The Department of English and Humanities launched its Curriculum Integration Program in Fall 2019.
Rationale and Objectives
In line with the vision of the Department of English and Humanities, the Curriculum Integration (CI) Program aims at broadening students’ knowledge beyond the classroom, by instilling essential skill-sets in them in an interesting way.
The goal is to hone students’ creative and critical thinking ability that can be demonstrated through various small projects across multiple courses integrated by a unifying theme.
A topic/concept of global significance is chosen, keeping in mind its broader relevance to all of us as individuals and social beings, and applied to the study of all relevant courses being taught in the department. The driving force of this initiative is to provide students with a critical lens with which to make sense of the society around them, making them more observant and informed citizens.
The CI provides a unique opportunity to bridge the gap between multiple academic streams (Literature, Linguistics, Cultural Studies), making it possible to learn from each other and provide an expansive intellectual grounding across different specializations.
The CI is also a great way to assess what students can do with the set of analytical tools being provided to them in the classroom at different levels. By encouraging students to make connections between a concept of global significance and their course contents, this exercise boosts students’ confidence in handling application of theories in a much smaller and, hence, less daunting scale.
The Forums
The CI Program involves two expert-led forums in which scholars explore the chosen concept from linguistics, language teaching, and literary standpoints, offering critical insights. Students then take the insights and apply them in projects.
The program concludes with the exhibition of student projects, which are evaluated based on originality, depth, relevance, coherence and cohesion of content, creativity, effective time management, and appropriate use of language.
At the end of the term, selected projects are showcased and a prize-giving ceremony is held to award the best three projects across all courses. An independent panel of judges, comprising faculty members from non-participating courses, evaluate the projects. All projects are required to clearly demonstrate a meaningful connection to the theme and the corresponding course content.
Project Types (may include but are not limited to):
- Live drama or performance
- Posters, paintings, scrapbooks, or any form of digital or traditional artwork, to be presented and explained
- Project presentation or live presentation
- Documentary
- Short film or video project
- Creative designs, models, or other innovative visual or multimodal projects, to be presented and explained
Past Curriculum Integration Programs
Forum and Project Videos:
Previous forums and student projects are available for viewing on the
SPRING 2026 (13th CI Program)
Neurodivergence in Linguistics, Literature, and English Language Teaching
Forum I
Speaker:
Dr. Mushira Habib
Assistant Professor, Department of English & Humanities, ULAB
Forum II
Speakers:
Dr. Mahmud Hasan Khan
Professor, Department of English & Humanities, ULAB
Golam Kader Zilany
Senior Lecturer, Department of English & Humanities, ULAB
SPRING 2025 (12th CI Program)
Edible Narratives: The Interplay of Food, Culture, and Identity
Forum I
Speakers:
1. Dr. Syed Manzoorul Islam, Professor Emeritus, Department of English, DU, and Professor, DEH, ULAB
2. Dr. Shamsad Mortuza, Special Advisor (BoT), Professor, Department of English, DU and ULAB
3. Ms. Anika Tahsin, Lecturer, DEH, ULAB
4. Ms. Jahanara Tariq, Lecturer, DEH, ULAB
Moderator:
Mr. Oliur Rahman Sun, Lecturer, DEH, ULAB
Forum II
Speaker:
Dr. Mahmud Hasan Khan
Professor, Department of English and Modern Languages, and
Executive Director, Sasheen Center for Multilingual Excellence
Independent University, Bangladesh
SPRING 2024 (11th CI PROGRAM)
Navigating Geopolitical Realities: The Role of Language and Literature
Forum I
Speaker:
Sudeep Chakravarti
Associate Professor and Director, Center for South Asian Studies (C-SAS)
University of Liberal Arts Bangladesh (ULAB)
Forum II
Speaker:
Dr. Kaiser Hamidul Haq
Professor, Department of English and Humanities
Dean, School of Arts and Humanities
University of Liberal Arts Bangladesh (ULAB)
FALL 2023 (10th CI Program)
Language as a Weapon
Forum I
Speaker:
Dr. Luis Javier Pentón Herrera
Professor, Akademia Ekonomiczno-Humanistyczna w Warszawie, Poland
Coordinator of the Graduate TESOL Certificate, George Washington University, USA
Forum II
Speaker:
Dr. Shamsad Mortuza
Professor, Department of English, University of Dhaka, Bangladesh
Special Advisor to the ULAB Board of Trustees
SPRING 2023 (9th CI Program)
The Production, Representation and Reimagining of Spaces in Language and Literature
Forum I
Speaker:
Dr. Syed Manzoorul Islam
Professor, Department of English & Humanities, ULAB
Forum II
Speaker:
Dr. Shaila Sultana
Professor, Institute of Modern Languages, University of Dhaka
SUMMER 2022 (8th CI Program)
Gender: The Binary and Beyond
Forum I
Speaker:
Dr. Manosh Chowdhury,
Professor of Anthropology, Jahangirnagar University
Forum II
Speaker:
Dr. Elora Halim Chowdhury,
Professor, Women’s, Gender, & Sexuality Studies Department
University of Massachusetts, Boston
SPRING 2022 (7th CI Program)
The Many Faces of Conflict
Forum I
Speaker:
Dr. Shahab Enam Khan
Professor, Dept. of International Relations, Jahangirnagar University
Forum II
Speaker:
Sudeep Chakravarti
Associate Professor and Director, Center for South Asian Studies (C-SAS)
University of Liberal Arts Bangladesh (ULAB)\
FALL 2021 (6th CI Program)
Of Sustainability and Development: Academia Meets Practice
Forum I
Speaker:
Dr. Hasseb M. Irfanullah,
Visiting Research Fellow, Center for Sustainable Development, ULAB
Forum II
Speakers:
Mr. Md. Maksud Ali
PhD Candidate, School of Education, University of Queensland, Australia
“English and Development: Theoretical Perspectives, Policy Discourses and Politics”
Ms. Munasir Kamal
PhD Candidate, University of Leeds, UK and Assistant Professor (on leave), Dept. of English, University of Dhaka
“Goals of Studying English and the Sustainable Development Goals”
SPRING 2021 (5th CI Program)
Fifty Years of Bangladesh's Independence: Language, Literature, Culture
Forum I
Speaker:
National Professor Dr. Rafiqul Islam
University of Liberal Arts Bangladesh
Forum II
Speaker:
Dr. Syed Manzoorul Islam
Professor, Department of English & Humanities, ULAB
FALL 2020 (4th CI Program)
Normal, Abnormal and the New Normal
Forum I
Speaker:
Dr. Azfar Hussain
Grand Valley State University, Michigan &
Visiting Summer Distinguished Professor, ULAB
Forum II
Speaker:
Dr. Firdous Azim
Head and Professor, Department of English, BRAC University
SUMMER 2020 (3rd CI Program)
Pandemic: A Pandora’s Box – Covid 19 and Beyond
Forum I
Speakers:
Dr. Mohammed Omar Ejaz Rahman
Dean of Research and Professor of Epidemiology and Demography
University of Liberal Arts Bangladesh (ULAB)
Dr. Din M. Sumon Rahman
Professor, Department of Media Studies and Journalism, ULAB
Moderator:
Dr. Shamsad Mortuza
Pro Vice-Chancellor, ULAB
Forum II
Speaker:
Dr. Syed Manzoorul Islam
Professor, Department of English & Humanities, ULAB
Moderator:
Dr. Shamsad Mortuza
Pro Vice-Chancellor, ULAB
SPRING 2020 (2nd CI Program)
Of Nation and Narration
Forum I
Speakers:
Dr. Syed Manzoorul Islam
Professor, Department of English & Humanities, ULAB
Dr. Salimullah Khan
Professor, General Education program, ULAB
Forum II
Speakers:
Abantee Harun
General Education program, ULAB
Sarkar Hasan Al Zayed
Assistant Professor, Department of English & Humanities, ULAB
Dr. Mahmud Hasan Khan
Associate Professor, Department of English & Humanities, ULAB
FALL 2019 (1st CI Program)
The World is a Text: Power
Forum I
Speakers:
Dr. Syed Manzoorul Islam
Professor, Department of English & Humanities, ULAB
Dr. Shamsad Mortuza
Pro Vice-Chancellor, ULAB
Forum II
Speakers:
Dr. Shaila Sultana
Director, Center for Language Studies, ULAB
Dr. Sohana Manzoor
Associate Professor, Department of English & Humanities, ULAB
Towhidul Islam Khan
Lecturer, Department of English & Humanities, ULAB
