Department of English
Ms. Sadia Zafrin Lia  Lecturer (Senior Scale)
Name :
Ms. Sadia Zafrin Lia
Employee ID
710001453
Designation
Lecturer (Senior Scale)  
Department
Department of English
Faculty
Faculty of Humanities & Social Sciences
Personal Webpage
https://faculty.daffodilvarsity.edu.bd/profile/english/zafrin.html
E-mail
zafrin.eng@diu.edu.bd
Phone
Cell-Phone
01687424940

M.A in English Literature, University of Dhaka, Bangladesh.
B.A in English Language and Literature, University of Dhaka, Bangladesh.
IELTS Overall Band Score 7.5

 

SL. Title/Topic Name of the Institute From (Date) ------- To (Date)  Year
1. (Participated) Teachers’ training program on ‘Core Team Members to supported teaching development’ Daffodil International University Dec 18 to Dec 26, 2019
2. Attended a workshop on Formalizing Research Culture at DIU  Daffodil International University September 18th, 2019 (Wednesday) 2019
3. a seminar on “Art of Writing, Identifying and Publishing Papers in Scopus Indexed Journals in English Discipline” Daffodil International University and Vellore Institute of Technology, Tamil Nadu, India. 02 October 2019
4. an international virtual conference on “Best Practices in ESL/EFL Classrooms” Daffodil International University and Vellore Institute of Technology, Tamil Nadu, India. 03 October 2019
5. (Participated) national workshop on Linking SDGs 5 and 16: Next Steps in Research and Practice Bangladesh Legal Aid Services Trusts (BLAST) in September 21 Sept 2019
6. (Participated) Seminar on “What’s Your Spirit Animal?” University of Liberal Arts Bangladesh August 20 2019
7. (Participated) Workshop on “Introductory Lecture series on American Play and Playwrights” University of Liberal Arts Bangladesh August 6 2019
8. (Participated) Workshop on “Introductory Lecture series on American Play and Playwrights” EMK Center June 18 to July 6 2019
9. (Conducted Monthly Seminar) on “Peer-Assessment in Google Classroom: Motivator of the Writing Skills” The Department of English in Daffodil International University 31 October 2018
10. (Attended) “Productive Skill Training Session” The General Education Department (GED) in Daffodil International University 12 to 14 August 2018
11. (participated) Workshop on “Teaching Close Reading” (participated) The Department of English and IQAC of Daffodil International University 20, March 2018
12. (participated) Workshop on “Teaching English Literature at the Tertiary Level: Best Practices in Bangladesh” The Department of English and IQAC of Daffodil International University 20, March 2018
13. (participated) Workshop on “Teaching English Literature at the Tertiary Level: Best Practices in Bangladesh” The Department of English and IQAC of Daffodil International University 14, March 2018
14. (participated) Workshop on “Teaching English Language at the Tertiary Level: Best Practices in Bangladesh” The Department of English and IQAC of Daffodil International University 13, March 2018
15. (participated) Workshop on “Creative Writing Certificate Course” Department of English and Humanities, ULAB 26 January-2 March (6 days) 2018
16. (participated) Workshop on “Evaluation & Progress of Curriculum Development” The Department of English and IQAC of Daffodil International University 14 February 2018
17. (participated) Workshop on “Developing Learning Outcome based Curriculum” conducted by Mr. Mark Bartholomew The Department of English, Daffodil International University 7 December, 2017.
18. (participated) Workshop on “Writing a Great Paper and Getting it Published in a Research Journal” conducted by Dr. Sangeeta Mehta, Director, South Asia Research Solution, ELSEVIER .
HRDI, Daffodil International University
05 December 2017
19. (Participated in a seminar) “Battle of Senses” University of Liberal Arts in Bangladesh 4 August 2017
20. (participated) Workshop on “PhD Scholarship Opportunity in Australia”  HRDI of DIU 30 July 2017
21. (Participated in a Symposium)“Teaching of English Pronunciation in Bangladesh: Issues and Practices” Department of English, DIU 14 January 2017
22. (participated) Workshop on “Innovative Teaching and Learning Expo” DIU. January 2017
  1. Participated in training on Laws (woman & children rights) and its implementation from Bangladesh National Woman Lawyers’ Association in 2012
  2. Attended International Conference on “Teaching and Learning English through Technology” on October 20, 2012 at Senate Bhaban, University of Dhaka.
  3. Attended seminar on “Rabindranath, Jibananada and the and the anxiety of influence” on April 16, 2014 at Eastern University
  4. Attended Summer Seminar Series on “Literature and beyond” on June 8, 12, 19, 26 2014 at ULAB
  5. Participated Poetry workshop on the theme of “Urban Experience” on June 9 to 11, 2014 ; arranged by The American Center, U.S. Embassy- Dhaka and Bengal Foundation, Bangladesh
  6. Attended seminar on “Waiting for Beckett” on December 20, 2014 at ULAB.
  7. Attended a workshop on “Computer Assisted Language Learning” at Daffodil International University on 7 June, 2015.
  8. Participated National Conference on “Embracing Graphicdemia: The Role of Graphic Novels and Comics in Academia” at ULAB in June 2015
  9. Attended a seminar on “Practicing EFL Reading with Web-conferences” at Daffodil International University on 27 July, 2015.
  10. Attended a workshop on “Classroom Activities to Enhance Reading and Writing Skills” at Daffodil International University on 11 August, 2015.
  11. Attended workshop on “Using CALL to Teach Culture” at Daffodil International University on 25 August, 2015.
  12. Attended a workshop on “Classroom activities to Enhance Listening and Speaking Skills” at Daffodil International University on 30 September, 2015.
  13. Attended workshops on “Flipped Classroom” in October 2015 at DIU
  14. Attended a workshop on “English for Academic Purpose” at Daffodil International University on 17 October, 2015.
  15. Attended a workshop on “Activities for Teaching Reading Skill” at Daffodil International University on 27 October, 2015.
  16. Participated in a workshop titled“Teaching Language through Story Telling” organized by Department of English, Daffodil International University, Dhaka on 3rd December, 2016
  17. Participated in a workshop under the banner of IQAC, Self-Assessment Committee of Department of English, Daffodil International University (DIU) titled “Workshop 3: Preparing and Submission of Improvement Plan” on  October 08, 2016
  18. Participated in a workshop titled “Curriculum Development & Materials Design for the Teaching of English at the Tertiary Level” organized by Department of English in collaboration with IQAC, Daffodil International University on 26th August, 2016
  19. Participated in a workshop titled “Sharing Survey Results of Self-Assessment Process of English Department under IQAC” organized by Department of English, Daffodil International University, Dhaka on 13th June, 2016
  20. Participated in an IQAC Workshop on “Pedagogy in Theory & Practice” by Shaptaparna Roy from India  on April 24, 2016 organized by Daffodil International University, Dhaka.
  21. Participated in the third Seminar on “Action Research” at Daffodil International University on Thursday, 07 April, 2016 in DIU Auditorium
  22. Participated in a Symposium titled “Teaching of English Pronunciation in Bangladesh: Issues and Practicesorganized by the Department of English, Daffodil International University on 14 January 2017
  • Literatures in English
  • English Poetry
  • Victorian Literature
  • Basic English Language Skills

Journals:

SL.

Topic/Title of the Paper

Publishing Authority 

Year

Author (s)

Point*

1.

“Classroom methodology to Inculcate thinking Skills”, pge 14-25

E-Journal of Language Practice & Information Technology, WorldConference.net, E-ISSN 2289-7445

2018

Sadia Zafrin Lia & Shifat Amreen

0.5

2.

“Peer –Assessment in Google Classroom: Motivator of the Writing Skills”, Paper ID: KC9-54, Pge 139-145

KLICELS 9 (Kualalampur International Communication, Education, Language and Social Science Conference). Editor: JESOC (Journal of Education and Social Science), Volume 9, Issue 2, ISSN 2289-9855

February 2018

Sadia Zafrin Lia

1

Conference Papers:  

 

  1. Presented paper on “Creative Writers in English of Dhaka University” in the seminar on “Dhaka University: Past, Present and Future” in 2014
  2. Presented paper on the International Conference on “The Great War and English Studies” on the topic of “Hysterical Men: The Great War, Traumatic Disorder and Crisis on December 18, 19 2014 at Social Science Faculty, University of Dhaka.
  3. Presented paper on “Amitav Ghosh’s The Shadow Lines: A Colonial Discourse of Mimicry and Ambivalence” in the International Conference of Language, Literature and Community organized by Dept. of English, ULAB, July 10-11, 2015
  4. Presented paper jointly on “English Beyond the Classroom: Creating Language Learning Apps with Live code” in the National Conference “The Machine in the Garden (Literature, Language and Technology in English Studies” arranged by Dept. of English, DIU on 19 Sept.,2015.
  5. Presented paper named “Magical Realism in South Asian Literature: A Critical Study of The Merman’sPrayer and Other Stories by Syed Manzoorul Islam” in the International Conference on Magic and Literature on May 27-28, 2016 arranged by DEH, ULAB
  6. Presented paper on “Hysterical Men: The Great War, Traumatic Disorder and Crisis" in an International Conference on “The Great War and English Literature” arranged by Dept. Of English, DU in 2014.
  7. Performed in The Folktales and the Arts of Storytelling Foundation’s Annual Conference and Festival 2019 at Mahasarakham University, Thailand held from November 30 to December 2, 2019
  8. Presented paper jointly “Classroom Methodology to Inculcate Thinking Skills” in the 2nd International Summit on Employability and Soft-Skills (ISESS '18) held on 6-7 August, 2018 in Universiti Sains Islam Malaysia (USIM), Nilai, Malaysia. Links:(of conference)https://sites.google.com/daffodilvarsity.edu.bd/isess2018/
  9. Presenter on “Feedback from a mobile app: Gateway to learning” in The 38th Annual Thailand TESOL International Conference on “Digital Literacy in English Language Learning and Teaching” in Chiang Mai, Thailand on January 26-27, 2018
  10. Presenter (joint) on “English on the Go!” at The 38th Annual Thailand TESOL International Conference on “Digital Literacy in English Language Learning and Teaching” in Chiang Mai, Thailand on January 26-27, 2018
  11. Presented a paper on “Magical Realism in South Asian Literature: A Critical Study of The Merman’s Prayer and Other Stories by Syed Manzoorul Islam” in the International Conference on “Magic and Literature” at ULAB in May 2016.
  12. Presenter at the Electronic Village, part of “TESOL 2016, International Convention and English language Expo” at Baltimore, Maryland, USA in April 2016.

 

 

Proceedings:

SL.

Topic/Title of the Paper

Publishing Authority 

Country/

Place 

Year

1.

“Self-assessment of Reading and Writing Skills in Google Classroom”

Institutional Quality Assurance Cell (IQAC), Dhaka University of Engineering & Technology (DUET)

Gazipur, Bangladesh

2018

  • Post Modern Literature
  • Post-Colonial Studies
  • Feminism
  • Online assistant language teaching and learning
  • Online based feedback and Assessment
  • Gender Studies and Feminism