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This book examines relationships between language and sustainable development in the context of Bangladesh. Following inclusive and multidisciplinary perspectives, these relationships are explored in mainstream education, teacher education, religious education and indigenous, ethnic minority and refugee settings.
List of contents
Introduction to Language and Sustainable Development M. Obaidul Hamid, Shaila Sultana, and Mohammod Moninoor Roshid Part 1: English Language, Teacher Education and Prospects of Development1. English Language Teacher Education in Bangladesh: Global Citizenship Education for Sustainable Development
Rubina Khan2. Transformative Multiliteracies Pedagogy and Sustainable Development: Investigating Government Primary Schools at Chattagram Hill Tracts
Tazin Ahmed, Rajia Sultana, Iram Mehrin, and Shaila Sultana3. Quality in English Language Teaching in an Evolving World: An Examination of the Implications of SDG4 for Teacher Development in Bangladesh
Md Al Amin, and Janinka GreenwoodPart 2: Languages, Employability, Labour Market Experience, and Environment4. Employability and Development Potential of Bangla and English in the Public Sector Job Market in Bangladesh
Bijoy Lal Basu, Mohammad Mahmudul Haque, and M. Obaidul Hamid5. Language Skills, Employability and Sustainable Development: A Case Study of Indigenous Domestic Workers in Bangladesh
Abdullah Al-Mamun and Shaila Sultana6. Language Proficiency in Organizational Dynamics in International Development Partner Organizations and Sustainable Development Goals
Mohammod Moninoor Roshid, and Jubida Aziz7. Sustainability of Language, Tourism, and the Environment in Bangladesh
Md Rabiul Alam, Md Wasiul Islam, and M. Obaidul HamidPart 3: Language, Marginality, and Inclusion in Relation to Development8. Globalisation, English for All, and Sustainable Development: Policy Discourses and Schooling Reality in Bangladesh
M. Maksud Ali, and M. Obaidul Hamid9. Sociolinguistic Cohesion for Sustainable Development: Views from a Rural Bangladeshi Madrasa
Qumrul Hasan Chowdhury10. Social Inclusion, Language Education, and SDGs: Perspectives of the Rohingya Community in Bangladesh
Shakila Nur11. Mother Tongue-Based Education in Two Linguistically Marginalised Communities of Bengal
Asifa Sultana, and Dripta Piplai (Mondal)Epilogue: 'Sustainability', 'Development' and 'Language' in BangladeshHywel Coleman
About the author
M. Obaidul Hamid is Associate Professor of TESOL Education at the University of Queensland in Australia. He teaches and researches TESOL policy and practice in developing societies. He is a co-editor of
Language planning for medium of instruction in Asia (Routledge, 2014).
Shaila Sultana is Professor and Director of BRAC Institute of Languages at BRAC University, Bangladesh. Her research interests include sociolinguistics and language education with reference to translingual practices and language, gender, indigeneity and ethnicity, and identity. She is lead editor of
Routledge handbook of English language education in Bangladesh (2021).
Mohammod Moninoor Roshid is Professor of TESOL education at the University of Dhaka, Bangladesh. His research interests include Business English as a Lingua Franca (BELF), graduate employability, and higher education. He is a co-editor of the
Routledge handbook of English language education in Bangladesh (2021).
Summary
This book examines relationships between language and sustainable development in the context of Bangladesh. Following inclusive and multidisciplinary perspectives, these relationships are explored in mainstream education, teacher education, religious education and indigenous, ethnic minority and refugee settings.
