Thesis, B.A. (English and Humanities)
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The expansion of private tutoring in english in rural Bangladesh: perceptions of students, parents, and teachers on effectiveness, ethicality, and government regulations regarding private tutoring in english
(Brac University, 2019-08)Though the shadow of PT-E (Private Tutoring in English) has been evolving to its best there has not been adequate research on PT-E in Bangladesh. However, in the recent years, PT (Private Tutoring) has engrossed researchers' ... -
Exploring classroom and outside-classroom factors affecting oral fluency in english of Bengali-medium students
(BRAC University, 2019-04)In a few recent studies it has been found that teachers in national curriculum schools of Bangladesh mostly prefer to teach grammar-centered lessons. Furthermore, it is often seen that students who graduate from Bengali ... -
The JSC english language examination in Bangladesh: is it actually testing learners’ language skills
(BRAC University, 2019-04)Language tests have been a matter of concern in a country like Bangladesh where English is taught in isolation. The high stake tests tend to test language items discreetly without considering content embedded language ... -
'Digital advertising' The New Age marketing and my working experience in this sphere
(BRAC University, 2019-04)The goal of my internship report is to clarify two very specific points. Firstly, how the world of digital marketing functions and how with time, this form of marketing is going to outrun almost all other mediums of marketing ... -
Difficulties in learning english faced by secondary level students in Bangla medium schools in Bangladesh
(BRAC University, 2019-04)Learning English as a second language is indispensable in education system of Bangladesh. For Bangladeshi learners gaining proficiency is essential for higher studies in Bangladesh and abroad, in job sectors, and communicating ... -
Socio- psychological barriers to effective language learning in adult EFL classroom in context of Bangladesh
(BRAC University, 2019-04)This paper inspects the socio-psychological barriers that adult learners face in classrooms while learning a foreign language, in this case, English. It also studies how these barriers are working negatively for the whole ... -
Pedagogical issues in online language classroom: a case study on 10 minute school.
(BRAC University, 2019-04)Using the computer technology to support collaborative learning has become one of the most trending modern teaching and learning. The research is based on a case study of 10 Minute School; there will be qualitative information ... -
Feminist space in magical realism: coexistence of magic and feminist tropes in Joanne Harris’ Chocolate and The Lollipop Shoes
(BRAC University, 2019-04)This thesis is an opportunity to explore the significance of magical realism beyond its conventions. Within the post-colonial perspective, the concept of magical realism may express feminist notions through the blend of ... -
Investigating the impact of facebook on developing English language proficiency at the tertiary level students in Bangladesh
(BRAC University, 2019-04)It has been a very controversial topic in today’s world that, whether Facebook is helping or hampering in students’ education. It is mostly affecting the students who tend to learn ESL with the assistance of social media. ... -
Envisioning the anthropocene and posthumanism in science fiction and fantasy works: a study of the novels The Windup Girl, The Fifth Season, and short story “Vaster Than Empires and More Slow."
(BRAC University, 2019-04)This research addresses the notion of the Anthropocene – a term originally denoted a geological era where human activities are the predominant force in altering nature’s progress. The age of the Anthropocene as a mode of ... -
An exploratory study of imperialism and English language in Bangladesh
(BRAC University, 2019-04)This research explored the existence of linguistic imperialism, intentionally or unintentionally, in different sectors of Bangladesh. This study discussed how majority of the sectors of our country are invaded linguistically ... -
An exploration of displacement and alienation in post-colonial context: a close study of V.S. Naipaul’s The Mimic Men and Samuel Selvon’s The Lonely Londoners
(BRAC University, 2019-04)The term post-colonialism implies the freedom and political emancipation of the colonized from the colonizers and examines the cultural activities used by the imperial powers to overpower the body and mind of the colonized ... -
Reclaiming Lalon and his philosophy: Deho-Totto, transcendentalism, and our academia
(BRAC University, 2018-04)The philosophical and spiritual dimensions of early Bengali literature and Fakir Lalon Shah’s significant contribution to that is still an area that requires further research. Grounded in the tradition of the “sahajiya,1” ... -
The impact of Mobile Assisted Language Learning (MALL) on ESL learners’ language skills: a study of tertiary level students
(Brac University, 2019-04)Mobile Assisted Language Learning (MALL) has entered in our lives prominently with the advancement of mobile technology. It has made the students’ learning way more easier and flexible for its high portability. Most ... -
Nature of motivation across the age level
(BRAC University, 2019-04)Motivation plays important role in language learning. This motivation can vary from person to person, according to the factors which he or she is surrounded by. Some factors can affect motivation intrinsically or some ... -
A reflection on Russia’s existential nihilism from Dostoevsky’s crime and punishment and notes from the underground
(BRAC University, 2019-04)Crime and Punishment and Notes from the Underground are two remarkable novels written by Dostoevsky during the late nineteenth century. The novels centrally focus on the tale of poverty and suffering of Russia and how it ... -
Why Sherlock Holmes is immortal: character and legacy
(BRAC University, 2019-04)Sherlock Holmes has been an endearing figure in the public consciousness for over a hundred years now. He has transcended the pages of the novel to become much more than Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, the author, could ever have ... -
Revisiting the past: nostalgic postmodernism in British literature
(Brac University, 2019-04)There are more than five hundred novels published during the Victorian era still many British postmodernist writers recreate the Victorian setting, theme and characters in their works. The Victorian Era without a doubt is ... -
Teachers’ classroom practices and their impact on student’s English writing skills: a qualitative study of three schools in a small town in Bangladesh
(Brac University, 2019-04)Writing is one of the skills to judge a person’s language competence. English is now the global language and also it is a medium to get success in various fields; such as in job market, higher education, communication, ... -
Arundhati Roy’s fiction: mapping the micro-narratives of the marginalized
(Brac University, 2019-04)Postmodernism starts with shifting of ideas from modernism. In postmodernism, authors adopt multiple features like historic-metafiction, magic realism, intertextuality and many more. One of the major changes that happen ...
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