3rd TESOL BD-DIU International Conference 2025

Pre-Conference Events (PCE): December 04, 2025

PCE Title: AI in English Language Education: Social Justice, Ethicality and Sustainability in the Global South

International Conference Hall, Room 323
December 04, 2025 (BST)
Full-day event

Pre-Conference Events Schedule

BST
08:30 – 09:00

Arrival and Check-in

Registration of participants, speakers, and guests
09:00 – 09:35

Opening Ceremony

  • Welcome Speech: Md Hamidul Haque, President, TESOL Society of Bangladesh
  • Speech from the Guest of Honour: Dr Md Mosaddek Khan, Dept. of CSE, University of Dhaka
  • Speech from the Chief Guest: Professor Zulfeqar Haider, Director General, NAEM
09:35 – 10:20

Workshop: Reimagining Teaching and Learning the Human Element in an AI-Driven World

Dr Gary Motteram
Honorary Senior Research Fellow, Manchester Institute of Education, University of Manchester, UK
10:25 – 11:10

Workshop: Empowering Bangladeshi English Teachers with AI

Dr Lilian W Mina
Director of Institutional Assessment, Institutional Effectiveness & Analysis & Associate Professor of Rhetoric and Composition, The University of Alabama at Birmingham, USA
11:10 – 11:25

Tea Break

11:25 – 11:55

TESOL BD Project Highlights

  • PRELIM 3 Project
  • Hornby Project
  • IATEFL Associate Project
11:55 – 12:35

Book Launch

  • Language and Sustainable Development in Bangladesh: Policies, Practices, and Perceptions, Routledge, 2025
    Dr M Obaid Hamid, Prof Shaila Sultana, and Prof M Moninoor Roshid
  • Equity, Social Justice, and English Medium Instruction: Case Studies from Asia, Springer 2025
    Dr Ram Ashish Giri, Dr Amol Padwad, and Dr Mian Md. Naushaad Kabir
12:35 – 13:15

Lunch and Prayer Break

13:15 – 13:50

Teachers' Voices

Representatives from college, madrasah and primary schools
13:50 – 14:30

Workshop: When Pedagogy Meets Technology: Rethinking Language Learning in a Digital World

Dr Maria Diakou
Deputy Head, Cyprus Ministry of Education
Faculty Member, University of Nicosia and Frederick University
14:30 – 15:10

Workshop: Teachers' Professional Development and Preparedness in ESP Teaching

Dr Liza Sharmin
Dean, Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences, Daffodil International University
15:10 – 15:50

Student Paper Presentations

Theme: Language and Literature Teaching Learning in the Age of AI: Evolving Pedagogy, Learner Identities and Classroom Practices
15:50 – 16:05

Tea Break

16:05 – 16:45

Roundtable Discussion: AI in English Language Education in Bangladesh

Topics: Possibilities, Practices, Challenges and Opportunities
Discussants: Afsana Ayub, Zohur Ahmed, Nahid Ferdous Bhuiyan, Raihana Haque, Khadizatul Kubra
Moderator: Dr Syeda Farzana Sultana
16:45 – 16:50

Vote of Thanks and Closing