Biography
Dr. Sujit Kumar Dutta has lived and worked in Canada, England, Bangladesh, India and Thailand. He has a great passion for teaching and has over 25 years of varied teaching experience in college and university settings in Canada and overseas and has taught a wide range of courses in composition, rhetoric and literature. Dr. Dutta was Chair, Department of English, University of Chittagong, Bangladesh, where he supervised and monitored the activities of faculty and support staff, set educational goals and set policies to achieve them. As Director of Executive’s Care, an English-language teaching centre that offers courses and conducts TOEFL and IELTS tests, his duties included revising teaching materials, setting goals and developing marketing strategies.
Having studied and worked in so many different settings, Dr. Dutta has gained a truly multicultural outlook that is reflected in his teaching. He encourages dialogue by raising critical issues and engaging students in problem-posing and problem-solving debates. He goes beyond teaching the "mere facts" and helps students develop and refine their ideas and examine the world from different perspectives. Dr. Dutta is an accomplished writer. His articles and reviews on language, literature, and teaching methodology have appeared in scholarly journals, including Language and Style (CUNY, USA), Forum (USA), Chauce: Journal of Philology and Pedagogy (Spain), and O'Scholar (UK).
Academic Credentials
Post-graduate certificate, College Teacher Training Programme, George Brown College, Toronto, 2010
Post-doctoral studies, Cognitive Poetics and Applied Linguistics, University of Nottingham, UK, 2006-2007
Doctor of Philosophy, Comparative Analysis of Fiction, Maharaja Sayajirao University of Baroda, India, 1985
Master of Arts, English Language and Literature, University of Chittagong, Bangladesh, 1976
Bachelor of Arts (Honours), English, University of Chittagong, Bangladesh, 1974
Areas of Specialization
Academic Writing
Rhetoric & Composition
Post-Colonial Literature
Areas of Expertise
Curriculum Design
English as a Second Language
Comparative Literature
Sociolinguistics
Cognitive Poetics
Intercultural Studies
Research and Scholarly Writing
Editing
Career Highlights
2010-Present – Professor, George Brown College, Centre for Business
2014 – Professor, School of Advancement, Centennial College
1985-2008 – Professor, Department of English, University of Chittagong, Bangladesh
1991-1993 – Chair, Department of English, University of Chittagong, Bangladesh
2005-2008 – Adjunct Faculty, Independent University and Premier University, Bangladesh
2005 – Guest Professor, Institute of English Language Education (IELE), Assumption University, Thailand
Other Activities
Member – American Seminar, Salzburg, Austria
Editor – Horizon: A Journal of Letters, Department of English, University of Chittagong
Chief-Coordinator – Secondary English Teaching Improvement Project (SETIP), Bangladesh
Presenter – Seminar on Teaching English as a Second Language, American Center, Austria
Presenter – Seminar on Peace Education and Conflict Resolution, Juniata College, Huntingdon, Pennsylvania, USA
Presenter – Seminar on Commonwealth Literature, University of Dhaka, Bangladesh
Presenter – All India English Teacher’s Conference, B. H. University, India
Presenter – British Council Seminar on National and Regional Issues in ELT: International Perspectives, British Council, Dhaka
Presenter – Seminar on Teaching Literature through Language, Nottingham University, UK
Awards
Commonwealth Academic Staff Fellowship Award, University of Nottingham, UK, 2006-2007
American Studies Center Fellowship, American Seminar in Salzburg, Austria, 1997
Arms Control and Disarmament Fellowship, Juniata College, Pennsylvania, USA, 1996
Chancellor’s Gold Medal, University of Chittagong, Bangladesh, 1975
