Contact Information
Intensive English Institute,
International Studies Building
910 S. Fifth St., M/C-416
Champaign, Illinois 61820 USA
Office Hours
Biography
Work Experience:
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Graduate Teaching Assistant at Intensive English Institute (IEI) (Aug 2024 - Present)
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Courses Taught: Pronunciation 500-600
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Graduate Research Assistant at Oral English Assessment Interview (OEAI) (May 2024 - Present)
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Graduate Research Assistant at English Placement Test (EPT) (May 2024 - Aug 2024)
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Graduate Teaching Assistant - University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign (Aug 2023 - Present)
- Courses taught: ESL 115, ESL 111
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Graduate Research Assistant - University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign (Aug 2023 - Present)
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updating research materials, collecting MATESL resources, collaborating with librarians, contributing to ongoing TESL/TEFL research, helping library visitors with research equipment, and managing program-related content on social media.
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Radio Announcer/Producer - KRCU, Cape Girardeau, MO (Jan 2023 - Aug 2023)
- Producing podcasts and broadcasting daily weather reports for Southeast Missouri State University
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IELTS Instructor - PIE International Education, Dhaka, Bangladesh (Sep 2022 - Dec 2022)
- Guiding students towards achieving their desired IELTS scores through personalized instruction.
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English Second Language Tutor - Independent University, Bangladesh (May 2022 - Sep 2022)
- Tailoring courses and materials to enhance students' communication skills in academic contexts.
Research Interests
- Language Testing and Assessment
- English for Academic Purposes
- Classroom Discourse Analysis
- Quantitative Research Methods
- Critical applied linguistics
Education
MA in TESOL Candidate at University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
B.A. in ELT (English Language Teaching), Independent University, Bangladesh
SELECTED PRESENTATIONS AND WORKSHOPS
Rahman, R. (2024, February). Empowering educators to create language learning games with Construct 3. Oral presentation at the ITBE Annual Convention 2024, Sheraton Lisle/Naperville Hotel, Lisle, IL.
Stroganova, A., & Rahman, R. (2024, February). Situational learning: AI enhanced learning management system (LMS). Oral presentation at the ITBE Annual Convention 2024, Lisle, IL.
Rahman, R. (2024, May). Code-free craft: Empowering educators to create language learning games with Construct 3. Workshop at CALICO 2024, Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh, PA.
Stroganova, A., & Rahman, R. (2024, May). From mundane to memorable: 5 ways to contextualize an ESL topic using Edvibe.com. Oral presentation at CALICO 2024, Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh, PA.
RESEARCH TOOL PROFICIENCY
Programming and Statistics: Python, RStudio
COMPUTER SKILLS
MS Word, PowerPoint, Excel, Canvas, Moodle, Adobe Premier Pro