Rakib Uddin
Associate Professor & Leave Substitute of Head
Rakib Uddin is an accomplished academic and Gold Medalist in English with extensive teaching and research experience in Applied Linguistics and English Language Teaching (ELT). He earned his MPhil in English from Jahangirnagar University and completed both his MA in English and BA (Hons) in English from Prime University. Currently, serving as an Associate Professor in the Department of English at Prime University, he has been actively engaged in higher education since 2012, progressing through various academic ranks. His research interests focus on curriculum design, oral skills development, and tertiary-level language education, with numerous publications in national and international journals. Alongside his academic contributions, he has presented papers at international conferences and is pursuing a PhD at Jahangirnagar University. Known for his creative, student-centered teaching approach, he is also deeply involved in academic administration, curriculum development, and extracurricular leadership, reflecting his commitment to educational excellence and institutional development.
PhD (Ongoing), Jahangirnagar University; MPhil Degree Awarded (Applied Linguistics and ELT), Jahangirnagar University; BA (Hons) and MA in English, Prime University
Special Academic Achievement: Gold Medalist
1. Designing curriculum
2. Oral skills and classroom activities
3. Application of lesson plan
4. Applied Linguistics and English Language Teaching (ELT)
5. Literature
Teaching Experience:
1. Associate Professor at Prime University in the Department of English since 1st June 2025
2. Assistant Professor at Prime University in the Department of English from 1st January 2017 to 31st May 2025
3. Senior Lecturer at Prime University in the Department of English from 4th February 2016 to 31st December 2016
4. Lecturer at Prime University in the Department of English from 29th June 2012 to 3rd February 2016
5. Part-time Lecturer at Prime University Language School from October 2011 to January 2012
Editorial Responsibility
Co-Editor, The Ray, Annual Magazine, Prime University (January 2016 to 2022)
Administrative Experiences:
Leave Substitute of Head, Department of English, Prime University (Since November 2019)
Program Coordinator, Department of English, Prime University (Since 2020)
Course Coordinator, Department of English, Prime University (1st Feb 2016 to 31st Jan 2018)
SAC Member of IQAC Project, Department of English, Prime University since its inception
Convener, Co-convener, and Team Leader:
Convener, Co & Extra Curricula Committee, Department of English, (Since 2018)
Convener, Innovation Hub Committee, Department of English, (Since 2018)
Convener, Language Club Committee, Department of English, (Since 2020)
Convener, Prime University Career Development Centre, (From 2017 to 2023)
Convener, Quiz and Public Speech Committee, Department of English (Since 2019)
Co-convener, Prime University Quiz, and Essay Competition Committee, (Since 2019)
Co-convener, Prime University Tourism Club, (Since 2019)
Team Leader, Cleanliness Volunteer Team, Prime University (Since 2019)
Secretary, Prime University Central Monitoring and Coordination Committee, (2019 to 2023)
Member Secretary, Research & Development Committee, Department of English, (Since 2020)
Member Secretary, Curriculum Committee, Department of English, (Since 2020)
Member Secretary, Offline Marketing Committee, Department of English, (Since 2020)
Member Secretary, Central Management Committee, Department of English, (Since 2020)
Member Secretary, Equivalence Committee, Department of English, (Since 2020)
Member Secretary, Committee for Alumni Association, Department of English, (Since 2020)
Write-ups Contributor & Member, Prime University Newsletter Committee (2015 to 2023)
Member in Different Committees:
1. Member, Prime University Newsletter Committee (From 2015 to 2023)
2. Member, Prime University Debating Society (From 2017 to 2019)
3. Member, Annual Report Committee, Prime University (Since 2017)
4. Member, Volunteer Service Club, Prime University (Since 2018)
5. Member, Innovation Hub, Prime University (Since 2018)
6. Member, Rover Scouts & BNCC Committee, Prime University (Since 2018)
7. Member, Prospectus Committee, Prime University (Since 2018)
8. Member, Online Advertisement Committee, Prime University (Since 2018)
9. Member, Combating Drug Abuse Committee, Prime University (Since 2019)
10. Member, Prime University Students Welfare Club, (Since 2019)
Participation in Different Training Programs in Different Universities:
At University of Dhaka: Successfully completed a Training course on 'Research Methodology' organized by the Center for Advance Research in Humanities at the University of Dhaka from 19.06.2011 to 25.06.2011
At Green University: Successfully Completed Faculty Development National Workshop 'Interactive Teaching and Learning at the Tertiary Level: Step towards Quality and Excellence' at Green University from 15.11.2013 to 16.11.2013
At Prime University:
1. Successfully completed the Faculty development training program entitled "Training of the Teachers for Tomorrow" organized by the Centre for Research, HRD and Publication, Prime University from 19.11.2012 to 27.02.2013
2. Attended and successfully completed the Research Course entitled "Advanced Research Methodology" from 04.09.2014 to 10.12.2014 organized by the Centre for Research, HRD and Publication Prime University
In BA (Hons) in English Program
ENG-1001 Listening and Speaking
ENG-1002 Reading and Writing
ENG-1003 Remedial Grammar
ENG-1004 Literary Terms, Rhetoric, and Prosody
ENG-1005 Introduction to Poetry and Drama
ENG-1006 Introduction to Prose and Fiction
ENG-1007 Introduction to Linguistics
ENG-1008 History of the Emergence of Bangladesh
ENG-1009 History of English Literature
ENG-1010 Computer Fundamentals
ENG-1011 Introduction to Phonetics and Phonology
ENG-1012 Bangla Language and Literature
ENG-2001 Old and Medieval English Literature
ENG-2002 Renaissance Poetry and Prose
ENG-2003 Fundamentals of ELT
ENG-2004 Comprehension and Composition
ENG-2005 Bangladesh Studies
ENG-2006 Elizabethan and Jacobean Drama
ENG-2007 Neoclassical Literature
ENG-2008 English in Media and Communication
ENG-2009 Religions, Values and Ethics
ENG-2010 Romantic Literature
ENG-2011 Victorian Literature
ENG-2012 World Philosophy
ENG-3001 Computer Assisted Learning Methods
ENG-3002 Advanced English Grammar
ENG-3003 Western Classics in English Translation
ENG-3004 American Literature
ENG-3005 Introduction to Sociolinguistics
ENG-3006 Psycholinguistics
ENG-3007 Modern English Literature
ENG-3008 Literary Theory and Criticism
ENG-3009 Language Studies
ENG-3010 Teaching Language through Literature
ENG-3011 Postcolonial Theory and Literature
ENG-3012 Film and Media Studies
ENG-4001 Entrepreneurship and E-Commerce
ENG-4002 Language Planning and ELT Policies
ENG-4003 Critical Discourse Analysis
ENG-4004 Postmodern English Literature
ENG-4005 Research Methodology
ENG-4006 Translation Studies
ENG-4007 Feminist Literature
ENG-4008 Syllabus Designing and Materials Development
ENG-4009 Public Speaking
ENG-4010 Professional Communication and Office Management
ENG-4011 World Literature in English
In MA in English Programs
ENG-5001 Structures of English Language
ENG-5002 Basic Skills of English Language
ENG-5003 Old and Medieval Literature
ENG-5004 Neoclassical Literature
ENG-5005 Principles and Methods in ELT
ENG-5006 Linguistics
ENG-5007 Romantic and Victorian Literature
ENG-5008 Classical Literature in English Translation
ENG-5009 Modern and Postmodern Literature
ENG-5010 Sociolinguistics
ENG-5011 Transnational Literature
ENG-5012 Syllabus Designing and Materials Development
ENG-6001 First and Second Language Acquisition
ENG-6002 Technology in ELT
ENG-6003 Contemporary American Literature
ENG-6004 Gender and Cultural Studies
ENG-6005 Literary Theory and Criticism
ENG-6006 Research Methodology
ENG-6007 Language, Power and Identity
ENG-6008 Renaissance Literature
ENG-6009 Bangladeshi Literature in English
ENG-6010 Teaching Practicum
ENG-6011 Language Testing, Assessment and Evaluation
ENG-6012 Translation Studies
1. Primary English Grammar, Translation and Composition for Class Five
2. Primary English Grammar, Translation and Composition for Class Four
3. Primary English Grammar, Translation and Composition for Class Three
List of journal articles and conference papers:
Journal Articles
1. Title: Representation of the Bangladesh Liberation War in Tahmima Anam’s A Golden Age (Prime University Journal/volume-17, no. 2, July - December 2025/ISSN:1995-5332)
2. Title: Impacts of Using First Language at the Tertiary Level in ESL Classes: A Study at Prime University (Prime University Journal/volume-14/ISSN:1995-5332)
3. Title: Shylock in The Merchant of Venice, a Rising Voice against Christian Oppression: A Critical Analysis (Published in JETIR: An International Open Access Journal, ISSN: 2349-5162, Volume 6, Issues 12)
4. Title: Treatment of Othello as a Converted Christian having Muslim Background in Shakespeare’s Othello: A Critical Discourse Analysis (Published in GSJ: An International Peer-Reviewed Open Access Journal, ISSN 2320-9186, Volume 7 Issues 11)
5. Title: Free-hand Writing in English, a Fear for the First Semester Under-graduate Students of Prime University: Reasons and Remedies (Published in International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research, ISSN: 2349-5162, Vol.6, Issue 11, page no.456-469)
6. Title: Satan, the Most Well-developed Character of Milton’s Paradise Lost: A Critical Analysis (Published in IJSER An International Open Access Journal, ISSN 2229-5518, Volume 10, Issue 11)
7. Title: Treatment of Colored Community in Conrad's Heart of Darkness and Achebe's Things Fall Apart: A Post-Colonial Perspective (Published in GSJ: An International Peer-Reviewed Open Access Journal, ISSN 2320-9186, Volume 7 Issues 11)
8. Title: Lucky’s Dumbness in Waiting for Godot as a Resistance against Misjudgments: A Marxist Study (Published in Prime University Journal, ISSN 1995-5332, Volume-13, Number-1)
9. Title: Speaking Anxiety of English Language of the Students of High Schools at Old Dhaka in Bangladesh: Reasons and Remedies (Published in IJELLH: A Peer Reviewed International Journal, ISSN 2321 – 7065, Volume 4 Issues 10)
10. Title: The Treatment of Men and Women in Hossein’s Sultana’s Dream and Plath’s The Bell Jar: A Comparative Study (Published in RJELAL: A Peer Reviewed International Journal, ISSN 2321 – 3108, Volume 3 Issues 4)
11. Title: Exploring Teaching and Learning of the Speaking Skill of English: A Study at the Tertiary Level (Published in LangLit: An International Peer-Reviewed Open Access Journal, ISSN 2349 – 5189, Volume 2 Issues 1)
Participation in international conferences as a paper presenter:
12. Title: Impacts of Global Unrest on the Teaching-Learning Environment: A Study at Prime University (Paper presented at Green University of Bangladesh (GUB), on November 10, 2024)
13. Title: Challenges of Learning English from Online Classes: A Study at the Tertiary Level (Paper presented at Jatiya Kabi Kazi Nazrul Islam University (JKKNIU), on June 14, 2022)
14. Title: Showcasing Females in the Magic Shows: Does It Develop or Drown the Female Position (Paper presented at University of Liberal Arts Bangladesh on May 27, 2016)
Research Project:
Title: Factors Causing Students’ Dropout at the Tertiary Level: A Study at Prime University
Special Academic Achievement: Gold Medalist
Expert in teaching oral skills
English (Fluent) and Bangla (Native)