai Maritime University, China (June 24 – July 12, 2019)
Certificate on TESOL Methodology (Online), September 2023, University of Maryland, Baltimore County (UMBC), USA
Certificate on Using EdTech in English Language Classroom (Online), June 2020, Iowa State University, USA

Academic Positions

Bangladesh Maritime University (Nov 2018 – Present)
- Associate Professor, Department of English (Jan 2023 – Present)
- Assistant Professor, Department of English (Nov 2018 – Jan 2023)
- Affiliate Faculty: BBA and MBA Programs
University of Asia Pacific (UAP), Bangladesh (Nov 2018 – Present)
- Adjunct Associate Professor, Department of English (Mar 2023 – Present)
Ahsanullah University of Science and Technology (Apr 2014 – Oct 2018)
- Lecturer and Assistant Professor, Department of Arts & Sciences
- Affiliate Faculty: BBA Program, School of Business (2016–2018)
City University (Bangladesh) (Feb 2012 – Apr 2014)
- Senior Lecturer, Department of English
Daffodil International University (Bangladesh) (Jan 2009 – Jan 2012)
- Lecturer, Department of English

Courses Taught

Research Methodology • Introduction to Linguistics • Classroom Techniques • SLA • Language Acquisition and Development • Psychology of Language Learning • Business Communication • Composition and Communication Skills • Maritime English • Presentation Skills Development

Thesis/Dissertation Supervision

Doctoral Students Supervised: 01 (Co-Supervisor)
Masters Students Supervised: 09 (Supervisor)

Research Projects & Grants

Principal Investigator (2023–2024): Investigating xenoglossophobia and its associated factors among the students of Higher Education Institutes of Bangladesh. Fund: BMU grant, Bangladesh
Principal Investigator (2022–2023): Blended Learning and Digital Divide at Higher Education Institutes of Bangladesh. Fund: BMU grant, Bangladesh
Co-Principal Investigator (2022–2023): Gender in Maritime Sector: The Unsung Tales of Woman Seafarers (PI: Prof. Dr. Mariam Begum). Fund: BMU grant, Bangladesh
Co-Principal Investigator (2021–2022): From Education to the World of Work: Exploring the expectations of potential employers and the required roles of BSMRMU (PI: Prof. Dr. Mariam Begum). Fund: BMU grant, Bangladesh
Researcher (2023–2025): Relationship between TOEFL iBT and Academic Writing Practices in English-Medium Universities in South Asia (Bangladesh, India, Nepal). More info. Fund: ETS (USA), led by Prof. Anthony Green, University of Bedfordshire, UK
Researcher (2021–2022): ReMaLIC (Reaching out to marginalized populations in under-resourced countries) — Sudan, Senegal, Bangladesh, Nepal. More info. Fund: British Council, UK
Researcher (2010–2012): English in Action-DU-Open University, UK Research Collaboration Program. Fund: DFID (UKaid), UK