Sultana Jahan
Assistant Professor
Department of Language and Communication
Faculty of Business Administration
Office Address
Sultana Jahan, Department of Language and Communication, Faculty of Business Administration, PSTU
Personal Profile
Biography
Name and Current Position:
Sultana Jahan is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Language and Communication at Patuakhali Science and Technology University (PSTU), where she has been serving since 2019.
Educational Background:
She completed her graduation in English from the University of Dhaka and obtained her Master’s degree in Applied Linguistics and English Language Teaching (ELT).
Professional Experience:
Sultana Jahan began her professional career as a Coordinator to the High Commissioner at the Sri Lankan Embassy in Bangladesh. She later transitioned into academia, joining a private university as a Lecturer, where she taught for approximately four years. In 2019, she joined PSTU, where she currently contributes as a dedicated faculty member.
Teaching Areas:
At PSTU, she mainly teaches Communicative English. However, she also has a strong passion for teaching literature and enjoys engaging students with literary texts and discussions.
Research Interests:
Her research interests include TESOL, public speaking, teacher education and professional development, curriculum development, phonetics and phonology, English language teaching, second language acquisition (SLA), sociolinguistics, metalinguistics, teaching methodology, educational technology, translanguaging, and modern literature.
Notable Achievements:
Beyond her academic responsibilities, Sultana Jahan is also actively involved in student development activities. She serves as a Unit Leader of the Rover Scout group at her university, contributing to leadership and community engagement among students
Research Interest
Sultana's areas of expertise include Second Language Acquisition, Language Pedagogy, TESOL (Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages), Developing Speaking Skill, and ELT materials Evaluation. Besides these, her research enfolds teaching and learning English and evaluating curriculum, Teaching English as EFL and ESL as well as Public Speaking . She is currently working on curriculum development and more specifically on outcome based curriculum in numerous projects. She has also studied gender and language perspectives. However, she has compassion in literature especially in poetry and short stories.
Qualifications
- Masters, Dhaka University (2014)
Previous Positions
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2019-2021Lecturer Patuakhali Science and Technology University
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2021-2025Assistant Professor Patuakhali Science and Technology University
Teaching overview
- LCM-121Communicative English
Expertise related to UN Sustainable Development Goal
Publications
Journal (6)
Jahan, S. (2025). From Screens to Semantics: A Qualitative Inquiry into Vocabulary Learning through Captioned YouTube Videos in Bangladeshi Higher Education. ICRRD Journal, 6(3), 321-338.
Alam, M. R., Islam, M. S., Ansarey, D., Rana, M. M., Milon, M. R. K., Halim, H. A., Jahan, S., & Rashid, A. (2024). Unveiling the professional identity construction of in-service university English language teachers: Evidence from Bangladesh. Ampersand, 12, 100178.
Poetic Alleviation from Turmoil: A Critical Analysis of Wallace Stevens‟ Selected Poems
Rana, M. M., Sultana Jahan, M. S., Rashid, A., & Hossen, M. S. (2024). Poetic Alleviation from Turmoil: A Critical Analysis of Wallace Stevens‟ Selected Poems. World, 14(4), 372.
Accelerating learners' self confidence level in second language Accusation : A Qualitative Study
Md Rabiul Alam1*, Sultana Jahan2 , Md Rashed Khan Milon3 , Diana Ansarey4 , Sheaikh Umar Faruque Al Hadi5, 2021. Accelerating learners' self confidence level in second language Accusation : A Qualitative Study. International research for resource development, Volume-2, Issue-3ISS
Laudability of Gender Quotas in Negotiating Significant Change for Women in Bangladesh
Jahan, S., & Hasan, M. M. (2021). Laudability of gender quotas in negotiating significant change for women in Bangladesh. International Journal of Innovative Research, 6(1), 1–7. The Innovative Research Syndicate.
GENDERED PRONOUN FACILITATES READING: COMPREHENSION PERSPECTIVE
Jahan, S., Hasan, M. M. (2020). Gendered pronoun facilitates reading. Journal of Patuakhali Science and Technology University, 10(1 & 2), 55–62.
Grants
Supervision
Fingerprint/Research Expertise Keywords
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| SL | Code | Title | File Uploaded Date | File Download Link |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | LCM-121 | Communicative English | 2024-02-02 |