Dr. DEENA P.

FORKAN

ADDRESS RESIDENCE: OFFICE:

HOUSE NO.4B, Apt.A5 NORTH SOUTH UNIVERSITY
ROAD NO. 62 PLOT # 15, BLOCK B,
GULSHAN 2 BASHUNDHARA, DHAKA-1229
DHAKA 1212 TEL.#: 8852000, Ext. - 2005
TEL. # :9857483, 01812907033 E-mail : deena.forkan@northsouth.edu

DATE OF BIRTH : 11 OCTOBER 1955

NATIONALITY : BANGLADESHI
MARITAL STATUS : MARRIED
CHILDREN : ONE SON & ONE DAUGHTER

ACADEMIC BACKGROUND
Name of Institution

University of Toledo,
Toledo, Ohio, USA.

University of Toledo,
Toledo, Ohio, USA.

Dhaka University,
Dhaka, Bangladesh.

Dhaka University,
Dhaka, Bangladesh.

Holy Cross College

Dhaka, Bangladesh.
Subject

English Literature

English Literature & Linguistics.

English Literature & Language

English Literature &

Language

Science
Degree

Ph.D.

MA

MA

BA Honors

HSC
Class/CGPA

3.72 on a scale of 4

3.72 on a scale of 4

Second Class, 4th

Second
Class,
2nd

Second Division
Year

2001

1988-90

1981-82

1979-81

1972-74
Name of Institution

Holy Cross High

School, Dhaka,
Bangladesh.
Subject

Humanities
Degree

SSC
Class

First
Division
Year

1972
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
Institution

North South University

Dhaka, Bangladesh

Independent University
Dhaka, Bangladesh

Sunnydale

BAF Shaheen
 Position
Former
Chair, Department of English

Head, English Institute

Associate Professor
English Department
Courses Taught:
( Research Paper Writing
( Composition Skills
Modern Literature/Linguistics
( Contemporary Literature
( Language & Culture
South Asian Literature
Sociolinguistic
Vocabulary Building/Morphology &Syntax
Psycholinguistic
Women’s Studies

Part Time Faculty

Language Center
Courses Taught:
( Reading Skills
( Writing Skills

Senior Instructor
English Language
& Literature
Courses Taught:
(O’&A’LevelEnglish Language
(O’&A’LevelEnglish Literature

Acting Vice Principal

Senior Teacher (English)

Duties &Period
(Office Administration
( Student Affairs
* Taking Classes
From1997-Present
From1997-1983

1995-1997

1994-1995
Institution

University of Toledo
Toledo, Ohio, USA.

Owens Technical College

Toledo, Ohio, USA.

Community Technical
College, University of Toledo, Toledo, Ohio, USA.

Tejgaon College
Dhaka, Bangladesh
Position

Graduate Teaching Assistant

Courses Taught:
( English Composition I & II
( Business Report Writing
( Interpretation of Literature
( Film as Literature
* Women in World Literature

Lecturer, English
Courses Taught:
( Composition I & II
( World Literature
( Experience in Literature

Lecturer, English
Courses Taught:
( Composition I & II

Lecturer, English
Courses Taught:
( Composition & Grammar
( British & American Poetry
and Fictio
1988-1993

1990-1993

1988-1993

1986-1988
INTERESTS AND ASSOCIATIONS

Convocation Marshall for Convocations of North South University 2011, 2012, 2013
External Panel Member of PhD and MA Thesis Evaluation Committee of:
Mother Theresa University, India 2014 - Present
Bharatidashan University, Talim Nadu, India 2011 – Present
Bhartiar University, Tamil Nadu, India 2011 – Present
Dhaka University, Bangladesh 2009 – Present
BRAC University 2012- Present
Eastern University, Bangladesh 2009 – Present

Member of IATFL 2004 – Present

Member of Asia TEFL 2004 – Present

Member of BELTA ( Bangladesh English Language Teachers' Assoc.) 2003 - Present

Faculty Advisor of NSUSS (Culture Club North South Uni.) 2003-20015
Member of Rotary Club Dhaka South 2003-Present
Member of AAA (American Alumni Association) 2002 - Present
Member of Begum Rokeya Swarani Samiti 2002-Present
Member of Bangladesh Federation of University Women 1997 – Present
Member of Readers Club 1998 – Present
Convenor Magazine Committee Sunnydale 1997 – 1999
Organizer Debate Club of Sunnydale 1997 - 1999
Convenor Magazine Committee BAF SEMS 1993 – 1996
Organizer Debate Club of BAF SEMS 1993 – 1996
Organizer Drama Club of BAF SEMS 1993 – 1996
Vice President of Student Council of Holy Cross College 1973 – 1974
Member of Editorial Board of Holy Cross School Magazine 1970 – 1972
Member and Organizer of Cultural Program Committee of 1970 - 1972
Holy Cross School
Class President of Holy Cross High School 1968 – 1972
Team Leader of Girls Guides 1968 – 1972

TRAININGS, WORKSHOPS & SEMINARS ATTENDED

Name of Training Programs & Organizing Authority Date

Conferences Attended

Conference on Culture and Teaching

Language and Lit in Coimbatore Bharatiar University February 2015

Conference on New Technology

In Teaching , Moscow MGIMO University, October 2013
Oman International ELT Conf. Sultan Qaboos University April 2013

Annual Conference of LAN Literary Association of Nepal April 2012

Conference on Dickens and Browning BRAC University, Dhaka July 2012

Seminar on Tennessee Williams IUB, Dhaka February2012

Training as Examiner Trainer for IDP (Australia) & British May 2006, 2008,
IELTS (International English Lang. Council 2010, 2012
Testing Services)

Sixth International Conference on Athens Institute of Research May 2004

Education and Education, Greece

Conference on Ethnic Studies ICESS, Srilanka June 2002

Seminar on Women Studies BRAC August 2002

Commemorative Seminar on Rokeya Rokeya Swarani Samiti December 2002

Begum Rokeya Dibosh Seminar Rokeya Swarani Samiti December 2003

Professional Communication Harvard Summer June – August 2000

Workshop School

Advance Writing Workshop Harvard Summer June – August 2000

School

IELTS (Oral & Written Examiner) UCLES August 1998

(International English Language (University of Cambridge
Testing Services). Local Examinations Syndicate).

BEC 1/BEC 2/BEC3 UCLES April 1998

(Business English Certificate (University of Cambridge
Examiner Training Program) Local Examination Syndicate).

AWARDS AND SCHOLARSHIPS

Awarded Second Prize in Short Story 1992

Writing Competition organized by University of Toledo,
Toledo, Ohio, USA.

Awarded a Merit Scholarship by the Board of Intermediate and 1974 Secondary

Education, Dhaka for HSC results

Awarded a Merit Scholarship by the Board of Intermediate and 1972 Secondary

Education , Dhaka for SSC results

PUBLICATION

Collected Articles: Critiquing social problems from a Feminist angle, by The Daily Star Publication (to
come out soon)

Fire on the Hills: A Collection of Short Stories. Book on short stories.

Teaching Writing Skills Using the Magic of Technology. Paper presented at MGIMO University,
Moscow. (Conference Proceedings)

A Fallacy Called Love in New Age Eid Special Edition

Developing Writing Skills of the Internet Generation (Conference Proceedings, Sultan Qaboos
University)

“Of Good Women and Bad: A Feminist Rereading of Chaucer’s Wife of Bath”
(accepted by LAN Conference Proceedings)

“Charles Dickens: A Neglected Feminist Icon” (Conference Proceedings)

“The Mother and Daughter Relationship in Tennessee Williams and William Faulkner”
(accepted by IUB Annual Journal)

“Portrayal of Woman’s Sexuality in American Realistic Novel,” Panini, vol 5,

“The Literariness in a Work of Literature,” Stamford Journal of English, vol 3, 2007.

"Toward an Ecriture Feminine." Panini, vol 3, a journal of scholarly works on Language & Literature.

"The Problems of Non-native Speaking English Teachers in Communicative Language Teaching

Classroom as opposed to Native Speaking Teachers." Education Themes, Proceedings from the 6th
International Conference on Education.

“The Testing of Sir Gawain. A reversal of a Medieval Tradition” Panini,vol 1, a journal of scholarly
works on Language and Literature.

“Rokeya Sakhawat Hussain and Contemporary Utopian Thoughts.” A commemorative publication on

Rokeya Sakhawat Hussain.

“Home.” Tuesdays and Thursdays with Maxine. Harvard Summer School Chapbook.
"The Hellenic Encounter." The Independent. 20 July 2004: 12.

Short Stories, poems and articles in School, College and University Magazines.

"Toward an Ecriture Feminine: A Comparative Study of Feminist Writing in America and South Asian
Women Writers." A paper presented in Srilanka Conference on Ethnic Studies. Pending publication by
ICESS.

Begum Rokeya and Charlotte Perkins Gilman: A Comparative study of Feminism. Paper presented at
BRAC Seminar on Women Studies. Pending publication by BRAC.

Rokeya O Biggyan. Paper presented at Seminar on Rokeya Dibosh, arranged by Rokeya Swarani
Samiti. Pending publication by Atomic Energy Commission.

Currently working on a novel (In process)

Dissertation : Toward an Ecriture Feminine. The pioneering efforts of Rokeya Sakhawat Hussain and
Charlotte Perkins Gilman in establishing a female literary tradition. Pending publication.

A Biography of Rokeya Sakhawat Hussain in English. (In progress)

Publications Pending:

Mother Daughter Relationship in A Glass Menagerie by

Tennessee Williams. Paper presented at Independent University Conference: Tennessee William’s
Centennial Celebration

Dickens: A Neglected Feminist Icon. Paper Presented at

Conference on Remapping of Charles Dickens and
Robert Browning for the Contemporary World at BRAC
University

iii. Of Good Women and Bad: Rereading Chaucer’s The Wife of

Bath. Paper Presented at Annual Conference organized by Literary Association of Nepal (LAN)

Teacher Role in Alleviating Anxiety in Language Classroom Paper presented in SPELT Conference, to
be published in SPELT Quartlerly
Toward an Ecriture Feminine: Paper presented in Srilanka Conference on Ethnic Studies, to be
published in ICESS Journal

vi. Begum Rokeya and Charlotte Perkins Gilman: A Comparative

Study of Feminism: Paper presented at BRAC University
Seminar on Women Studies by BRAC

Rokeya O Biggyan: Paper presented at Seminar on Rokeya

Dibosh, arranged by Rokeya Swarani Samiti, to be published
by Atomic Energy Commission

International Conferences and Workshops Attended:

i. Conference on Culture & Teaching in Bharatiar Uni. Coimbatore

ii. Moscow Conference at MGIMO University, in Moscow
iii. Conference at Sultan Qaboos University, in Oman
iv. Conference organized by Literary Association of Nepal, in Nepal
v. 23rd Conference of SPELT Pakistan in Karachi, Lahore, Islamabad
and Multan (presented papers at all four cities)
vi. Sixth International Conference on Education in Athens, Greece
vii.. Conference on South Asian Ethnic Studies in Colombo, Srilanka
viii. Workshop on Advanced Professional Writing at Harvard University,
in USA
ix. Workshop on Communication at Harvard University, in USA

Local Conferences and Seminars Attended:

i. Conference organized by BRAC University: Remapping Dickens for the

Contemporary World
ii. Conference organized by Independent University Bangladesh: Tennessee
William’s Centennial Celebration
iii. Seminar on Language Teaching Methodology, organized by Eastern
University
iv. BELTA National Conference 2004 in Dhaka
vi. Seminar on Women Studies at BRAC Unº
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