Rokaiya Abdullah Raka
Lecturer
Rokaiya Abdullah Raka is a Lecturer in the Department of English. Her specialties include teaching the core elements of the English language & Literature, performing counselling and mentoring responsibilities for a diverse range of learners, along with arranging and supervising learner-oriented contests and seminars. Her research interests involve, but are not limited to, eco-feminism, the impact of planetary instability in language and literature, post-humanism, artificial intelligence in second language acquisition, and educational policy-making scenarios in Bangladesh.
M.A. (Applied Linguistics & ELT), University of Dhaka
B.A. Hons (English), University of Dhaka
Artificial Intelligence in Second Language Acquisition, Eco-Feminism, The Impact of Planetary Instability in Language & Literature, Posthumanism and Anthropocene, Educational Policy and Effectiveness in Bangladeshi Context
Former Adjunct Lecturer, Daffodil International University
ENG 0232-17: 17th and 18th Century English Literature
ENG-3104: Postcolonial Theory & Literature
ENG-2205: Victorian Literature
ENG-2202: English in Media & Communication
ENG-1103: Communicative English Language-I
ENG-1201: English Writing Skills and Communication
ENG-1205: Communicative English Language-II
Raka, R. A. (2026). Practical hurdles in navigating professional development in academia: Bangladeshi humanities educators' perspective. SIU STUDIES, 7(1), 115–128.
MANUSCRIPT UNDER REVIEW
Raka, R. A. & Dishun, N. N. (2026) (Under review). AI Meets ESL: The Dual Edge of Technology for Dhaka University Learners. BAUET Journal.
ACCEPTED ABSTRACTS
Raka, R. A. The Impact of General Education Development (GED) English courses on Undergraduate Non-English Major Students: Scopes & Limitations [Paper Presentation]. Epistemic Reconfigurations in Language Studies: Decolonial Dialogues, Transformative Pathways, and Empowered Practices, BRAC University, November 2026.
Raka, R. A. The Systematic Unification of Nature and Civilization in Andy Weir’s “Project Hail Mary” and Beyond: When Planetary Crisis Meets Contemporary Science Fictions” [Paper Presentation]. Beyond Nature and Culture: Planetary Precarity in Literary-Cultural-Linguistic Representations (BNC2026), Daffodil International University, December 2026.
SUBMITTED ABSTRACTS
Raka, R. A., Tonny, F. A. (Under review). Teaching Humanity in Post-Humanist Era: A Pedagogical Study of Kazuo Ishiguro’s Klara and the Sun [Paper Presentation]. BELTA-EWU International Conference 2026 (12th BELTA Int’l Conference) English Language Education in a Fractured World: Posthumanist Perspectives and Practices, East West University, November 2026.
Raka, R. A. (Under review). Marketizing Fluency: English Acquisition as Neoliberal Personal-Branding in Urban Bangladesh [Paper Presentation]. BELTA-EWU International Conference 2026 (12th BELTA Int’l Conference) English Language Education in a Fractured World: Posthumanist Perspectives and Practices, East West University, November 2026.
CONFERENCE PAPER PRESENTED
TESOL BD-DIU International Conference 2025, organized by TESOL Bangladesh in collaboration with Daffodil International University (DIU)
Title: “Cultural Representation in the Age of AI: Teaching Post-Colonial Texts in the Algorithmic Era”
National Symposium, La Luta Literaria: Ngugi and the Battle for Language and Liberation, Department of English and Humanities, University of Liberal Arts Bangladesh, July 2025
Title: “Linguistic Revolution in Devil on the Cross: A Decolonization Perspective”
CONFERENCE POSTER PRESENTED
11th BELTA-NSU International Conference, December 2024
Title: “AI meets ESL: The Dual Edge of Technology for Dhaka University Learners”
Undergrad Thesis: The fall of humanity in Milton's Paradise Lost: A critical examination of free will and divine justice.
Govt. General Scholarship for B.A. hons result, 2023.
4th Position, Renaissance 1:0, Project WE, 2021.
Lifetime Member, BELTA-Bangladesh English Language Teachers' Associations
Analytical & Creative Writing, Anchoring, Graphics Design, Professional Communication
English (Fluent), Bengali (Native)