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A Department of English webinar

Open Access · Free Online via Zoom

AI as a Co-Critic:
A Facilitator’s Assistant for
Teaching & Learning English

A conversation about using artificial intelligence as a thoughtful partner in the teaching and learning of English language and literature.

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When
21st
August 2026
Time
19:30
GMT+6 · Dhaka
Friday evening Q&A included
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Language Learning✦ Literary Criticism✦ Teaching Practice✦ AI Literacy✦ Critical Thinking✦

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§ 01 · About

AI in the classroom, critically considered.

Artificial intelligence can be more than an answer engine: used thoughtfully, it can become a co-critic that supports reflection, interpretation and feedback.

This Department of English webinar asks how educators and learners can use AI as a facilitator’s assistant while preserving human judgement, creativity and critical engagement with language and literature.

PILLAR 01

Co-Critique

Using AI to prompt reflection and constructive critique without surrendering human judgement.

PILLAR 02

Facilitation

Practical ways educators can use AI as an assistant in English language teaching.

PILLAR 03

Interpretation

Exploring language and literature while keeping creativity and critical reading at the centre.

§ 02 · Voices in the room

The speakers

Dr. Prodhan Mahbub Ibna Seraj
Keynote · External
Speaker 01
— AI & English education

Dr. Prodhan Mahbub Ibna Seraj

Associate Professor & Head · Department of English, American International University-Bangladesh (AIUB)

Dr. Prodhan Mahbub Ibna Seraj is an Associate Professor in the Department of English at American International University-Bangladesh (AIUB). He completed his Ph.D. in Teaching English as a Second Language (TESL) at the Faculty of Education, Universiti Teknologi Malaysia (UTM), and earned his M.A. in Applied Linguistics & ELT from the University of Dhaka. He received the Best Postgraduate Student Award for the Ph.D. programme at UTM’s 66th Convocation in recognition of his outstanding research. His particular interest is how technology can assist English Language Teaching (ELT). He has published 51 research articles, book chapters and conference papers in prestigious national and international peer-reviewed journals, including Scopus- and Web of Science-indexed publications such as Heliyon, Journal of Psycholinguistic Research, Language Testing in Asia, International Journal of Sustainability in Higher Education, Sustainability, Asian EFL Journal, MEXTESOL Journal, and International Journal of Interactive Mobile Technologies. He has reviewed 212 manuscripts for 51 international journals, most indexed in Scopus and Web of Science, and serves as a member of an editorial board.

English Education AI in Teaching Critical Practice
Nafisa Noor
Speaker · Internal
Speaker 02
— teaching & learning

Nafisa Noor

Lecturer · Department of English, Bangladesh University

Nafisa Noor represents the Department of English at Bangladesh University, contributing an internal perspective on how AI-assisted critique can support the practical teaching and learning of English language and literature.

Language Learning Literature Classroom Practice
Md. Fahim Ashfaque Hosted by Md. Fahim Ashfaque — Lecturer, Department of English, Bangladesh University

§ 03 · Programme

An evening of critical exchange.

A focused programme featuring an external keynote, an internal perspective and an open window for audience questions.

01

Opening & framing

Welcome from the Department of English and an introduction by host Md. Fahim Ashfaque.

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Keynote — Dr. Prodhan Mahbub Ibna Seraj

AI as a co-critic and technology’s role in supporting English Language Teaching.

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Internal perspective — Nafisa Noor

Practical possibilities for AI-assisted teaching and learning in language and literature.

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Open Q&A & closing

Your questions, addressed live. The floor is yours.

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The strongest use of AI in education does not replace critical thought — it creates new occasions for it.

— Framing note

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