Author: Sabuj

[26 Apr 2017] 4th Batch: Eng-224 Class Time Rescheduled (& Text of Odyssey)

Dear students of 4th batch (session: 2014-15),
The class on Wednesday, 26 April 2017 will be held at 3 PM instead of the regular 8 AM.

Please bring the texts of “The Lotos-Eaters” by Alfred Lord Tennyson and 9:82-97 of Homer’s Odyssey.

Click here to get the text of the selected part of Homer’s Odyssey.

[26 & 30 Apr 2017] Notice for Mid-2 (Session: 2016-17), Eng-103

Dear students of session 2016-17 (6th batch),

Your Mid-Term 2 (practical) examination of course Eng-103: Listening and Speaking will be held on 26th and 27th April, 2017 as per the following schedule.

Format: Speaking, interview based
Duration: Aproximately 5 minutes per speaker

  • Day 1: Wednesday, 26 April, 2017 → Time: 9 AM – 1:30 PM
    • Rolls: 17Eng01 to 17Eng40
  • Day 2: Sunday, 30 April, 2017 → Time: 10:30 AM – 1:30 PM
    • Rolls: the rest of the students

The TED Video that Inspires Me as a Teacher

Teaching is a transformative job that requires visionary understanding of the young minds of the students. Most teachers fail to make their students understand that getting good grades is not the sole purpose of education, it is what knowledge they achieve that counts.

Salman Khan of Khan Academy gave a talk at TED on the need for teaching for mastery, not for good grades.

He spoke my mind!