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Md. Saiful Alam

Assistant Professor,

Assistant Professor, Department of English

https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8749-3490

Phone

09643204060

Email

Avenue 6 Road & Lake Drive Road, Sector # 17/H,Uttara, Dhaka-1230
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Personal profile

Biography

Md. Saiful Alam (Saif) currently holds the position of Assistant Professor in the English Department at the World University of Bangladesh. He assumed this teaching role at WUB in December 2022. Mr. Alam's recent research interests encompass various aspects of EFL (English as a Foreign Language) teaching, EFL teachers, TESOL, Applied Linguistics, and web technology-based language teaching. He has authored quite a good number of research articles published in reputable journals, including some from Springer, Wiley, Taylor & Francis, which are indexed in Scopus and Web of Science. Additionally, he serves as a reviewer for Scopus-indexed journals. Furthermore, his ongoing work includes contributing a chapter to an upcoming Springer book on AI for Writing.Ā 

His most recent research output in 2025 (SCOPUS and Web of Science):Ā 

(1)Ā Asmawi, A., & Alam, S. (2026). The Minimal Approach to Online EFL Classes in a Low-Resourced School Context. Dirasat: Human and Social Sciences, 53(2), 7971-7971.Ā https://doi.org/10.35516/Hum.2025.7971Ā 

(2)Ā Asmawi, A., & Alam, M. S. (2025). A utopic techno-teacher coupling: designing an ad hoc activity map towards transformative pedagogical prototypes for reading instruction.Ā Discover Education,Ā 4(1), 204.Ā https://doi.org/10.1007/s44217-025-00585-5

(3)Ā Asmawi, A., & Alam, M. S. (2025). EFL studentsā€™ chronic deficiency of semantic genericity and specificity of bare plurals and indefinite articles: The quantifying way as a contemporary solution.International Journal of Innovative Research and Scientific Studies, 8(3) 2025, pages: 30-36. https://10.53894/ijirss.v8i3.6426Ā 

(4) Alam, M. S., & Asmawi, A. (2025). Exploring Multimodality of ChatGPT for Language Teaching and Learning: A Preliminary Study on Its Pedagogical Prospects.Ā International Journal of Communication & Linguistic Studies,Ā 23(2).Ā https://10.18848/2327-7882/CGP/v23i02/131-150Ā  Ā  Ā 

Education/Academic Qualification

PhD Research Fellow in TESOL at the University of Malaya
MA in English Language and Applied Linguistics from The University of Nottingham
MA in English Literature from Islamic University, Kushtia
BA (Honors) in English Literature from Islamic University, Kushtia
CELTA (Certificate in English Language Teaching to Adults) from University of Cambridge
Certificate in TESOL: TOT from TESOL International, USA (Under a US Embassy Scholarship)
Certificate in Content-Based Instruction from SIT Graduate Institute (under a US Embassy Scholarship)
Certificate in Using Educational Technologies in Language Classrooms from IOWA State University, USA (Under a US Embassy Scholarship)

External positions

Reviewer , (c) Jurnal Ilmu Pendidikan Dasar Indonesia
2024 ā†’ 2025

Reviewer , TESOL Graduate Conference
2024 ā†’ 2025

Judge , MIRCELE 2024 conference of MELTA (Malaysian English Language Teachers' Association)
2024 ā†’ 2024

Editor , The Indonesian Journal of English Language and Education published by Universitas Al Falah As-Sunniyah, Indonesia
2024 ā†’ 2025

Research expertise keywords

Language Teacher Education Pedagogy Academic Writing Philosophy of Technology in Language Education
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Research output

17
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Books
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Books Chapter

Alam et al., (2023). Distinguishing between Student-Authored and Chatgpt-Generated Texts: A Preliminary Exploration of Human-Evaluation Techniques
Research output : Contribution to journal
Alam, M.S. (2017). EVOLUTION FROM AN AESTHETE TO A MORAL WILDE: A TRANSITIVITY ANALYSIS OF HIS ā€˜THE HAPPY PRINCE. INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF ENGLISH LANGUAGE, LITERATURE AND TRANSLATION STUDIES (IJELR), Vol-4, Issue-01.
Research output : Contribution to journal
Alam, M. S. (2017). Religious Allusions in Nazrulā€™s Poetry: An Intertextual Analysis. Research Journal of English Language and Literature. Vol.-5, Issue-1, Pp.365-373.
Research output : Contribution to journal
Alam, M. S. (2017). The Garden Party Will Go on or Not? Who Persuades Whom? : A ModalityĀ Ā Ā Ā  Analysis of Mansfieldā€™s ā€œThe Garden Partyā€ . European Journal of English Language and Literature Studies. Vol.-5, Issue-3, Pp.49-55.Ā 
Research output : Contribution to journal
Alam, M.S. (2017). Bangladeshi College Students' Attitude towards English Language learning. British Journal of English linguistics. Vol-5, Issue-4, Pp-29-40.Ā 
Research output : Contribution to journal
Alam, M.S. (2018). A Psychological Analysis of Parental Favoritism and Hypocrisy of Family Love in Mansfield's "New Dresses". American Research Journal of English and Literature, Vol-4,Issue-1, 10 pages
Research output : Contribution to journal
AlamĀ  M. S. (2019). Re-looking at Robert Frostā€™s ā€œStopping By Woods on a Snowy Eveningā€ through an Islamic Prism. Advances in Social Sciences Research Journal, 6(10)331-339
Research output : Contribution to journal
AlamĀ  M. S. (2020). Prototyping mass Nouns from Studentsā€™ Perspective: A pedagogical Implication. Advances in Social Sciences Research Journal, 7(1).Ā 
Research output : Contribution to journal
Alam, M.S.(2020). Continuous Relevance to ā€˜Unspeakable Wrongnessā€™ in Orwellā€™s A Hanging: A Transitivity Analysis.Ā  Advances in Social Sciences Research Journal, 7(1).
Research output : Contribution to journal
Alam , M. S.Asmawi , A. B.Ullah , M.Nahar , S. & Fatema , S. (2021). Appraising Katherine Mansfieldā€™s Father Figures in ā€œThe Little Girlā€: A Transitivity Analysis . Bulletin of Advanced English Studies, 5 (2), 29-46
Research output : Contribution to journal
Alam, M.S. & Nahar, S. (2021). The Sense of Seasons: Readersā€™ Reading Resource to Understand Keatsā€™s ā€œTo Autumnā€. Hamdard University Journal, Vol-6, issue-02
Research output : Contribution to journal
Alam, M. S., Akhter, H., Patwary, M. N., & Fatema, S. (2023). Islamic Articulation of the Carpe Diem Motif in Herrickā€™s "To Daffodils": A Post-Structuralist and Intertextual Inquiry.Ā Integrated Journal for Research in Arts and Humanities,Ā 3(4), 59ā€“68
Research output : Contribution to journal
Alam et al. (2022). Local alternative to global wholesale online learning during Covid-19: A phenomenological case study of a standalone school in Bangladesh. Education Research International (SCOPUS)Ā 
Research output : Contribution to journal
Ullah, M. M., Uddin, M. E., Karmakar, K., Alam, M. S., & Islam, T. (2022). Exploring EFL Teachers' Facilitating Critical Thinking Skills in Teaching Writing to Low-Proficient Undergraduate Students in Bangladesh: A Mixed Method Approach.Ā International Journal of English Language and Literature Studies,Ā 11(4), 222-234. (SCOPUS)
Research output : Contribution to journal
Alam, M.S. & Asmawi, A. (2023). Navigating the Aftermath of the Pandemic: Exploring School Challenges and Changes in Bangladesh. Education 3-13, 51 (3). (SCOPUS)Ā 
Research output : Contribution to journal
Alam, M.S., & Asmawi, A. (2023). Understanding Identity Salience and EFL Teaching Practices: A Case Study of Multi-Subject Generalist Teachers. Review of Education (SCOPUS & WoS)
Research output : Contribution to journal
Alam et al. (2023). An Appreciation of the EFL Teacher Model of Bangladesh: A Content Analysis of Job advertisements. The International Journal of Diversity in EducationĀ 24 (1): 41-64. doi:10.18848/2327-0020/CGP/v24i01/41-64 (SCOPUS)
Research output : Contribution to journal
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Supervised Work

2025

Living within the Landscape of Academic Writing in AI Governance Vacuum: A case study of writing educator's agency dilemma.
Nasreen Sultana , 2025, (Unpublished)
Research output : Thesis ā€ŗ Undergraduate Thesis
Unregulated use of Gen AI in coursework writing in the Discipline: Understanding its Corollary in Socio-Academic Trust
Nusrat Jahan Chanda , 2025, (Unpublished)
Research output : Thesis ā€ŗ Master's Thesis
Uses of ChatGPT in Disciplinary academic writing: A Case study of English major MA students
Ahmed Ullah , 2025, (Unpublished)
Research output : Thesis ā€ŗ Master's Thesis
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Participations

2025

MELTA Conference
Md. Saiful Alam (Judge ) , 05 Jun 2025 , Malaysia
Organizer : MELTA, Malaysia
Activity : Judging Research ā€ŗ Judge
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Project

2025

Gen AI for Scaffolding Non-Native Researchersā€™ Scientific Writing: The Praxis of Epistemic Collaboration between Chat GPTā€™s Instrumentality and Authorial Anthropocentricity
Initiator(s): Md. Saiful Alam
Champion(s): Md. Saiful Alam
Major team member(s): Md. Nurullah Patwary
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Awards

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Membership

2023

TESOL International Member
Md. Saiful Alam (Member), 2023 ā†’ ...
General

2019

IATEFL Member
Md. Saiful Alam (Member), 2019 ā†’ ...
General

2018

BELTA (Bangladesh English Language Teachers' Association) Member
Md. Saiful Alam (Member), 2018 ā†’ ...
Life Member
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Certifications

2021

TESOL: TOT Active
TESOL International , Issued: 2021

2018

CELTA Active
University of Cambridge , Issued: 2018
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