I was so detached from my blogs for over a year that it surprises me! As I look back, 2014 has been not so fruitful academically. Took my same old WebQuest presentation to two conferences - one in Nepal and another here in Dhaka. Presented a literature paper in Thailand which eventually got published - my first international publication! Another literature paper got published in Stamford Journal of English. But all these works were done in 2013. I din't read much, didn't write something new, didn't work on a new project with students. I just went on with my regular teaching and news presentation. There was upheaval in the personal life which ultimately caused all this.
One very inspiring thing which happened was the publication of M.Phil first year result. I passed with 59% marks. The traditional assessment and grading system doesn't allow students to grade higher. Nonetheless, I am very happy with this achievement. Teaching my students has been always rewarding. When a poor performing student comes up to me with a pen as a goodbye gift on the last class day, it brings happiness!
I enrolled for another online course on Coursera which will start from January 5, 2015. I think this will help me read more and be up to date with the recent trends in teaching English. I will also try to present papers at 2/3 conferences and publish myself. Towards the end of this year I am feeling very motivated about learning and moving on with more academic ventures. For the first time I have set academic and professional goals for 2015 which I am sure will be achieved if I continue to have the family support that everybody is envious of and put my mind into them. Keeping my fingers crossed for the next year!
One very inspiring thing which happened was the publication of M.Phil first year result. I passed with 59% marks. The traditional assessment and grading system doesn't allow students to grade higher. Nonetheless, I am very happy with this achievement. Teaching my students has been always rewarding. When a poor performing student comes up to me with a pen as a goodbye gift on the last class day, it brings happiness!
I enrolled for another online course on Coursera which will start from January 5, 2015. I think this will help me read more and be up to date with the recent trends in teaching English. I will also try to present papers at 2/3 conferences and publish myself. Towards the end of this year I am feeling very motivated about learning and moving on with more academic ventures. For the first time I have set academic and professional goals for 2015 which I am sure will be achieved if I continue to have the family support that everybody is envious of and put my mind into them. Keeping my fingers crossed for the next year!
