
Department of English
sshafi@shu.edu.bd
+88 01875035893
Research Interest: Sociolinguistics, language and culture, critical discourse analysis, teacher education
Degree Name | Group/Major Subject | Result | Board/Institute | Country | Passing Year |
MA in AL & ELT | English | CGPA 3.79 (1st Class 3rd) | University of Dhaka | Bangladesh | 2022 |
BA (Hons.) | English | CGPA 3.61 (1st Class 3rd) | University of Dhaka | Bangladesh | 2021 |
HSC | Science | GPA 5.00 | Dhaka | Bangladesh | 2017 |
SSC | Science | GPA 5.00 | Dhaka | Bangladesh | 2015 |
Post Name | Organization | Location | From Date | To Date |
Lecturer Lecturer | Netrokona University Presidency University | Netrokona Dhaka | 06-01-2025 07-07-2024 | Till date 05-01-2025 |
Lecturer (part-time) | United International University | Dhaka | 13-01-2024 | 21-12-2024 |
Research colloboration:
- Worked as a participant and a co-researcher from March, 2023 to March, 2024 in the Doctoral research project titled “Constructing Digital Portfolios for Skills Development (2023)” of Ms. Nusrat Gulzar at the Department of Applied Linguitics, University of Warwick, United Kingdom. She is currently an Assistant Professor (on study leave), Department of English, University of Dhaka.
- Participated in HARRP (Holistic Academic Research and Reflective Practice) project from September 2023 to February, 2024 as an international student under the supervision of Ms. Nahielly Palacios, Lecturer in Education, Manchester University, United Kingdom and Ms. Rumana Rafique, Assistant Professor, Department of English, University of Dhaka.
- Participated in the colloaborative group discussion with Prof. Ahmed Bashir and Dr. Qamrul Hasan Chowdhury, Associate Professor, Department of English, University of Dhaka on “the Challenges and Future Directions of the Department of English, University of Dhaka” in July, 2021.
- Participated in new curriculum design of Department of English, University of Dhaka based OBE (Outcome Based Education) under Ms. Anjuman Ara, Associate Professor, Department of English, University of Dhaka in 2020.
- Participated in the research project “University students perception on Test Administration including exam anxiety” of Prof. Dr. Rubina Khan, Department of English, University of Dhaka in 2023-2024.
- Participated in the Doctoral research project of Prof. Nevin Farida, Department of English, University of Dhaka as part of research data renewal in 2019.
- Participated in the Doctora research project of Prof. Ziaul Karim, Department of Languages, Bangladesh Agricultural University, Mymensingh, Bangladesh as part of his data collection in 2024.
Worked As A Reviewer with More than 50 reviews
Working as a peer reviewer for Discourse Processes journal scopus Q1 ranked and published by Springer Nature.
Working as peer reviewer for Journal of University Teaching and Learning Practice, Impact Factor 3.5 (February, 2024) published by University of Tasmania, Australia.
Working as a peer reviewer for Current Psychology journal, scopus Q1 ranked journal, published by Springer Nature
Working as a peer reviewer for Reflective Practice journal scopus Q1 indexed journal published by Routledge, Taylor and Francis Group.
Working as a peer reviewer for Journal of Creative Communications journal, Scopus Q2 ranked and published by Sage Publications Ltd.
Working as a peer reviewer for Journal of Sociology and Social Policy, Scopus Q1 indexed journal published by Emerald Group Publishing Ltd.
Working as peer reviewer for Journal of Ethnic and Cultural Studies, scopus Q1 indexed journal, published by Florida Gulf Coast University, the United States
Working as a peer reviewer for Journal of International Migration and Integration, scopus Q1 indexed journal, published by Springer Nature.
Working as a peer reviewer for scholarly peer-reviewed academic journal, Asian Journal of Women’s Studies, indexed in Scopus, published by Taylor and Francis Group on behalf of Ewha Woman’s University Press in March 2021
- Participated as Scouts Team Leader of Anjuman Adarsha Govt. High School to qualify for World Scout Jamboree, Yamagucci, Japan 2015, in 1st SAANSO and 9th Bangladesh Scouts Jamboree 2014
- Participated as Scout Team Member of Anjuman Adarsha Govt. High School to qualify for 9th Bangladesh and 1st SAANSO Scout Jamboree, Mouchak, Gazipur, Bangladesh in Dhaka Regional Scout Jamboree 2012
- Participated as Scout Team Member of Anjuman Adarsha Govt. High School to qualify for Dhaka Regional Scout Jamboree in Netrokona District Scout Jamboree in 2011
- Participated as Senior Patrol Leader in Electricity Camp organised by Electricity Department of the Govt of Bangladesh and Bangladesh Scouts in 2010
- Participated as member of Netrokona District Youth Scout Team in Dhaka Divisional Red Crescent Youth Camp in BIT, Uttara in 2010
- Participated in Creative Talent Hunt by the Ministry of Education and became champion in upazilla and district level and runner-up in Dhaka Divisional competition in 2013.
Shafi,S. (2021). Critical Interpretations of Gender Stereotypes in Selected Bangladeshi TV Advertisements, Journal of Language and Literature, 21(1), 123-136. doi: https://doi.org/10.24071/joll.v21i1.2974
Shafi, S. (2021), “The representations and implications of gender stereotypes portrayed in three selected TV advertisements shown in Bangladesh: a critical interpretation”, Journal of Humanities and Applied Social Sciences, 3(4), 299-314. https://doi.org/10.1108/JHASS-10-2020-0185
Shafi, S. (2023). Second-generation Asian American Identity of Indians: Assimilating with Americans or Retaining Asian-ness or Beyond?, Millennial Asia, 1-18. https://doi.org/10.1177/09763996231160270
Shafi, S. (2023), “Immigrant Indians’ identity in second-generation Asian American context: interpretation of ethnicity, gender and religion”, Journal of Humanities and Applied Social Sciences, 5(3), 252-266. https://doi.org/10.1108/JHASS-10-2022-0135
Shafi, S. (21 Jan, 2025). Reflective practice of early career teachers: identifying and mitigating major instructional challenges, Reflective Practice, https://doi.org/10.1080/14623943.2025.2452555
Obtained Reviewer awards for reviewing in Taylor & Francis Journal, Springer journals, Sage Publications, Emerald publishing.
Obtained Medal for getting Anjuman Adarsha Govt. High School into World Scouts Jamboree, Yamagucci, Japan 2015
Obtained Golden Boys Reception Award for getting chance in University of Dhaka from Saint Joseph Higher Secondary School
Achieved Award for obtaining GPA 5.00 in Secondary School Certificate Examination from Netrokona Pouroshova
Scholarships
Obtained Government Scholarship from University of Dhaka by topping the list by securing CGPA 3.61 in BA Hons results 2021.
Obtained Talentpool scholarship in Primary Education Completion Certificate Examination held in 2009 under Dhaka Board
Obtained Talentpool scholarship in Junior School Certificate Examination held in 2013 under Dhaka Board
Obtained General Scholarship in Secondary School Certificate Examination held in 2015 under Dhaka Board
Obtained Ma Shoiloja Scholarship in 2013