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Sayeedur RahmanAttitudes to English as a language for internationaldevelopment in rural BangladeshUniversity of Dhaka, BangladeshSayeedur Rahman is an Assistant Professor and the current Head of theDepartment of English at the Institute of Modern languages (IML), University ofDhaka. He received his PhD in ELT from Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi.He has worked extensively as an ESL/EFL teacher for 10 years and has publishedwidely in the areas of SLA and sociolinguistics. His research interests includethe socio-psychological study of EFL, sociolinguistics, individual differences inlanguage learning and EAP/ESP.Philip SeargeantAttitudes to English as a language for internationaldevelopment in rural BangladeshThe Open University, UKPhilip Seargeant is Lecturer in Applied Linguistics in the Centre for Language andCommunication, The Open University. He is author of The Idea of English in Japan:Ideology and the Evolution of a Global Language (Multilingual Matters, 2009), andeditor of English in Japan in the Era of Globalization (Palgrave Macmillan, 2011) andEnglish in the World: History, Diversity, Change (Routledge, 2012, with Joan Swann).He has also published several articles in journals such as World Englishes, theInternational Journal of Applied Linguistics, Language Policy, Language Sciences,and Language & Communication. He has recently edited, with Elizabeth J. Erling, avolume on English and International Development (Multilingual Matters, 2012).Kevin SmithPerceptions and strategies of learning in English bySingapore primary school children with dyslexia – ametaphor analysisDyslexia Association of Singapore (DAS)Kevin Smith is Director of Training at the Dyslexia Association of Singapore. He wasborn dyslexic and attended a school for dyslexic learners. He has a Master Degreein Dyslexia and is pursuing his PhD. He lectures on various courses in Singaporeand abroad and is actively involved in research.Contributors | 419