Scholars Program Workshop on Building Strong Theoretical Frameworks

On February 20, 2025, the Department of English and Humanities (DEH) at ULAB organized a workshop for the Scholars Program students. This workshop was conducted by Ms. Anika Tahsin, Lecturer, DEH, and Mr. Sheikh Nahiyan, Lecturer, DEH. The goal of this workshop was to assist the SP students to properly frame their thesis or research papers according to their chosen topics. Dr. Md. Mahadhi Hasan, Assistant Professor and Advisor to the Scholars Program, welcomed the students and set the workshop in motion after introducing both the lecturers. Ms. Arifa Ghani Rahman, Associate Professor and Head of DEH, ULAB, was also present at the workshop.

The workshop was divided into two sections – literature and linguistics. The first section was dedicated to students working on literature topics. Ms. Tahsin began the workshop by enlightening the students on the classical and hypothetical approaches, first by informing them about some common mistakes made by students. She then guided the students on how to choose topics for their theses without making it too broad, and where to find helpful resources. She ended her part of the discussion by highlighting the differences between annotated bibliography and literature review.

Mr. Nahiyan began his discussion by focusing on theoretical versus conceptual frameworks in applied linguistics. He then refreshed the students’ memories of the three methods of conducting research – qualitative, quantitative, and mixed. He taught the students different ways to increase the validity of their research, as well as synthesize existing views. Similar to Ms. Tahsin, Mr. Nahiyan also ended his discussion by providing information about websites to find helpful resources for students’ theses. The program ended with an engaging Q/A session with the members of the Scholars Program and a photo session.

                                                                                    Report by Tarannum Ahmed (231013042)