Monsur Musa Gono Bishwabidayalaya Department of English and Linguistics Nolam, Savar,

Residence: 58, Dhaka Housing, Adabor, Shaymoli Dhaka, 1207, Email: [email protected]

A. Objectives: • to teach in the fields of Language Teaching and Linguistics • to teach Bengali as a Second Language • to teach English and Translation Studies • to teach Applied Linguistics, Psycholinguistics & Sociolinguistics • to teach Language Policy & Planning • to teach Phonetics & Phonology • to teach Morphology & Syntax • to teach General Semantics and Comparative Semantics • to conduct research in educational linguistics • to teach Introduction to Linguistics • To teach Psycholinguistics • To teach Translation studies • To teach Neurolinguistics

B. Summary of Qualifications: I have obtained M. Phil in General Linguistics from the Department of Language and Linguistic Behaviour, York University, England in 1979. My thesis was on Sociolinguistics of Language Planning: A Historical Study of Language Planning in Srilanka. Earlier I graduated in General Linguistics through an M. A. programme from the same university. Following this, I was trained in Language Development at the Institute of Culture and Communication, East-West Center, Hawaii, US in 1982-84. At the onset of my education life, I did my M. A. in and Literature in 1966 and B. A. (Honours) in Bengali in 1965 from the University of Dhaka. I set off for England in September 1976 to study linguistics having a British council scholarship.

C. Summary of Skills 1. Teaching Bengali and English at tertiary level (home and abroad) 2. Language Research and Language Survey 3. Administrative skills as Hall Provost 4. Administrative skills Director of the Institute of Modern Languages 5. Director-General of Bangla Academy, Dhaka, Bangladesh 6. Chairperson of English and Linguistics, Gono Bishwabydylaya.

D. Professional Background 1. I have taught Bengali as Second Language at the Institute of Modern Languages since 1988. 2. I have taught Linguistics at the Department Of English (Phonetics and Phonology, Applied Linguistics, Psycholinguistics, Language policy and Planning and Semantics) at IBAIS university and State university of Dhaka, 3. I have conducted the Language survey of Children’s Vocabulary of Bangladesh at the NCTB (National Curriculum & Textbook Board). 4. Have taught Bengali as Foreign Language at the Indo-Pacific Language Department, University of Hawaii, US as Adjunct Teacher. 5. I have been a faculty member of the Department of Bengali, University of Dhaka from 1972 to 1987. 6. I have taught English to the Koicka Volunteers at UNESCO center in South Korea. 7. I have served as Provost, Sgt. Zahurul Huq Hall, University of Dhaka 8. I have served as Director of the Institute of Modern languages (?), 9. I have served as Director General of Bangla Academy 10. I have worked as Language Consultant for Bangladesh Computer council 11. I have worked as Editor and Writer of Primary Textbooks for NCTB (National Curriculum and Textbook Board) 12. I have worked with Microsoft in finalizing Unicode Version of Bengali Script 13. I have worked as Editor for Children’s Encyclopedia, Shishu Academy, Dhaka 14. I have been teaching linguistics in the Department of English GB at present.

E. Degrees: 1. M. Phil in General Linguistics, 1979,York University, U.K 2. M. A. in Bengali Language & Literature, 1966,University of Dacca 3. B. A. (Hons.) in Bengali Language & Literature, 1965,University of Dacca.

F. Courses: 1. Old Bengali Literature, Middle Bengali Literature, Modern Bengali Literature 2. Introduction to Linguistics, Sociolinguistics, Psycholinguistics, Phonetics and Phonology, Morphology, Syntax, Semantics and Language Planning, Problems of Multilingualism in India and Africa, Dialectology, Creole studies. 3. History of Bengali Fiction; Rabindranath Tagore, Saratchandra Chatterjee 4. Bengali Grammar, Phonetics, Phonology and IPA 5. First language acquisition, second language learning & Language disorder.

G. Other Accreditations: 1. Guest Speaker: Bangladesh National Defense College 2. Bengali Language Expert: Bangladesh Public Service commission. 3 Guest Speaker, IBIS UNIVERSITY, 2011 4.Guest Speaker State University of Bangladesh 2012-13. 5. Professor, Gonobishwabidyalay, 24th September 2013 a. Teaching experience at Language Culture & communication. Gono Biswabidalay. b. Teaching Bengali to Uzbek student Saera. c. Teaching Bengali to American Midwife Rebecca. d. Teaching Short History of Bengali literature to English S-1 e. Teaching Bengali linguistics to Beng S-6 f. Teaching Bengali short story and novel to S-4 g. Teaching Introduction to Linguistics. h. Teaching Psycholinguistics. I. Teaching Translation studies. J. English for Paramedics at GB

H. Affiliations 1. Life Member, Asiatic Society of Bangladesh, Dhaka 2. Member, Executive Committee of the National Museum, Dhaka 3. Life Member, Bangla Academy, Dhaka 4. Convener, National Book Policy of Bangladesh 5 Treasurer, Asiatic Society of Bangladesh. 6. Treasurer, United Nations Association of Bangladesh, Dhaka 7. Life member, Linguistics Society of India. 8. Life member, Language society of Bangladesh 9. President, Language Society of Bangladesh. 10. Life Member, Bangladesh Itihas Porishod 11. Member, Asiatic Society Executive committee. 12. Editor, Asiatic Society Potrika (Bengali)

I. Honors, Awards, and Achievements: 1. UGC Research Award 2. Chittagong Samity Dhaka Award 3. Chittagong Samity London Award 4. Bangladesh National Buddhist Youth Federation, 1995 5. Chittagong Cultural Society, Honors Award, 1995 6. Rathindra Literary Award, Shariatpur, 1995 7. Kabi Jasimuddin Parishad Gold Medal, 2004

J. Teaching Interests: 1. Teaching Bengali as Second/Foreign Language 2. General Linguistics at tertiary level 3. Teaching Bengali literature in Postgraduate level. 4. Teaching Language planning and policy in Postgraduate level. 5. Teaching Sociolinguistics in Graduate level 6. Teaching Psycholinguistics 7. Teaching Applied Linguistics.

K. Recent Research Interests • Bengali Terminology • Bengali Language Planning • Word Map of Bengali • Evaluation of Primary Text Books • Semantics of Bengali Language • Action Research on Error Analysis. • Computerization of Bengali Language.

L. Publications: 1. ভাষা পিরকlনা o aনয্ানয্ pবn , মkু ধারা , েফbয়ারী , 1984 2. ভাষা-পিরকlনার সমাজ ভাষাতtt , বাংলা eকােডমী, েফbয়ারী , 1985 3. মহু mদ আবদলু হাi, বাংলা eকােডমী, েফbয়ারী , 1988 4. ভাষািচnা : pস o পিরিধ, বাংলা eকােডমী, েফbয়ারী , 1991 5. মহু mদ শহীদlু াহ , বাংলা eকােডমী, েফbয়ারী , 1993 6. বাালীর বা্ঙলাভাষা িচnা , eিশয়ািটক েসাসাiিট aব বাংলােদশ ঢাকা, জলাু i, 1994 7. বাংলােদেশর রাভাষা , বাংলা eকােডমী, জনু , 1995 8. বাংলা পিরভাষা: iিতহাস o সমসয্া , আগামী pকাশন , েফbয়ারী , 1996 9. Elementary Structured Texts in Bengali, বাংলা eকােডমী, েসেpmর 1996 10. পাঠেকর পাঠশালা, হাkানী পাবিলশাসর্ , 2000, 11. pােয়ািগক ভাষাতেttর রপেরখাূ , েgাব লাiেbরী (pা :) িলিমেটড, জনু 2000 12. pাথিমক sেরর পাঠপুsেকর ভাষাতািttক মলয্ায়নূ , গেবষক, িশkা pকlন o unয়ন গেবষণ◌া ফাuেnশন (পড ) 13. দিkণ েকািরয়ার িদনগেলাু , মনসরু মসাু , gnকানন , েফbয়ারী 2003 14. মহু mদ eনামলু হক (জীবনী), িশশ ু eকােডমী 15. Language Planning in Sri Lanka, Bengali Department, Chittagong University, 1984. 16. Shiksha, Bhasha Bhasha Shiksha (Education, Bhasha and Language Education) 2012, Dhaka: Nabojug Prakashoni. 17. Bangla Computer Linguistic Science (2014) Dhaka: Gono Prakashoni.

M. Presentations and Public Appearances A. Convener of the 2nd literary conference of Chittagong Association-Dacca on 30th August, 2013. B. Chairperson of the Dr. Muhammad Enamul Huq memorial foundation Lecture in NAEM on 20th September, 2013. C. Nippon academy, Agrabad, Chittagong, on 25th September 2013 D. Laying the foundation stone and lecture at Jahanpur High School Library on 26th September, 2013. E. National Identity Registration Questionaire: Presented the Conference of Institute of Anthropology, Kapasia, 6.12.2014

I have presented numerous literary, cultural and academic papers at a range of seminars at home and abroad. Some recent presentations: a. Presidential address: Ahamed Sharif Memorial Lecture.13th February, 2013 b. Keynote speaker: Bangladesh constitution and Linguistic Human Rights 4th February, 2013,United Nations Association of Bangladesh. c. Linguistic Human Right- a Sociolinguistic perspective. Dhaka: UNAB 09.12.2014 d. Keynote speaker: William Jones and Bengali Language, 9th February 2013, Asiatic Society of Bangladesh. e. Keynote Speaker: Significance of International Mother Language Day, State University of Bangladesh, February 23rd 2013. f. Keynote speaker: A case for Bengali Neurolinguistics, Bangladesh Institute for Science and Industrial Research Council, 27th February, 2013 g Keynote speaker: On the Cultivation of Bengali Language, Begum Badrunnesa College, Dhaka, 27th February.2013. h. Keynote speaker on Language Policy and its Cost Benefit Aspects at Golam Mahbub Trust Foundation, Dhaka, 19th March, 2013 i. Guest lecture in the seminar on ‘Determining Stem Word and Derivational Word at the Department of Computer Science and Engineering, University of Dhaka on 17th September 2013. j. Keynote speaker, Special Lecture on Knowledge of Language and Proficiency of Language for Future at the Nippon Academy, Chittagong on 25th September, 2013. k. Dr Dilip Kumar Memorial Lecture at the Sanskrit Department of Dhaka University on 17th November 2013, November, 2013. l. National Professor Abdur Razzak Memorial Lecture, by DU reading society at National Museum, Dhaka. On 23r j. Presentation on ODBL from creole perspective at the Calcutta University on 29th November2015.

N. Research thesis Examined Language and Linguistics: 1. Aditi Ghosh, 2002, A contrastive phonological Analysis of Bengali and French (PhD) University of Calcutta 2. Balai Chand Haldar, 1998, Bengali Dialect of the Diamond Harbour Region (PhD) Jadavpur University 3. Sakuntala Mazumdar, 2007, A linguistic study of the Santali Language. (PhD) University of Calcutta. 4. Chanda Ghoshal, 2003, Jhargram Mahakumar Bangla Upobhashar Ruparekha. (PhD) Jadavpur University. 5. Sharmila Basu, 1991, Narir Jagat ebong Banglaye Narir Upobhasha, (PhD) Jadavpur University. 6. Sucharita Bandyopadhya, 1999, Lexicography in Bengali: An analysis of Methodology and content, (PhD) Department of Linguistics, University of Calcutta. 7. Nilanjon Ghosh, 2001, A Critical Survey of the existing Distance Mode Learning Material of English and the implication for effective learning (PhD), Netaji Shubash Open University.

Linguistics and Literature: 8. Chittaranjan Khanra, 1990, Maddhyojuger Bangla Shahitye Romantic Akkhyan Kabyo (PhD) University of Calcutta. 9. Debkumar Shaha, 2001, Shatinath bhadurir Uponyasher Nirmanshilpo. (PhD) Bangabhasha o Shahityo Department, University of Calcutta. 10. Manjula Bera, 1992, Baishnab Padabolir Bhashashaili, (PhD) University of Calcutta. 11. Lipika Shamonto, 2009, Pyarichand Mitrer Shahitya: Ekti Bhashatattwik Mulayan, (PhD) Biswa Bharati, Shanti niketon. 12. Jayoti Data, 2001, Shamokaler Prekkhapote Astadosh Shatabdir Bangla Shahitya (PhD) University of Calcutta. 8. Susmita Saha, 2001, Jibonanondo o Bibhuti Bhushan: Prakritir Dui Shilpi, (PhD) University of Calcutta. 9. Shantanu Sarkar, 2003, Bangla Uponnyaser Bhashae Shamajik Adhipotyabader Protibimbon, (PhD) University of Calcutta. 10. Shawati Data, 1986, Unish-Bish Sataker Narishamaj o Rabindra Kathashilpe tar Poricoy. (PhD) University of Calcutta. 11. Kobita Ghosh, 1987, Khristyo Shaptadash Sataker, Bangalir Shamaj o Shahityo. (PhD) University of Calcutta. 12. Shantana Chakraborty, 2006, Rajnitir Aloke Theatre, (PhD) Department of Political Science, Rabindra Bharati University 13. Shusnata Jana (?) Rabindranather Shesh Porjayer Kobitae Prem Bhabna, University of Calcutta. 14. Shaiful Alam, 2002, Bangali Shishur Prothom Bhasha Arjon: Ekti Monobhasik Bisleshon, (M.phil) Institute of Modern languages, University of Dhaka. 15. Shaik sadrul Islam, 1989, Banglar Hindu Musalman Shanskritik Oitijya o Misron, (PhD) University of Calcutta.

O. Research Supervision: 1. Ayasha Begum, (2003) Adalote Banglabhashar Prayog: Ekti Shailigato Bisslesion (PhD), Institute of Modern Languages, University of Dhaka 2. Sugata Chakma, (1985) Parbatya Chattagramer Bhashar Prathomik Srenikoron, (MPhil), Institute of Modern Languages, University of Dhaka. 3. Shaiful Alam, (2002) Bengali Shisur Prothom Bhasha Arjon, (Mphil), Institute of Modern Languages, University of Dhaka P. Recent performances: 1. Guest lectures: on Language policy and Planning at the English Studies Department, State University of Bangladesh. 2. Guest Lectures: On the Research Methodology at the Department of English studies at State University of Bangladesh. 3 Guest lectures: On Sociolinguistics at the Department of English Studies, state university of Bangladesh 4 English Studies, at the state university of Bangladesh. 4. Currently I am entrusted with the responsibility of the chair of English.

Q. Consultancy. Project On the computerization of Bengali Language, Bangladesh Computer Council, Dhaka, June 2013

R. Active participation in WORKSHOP ON LEADERSHIP organized by Rapport Bangladesh, Dhaka, April, 2013 (1) Training at East West Center, in Language Development Project (1982-1983) (2) Training in Applied Linguistics, at Regional English Centre, (RELC) Singapore.

Organization: 1. Dr. Muhammad Shahidulla’s Birth Day celebration at Gono Biswabidyalay, Savar Dhaka on 10th July 2014. 2. Colloquium on Machine translation, Department, Gono Biswabidyalay, Dhaka on 23rd August 2014 3. Co-organizer, Seminar on Law and Bengali Language at Gonoshastho at Dhaka by the faculty of Arts and Social Change on 21 March 2015. 4. Teacher’s training lectures on Bengali Phonetics and Bengali Linguistics at the training in Jatyo Biswabiddhaloya, Gazipur Campus, Dhaka on Thursday 16th April, 20 5. Convenor, International conference on life, language and culture at Gono Bishwabidyalay, February, 21-24,2016 Editing: Bangladesh Asiatic Society Patrika, 31-volume, July, 2014 Bangladesh Asiatic Society Patrika, 32 volume, 2015 Forth coming publications: 1 Panini, Chomsky and after Dhaka: Moddoma 2. Bengali Computer Linguistics: problems and prospect, (2015) Dhaka: Gonomudranaloya 3. Prayogik Bhashatattwar Ruprekha. Dhaka;nobojug Prakashani, 2016 (2nd edition)

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