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DEH Presents Popular English Songs on Video |
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DEH Presents Popular English Songs on Video.
DEH will organize a session of English songs on video to improve students' listening comprehension. The session is open for all DEH Faculty and students.
The Schedule:
Date: 11 November (Thursday)
Time: 4 pm
Venue: Rooftop Seminar Room, Campus B
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DEH Celebrates Eid Reunion 2010. |
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DEH Celebrates Eid Reunion 2010.
The Department of English and Humanities (DEH) had organized an “Eid Reunion” on the 30th of October at the “H2O Lounge” in Dhanmondi. Faculties and students were all present under one roof to take a break from monotonous urban life which had kept us all engulfed in an air of workaholism throughout. The Head of DEH, Prof. Mohit Ul Alam commenced the programme in a joyous manner, which set the tone for the rest of the festivities of the day. 
The event started off with student performances which showcased individual talents such as singing, dancing, etc. Then the most eagerly-anticipated moment took off, in the form of a dance party, courtesy of DJ Hyper, the in-house disk jockey (DJ) of H2O Lounge. It can be safe to mention that nobody could distinguish the faculties from the students. Almost everybody became a child at heart again when they stepped onto the dance floor.
The first dancing session was short-lived however, due to lunch. H20 served us a really sumptuous meal. Lunch was followed by group performances, where group of students were formed under a faculty, who had to perform in various roles such as acting, dancing, modeling, and so forth. The contest was then succeeded by a raffle draw which was won by the few. And lastly, the festivities concluded with none other than more dancing, which went on as if it would not have stopped till we had dropped down in exhaustion. But everybody seemed to be high on energy, so all our stamina was tested to the core – but we came out with flying colours nevertheless.
Overall it was a hugely-successful event which had eclipsed last year’s Eid Reunion in verve and energy. Kudos must go to Md. Shayeekh-Us-Saleheen, Assistant Professor of DEH and Biswajit Sarkar, a final semester student, for organizing this event and making it a grand success.
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DEH Holds a Workshop on Writing Non-fiction with Prof Fakrul Alam Instructing. |
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DEH Holds a Workshop on Writing Non-fiction with Prof Fakrul Alam Instructing.
“The key to good writing is reading,” said Professor Fakrul Alam at a workshop in University of Liberal Arts Bangladesh (ULAB), hosted by the Department of English and Humanities (DEH) and the ULAB Language Club. The workshop took place on Thursday, 4th November, 2010. In the workshop which was presided over by Prof. Mohit Ul Alam, Head, DEH, were also present Prof. Golam Sarwar Chowdhury, other DEH faculty members and a host of faculties from other universities as well as a substantial number of students. Prof. Fakrul Alam addressed the audience by giving a detailed insight into better ways of writing non-fiction. He also aired his strong views against the practice of plagiarism, “which,” he said, “actually results from our tendency of memorizing.” Prof. Alam explained a comprehensive structure of writing essays and dissertations. He encouraged the students to “be original and simple” in their academic writings and shared with them the six elementary rules of writing by George Orwell given in the latter’s essay, ‘Politics and the English Language’. 
Apart from stating the rules, Prof. Alam advised the students on editing and proof-reading, asking them to take special care in correcting their grammatical mistakes by following certain style books, such as APA and MLA styles.
In the question-answer session, Prof. Alam emphasized that writers should keep the audience in their minds and start with something interesting that will immediately grab the readers’ attention.
Towards the end of the seminar, Prof. Alam revealed that “a good writing is very close to a good speech.” The seminar was extremely successful in providing guidelines to students on writing effectively, and on concentrating on quality writing rather than on quantity writing.
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ULAB Launches Debate Competition on “Happiness in Bangladesh” |
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ULAB Launches Debate Competition on “Happiness in Bangladesh”.
The Media Studies and Journalism (MSJ) Department and the Debating Club of the University of Liberal Arts Bangladesh (ULAB, http://www.ulab.edu.bd ) will inaugurate a Debate Competition “Happiness in Bangladesh” on November 4, 2:00 to 4:00, at the ULAB Auditorium on Campus A. The objectives of the competition are to: introduce the concept of Gross National Happiness to students participating in the MSJ Curriculum Integration Program Fall 2010; improve the persuasion and public speaking skills of students in English and Bangla; and facilitate interdisciplinary interaction through the appreciation of the concept of happiness. The Honorable Vice Chancellor Rafiqul Islam will be the Chief Guest while Pro Vice Chancellor Imran Rahman will be the Special Guest.
Eight teams will join the competition; composed of students enrolled in the following MSJ courses: “Advertising” (Imtiaz Ahmed Chowdhury), “Multimedia Production” (Imtiaz Ahmed Chowdhury), “Video Communication 1” (Razibul Hossain), Documentary Production (Razibul Hossain), “Visual Communication” (Marium Akther), “Development Communication” (Marium Akther), “Reading Media Texts” (Anis Pervez) and “Research Methodology” (Anis Pervez).
The debate will use the Asian Parliamentary Format. Each team will have three members with one as the team leader. There will be three rounds of debates, which will utilize knock out/elimination system. The winning teams move to the next round. The debate propositions revolve around the concept of Gross National Happiness (GNH), which is the theme of the MSJ Curriculum Integration Program for Fall Semester 2010. The concept was put forward by the Centre for Bhutan Studies (CBS) as an alternative to Gross Domestic Product (GDP).
Last October 14, the ULAB Debating Club conducted a training and demonstration on parliamentary debates to the contestants. The final round of debate will be held on December 2, 10:00 to 11:00 at the ULAB Auditorium. |
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Drama “Shei Shob Manusher Golpo” – Tale of Those People on Oct 28, ULAB Club Day |
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Drama “Shei Shob Manusher Golpo” – Tale of Those People on Oct 28, ULAB Club Day. ULAB Sustainable Development (SD) club is going to present a drama “Shei Shob Manusher Golpo” – Tale of Those People, on the occasion of ULAB club day. This drama is about the people living with cyclone and other natural disasters, in coastal South of Bangladesh. Different issues like disaster management, policy matters and national and international NGO work and weakness are highlighted in this drama. One professional theatre group Bolttola will also support and perform with SD club students in the show. Why SD club doing this?
SD-club students & ISD people; and Bottola performers have brainstormed & researched on the community who are living with natural disasters. The story is more content geared and research based, and this is first time SD club performing in year 2010. For further details, please contact
Ehsanul Kabir
Advisor, Sustainable Development Club (ULAB)
Lecturer
Institute for Sustainable Development (ISD)
University of Liberal Arts Bangladesh (ULAB)
Mob: 01715-046050 |
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Happiness in Bangladesh: Real or Reel |
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Happiness in Bangladesh: Real or Reel.
The Media Studies and Journalism (MSJ) Department of the University of Liberal Arts Bangladesh (ULAB, http://www.ulab.edu.bd ) organized its second forum on Gross National Happiness (GNH) on October 21, 10:00 to 12:00, at the ULAB Auditorium on Campus A. Entitled “Happiness in Bangladesh: Real or Reel,” the discussion revolved around the World Happiness Survey, conducted by the London School of Economics (LSE), which placed Bangladesh as the happiest nation in the world. LSE professors proved that money can buy everything except for happiness. People in most rich countries (including Austria, the Netherlands, Canada and Japan) are much unhappier than their poorer counterparts in countries like Dominican Republic and Armenia. The study showed that Bangladeshis derive more happiness from their small incomes as compared to the British with relatively large bank balances.
ULAB Associate Professor Anis Pervez and Lecturer Imtiaz Ahmed Chowdhury were the main speakers. While speaking on the occasion, Anis Pervez discussed the meaning of happiness understood from different academic perspectives and emphasized the Indian way of understanding happiness as an existential longing to unite with the unknown. Bangladeshi society - mix of Baisnav Hinduism, Sahajia Buddhism and Sufi Islam—comprehends happiness as a devotional experience, which is reflected on the folk media of the country.
On the other hand, Imtiaz Ahmed Chowdhury shed light on the media portrayal of happiness in Bangladesh and showed how happiness or the lack of it is being portrayed in our songs, films, commercials and so forth. He underlined the fact that representation of melancholy is culturally rooted in our country as a form of inspiration. The traditional media portrayal of Bangladeshi people's happiness tilts more towards non-materialistic aspirations rather than materialistic ones. However, he also showed that due to the influence of globalization & capitalism, this trend is rapidly changing.
Following both the presentations the floor opened for the question-answer session which however was full of lively debates as to whether we, as Bangladeshi, seek happiness and solace in melancholy. The forum however ended with no resolve whatsoever.
Earlier on October 14, at the first forum entitled “Gross National Happiness as a Development Concept” was held where Assistant Professor Hillol Sobhan and Senior Lecturer Marium Akther tackled the evolving concepts of development, including GNH and its nine dimensions. The concepts of development included GDP, Income Distribution, Self-Reliance, Basic Needs, Sustainable Development, Holistic Human Development and GNH.
The two fora take off from the concept of GNH put forward by the Centre for Bhutan Studies (CBS) as an alternative to Gross Domestic Product (GDP). To quote the CBS: “Across the world, indicators focus largely on market transactions, covering trade, monetary exchange rates, stock market, growth, etc. These dominant, conventional indicators, generally related to GDP reflect quantity of physical output of a society. GDP is heavily biased towards increased production and consumption, regardless of the necessity or desirability of such outputs, at the expense of other more holistic criterion. It is biased against conservation since it does not register conservation or stocks.”
The GNH, on the other hand, aims at a deeper representation of well-being than conventional indicators. What exists in a fundamental way is relationality (as opposed to subject and object) at all levels, which can only be assessed by a broad range of social, economic, cultural, and environmental indicators. Seen in this way, happiness and well-being is ultimately a way of being that is affected by and affects relational quality, which changes in meaning over time with deepening sensitivities to the world around us and with our understanding of what is important or valuable for us and for all sentient beings. The nine GNH dimensions are (1) Psychological Well-being, (2) Time Use, (3) Community Vitality, (4) Culture, (5) Health, (6) Education, (7) Environmental Diversity, (8) Living Standard and (9)Governance.
The activity is part of the MSJ Department’s Curriculum Integration Program for Fall 2010. There are ten courses under the Curriculum Integration Program – “Advertising” (Imtiaz Ahmed Chowdhury), “Multimedia Production” (Imtiaz Ahmed Chowdhury), “Introduction to Photography” (Razibul Hossain), “Video Communication 1” (Razibul Hossain), Documentary Production (Razibul Hossain), “Visual Communication” (Marium Akther), “Development Communication” (Marium Akther), “Scriptwriting” (Hillol Sobhan), “Reading Media Texts” (Anis Pervez) and “Research Methodology” (Anis Pervez). The program will culminate with an exhibit from December 22 to January 21.
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