Thesis, B.A. (English)
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Mobile-assisted language learning in Secondary level schools in Bangladesh
(Brac University, 2021-01)Mobile learning has been applied to higher studies in developed countries for more than a decade to ensure a smooth, effective and trouble-free teaching and learning process. Advanced technology has played a vital role in ... -
A qualitative exploration of Bangladeshi STEM graduates’ English speaking
(Brac University, 2022-01)English speaking skills especially in the ESOL context like Bangladesh, STEM graduates are facing many challenges in terms of English speaking. Many of them are not proficient to speak in English well as they face many ... -
English version in Bangladesh: the awkward middle child that needs desperate attention
(Brac University, 2021-09)This study, qualitative in nature, explores learning and teaching in an English version school in Bangladesh. English Version has never been able to live up to its full potential due to countless unattended issues. While ... -
Teaching writing skills: a comparative study of Bangla medium and English medium schools of Dhaka city
(Brac University, 2020-12)This research paper attempts to find out the methods, strategies and techniques which are used in Bangla medium schools and English medium schools to teach writing skill. It also investigates whether those strategies differ ... -
Challenges that Bangladeshi examinees face during IELTS listening test
(Brac University, 2022-01)The study deals with the challenges examinee face during IELTS listening test. The study is conducted only focused on the context of Bangladesh. The objective of the research is to figure out the major difficulties which ... -
An inter-disciplinary study of how democracies eventually emulate authoritarian regimes, considering 1984 as a forewarning
(Brac University, 2022-02)For decades following World War II, the inadequacies and opulence exhibited by dictatorships had prompted people to refocus their attention toward democratic administration. Democracy was triumphant in the Cold War against ... -
Gender roles in war: Zweiter Weltkrieg’s (World War II) homefront against battlefront in a woman in Berlin
(Brac University, 2022-01)During the hindmost months of the Second World War in 1945, as the Russian army closed in on Berlin and the war was weeks away from an armistice, one anonymous citizen of Berlin decided to keep a personal journal to ... -
Fallen” to new women: reflection on the social condition of women in light of modernist expression in the novels of Virginia Woolf and Kate Chopin
(Brac University, 2022-01)The main focus of my thesis is that I want to analyze the situation and the position of women in the society of late 19th and early 20th century in light of modernist expression and how the then society shaped women’s lives ... -
Influence of social media and e-learning on breaking language barriers during the Covid19 situation
(Brac University, 2022-01)Learning a language is always an extraordinary challenge for a person. It comes with many obstacles that one needs to overcome. From the very beginning of time there are many methods that are being followed to ensure the ... -
The influence of online assessment on secondary students in Bangladesh: consequences and challenges
(Brac University, 2022-01)The COVID-19 pandemic has shifted the teaching-learning process in a whole new direction. The traditional school teaching and learning process was suddenly diverted and forced to virtual classes where Bangladeshi teachers ... -
The absurd and the caged self: a comparative study on “A Hunger Artist” and The Plague
(Brac University, 2022-01)This paper explores Franz Kafka’s short story “A Hunger Artist” and Albert Camus’ novel The Plague to do a comparison of the texts in the light of absurdism. This thesis is centred around the notion of constitution of the ... -
Evolution of feminism in English literature from 19th to 20th century
(Brac University, 2022-01)This thesis will be concerned with the evolution of feminism in English literature from the 19th to 20th century. Feminism encompasses social movements, political movements and ideologies that aim to define and create ... -
Motivation and attitude towards learning English during the COVID-19 pandemic in Bangladesh: a mixed methods study
(Brac University, 2021-09)The study examines motivations and attitudes towards learning English among a leading private University's undergraduate Computer Science and Engineering students. It examines whether the participants are motivated to study ... -
Boundary between reality and fiction: analysing socio-political influences of a criminal mind in the film, Joker (2019)
(Brac University, 2021-09)For the last few decades, the advancements in visual media have enabled filmmakers to propagate their visions of postmodernist perplexities on the screen, reiterating and reinterpreting their predecessors’ unresolved ... -
Magical realism in Salman Rushdie’s Midnight’s Children and Italo Calvino’s Invisible Cities
(Brac University, 2021-09)The term ‘magical realism’ is an amalgamation of oxymorons. The narrative mode allows you to discuss different perspectives on reality. The main object of this thesis is to do research study of Salman Rushdie’s Midnight’s ... -
Teachers' roles in secondary level online classroom in Bangladesh
(Brac University, 2021-09)This study is focused on the role of teachers in online classes. It examines how teachers should engage the students in an online classroom for producing better output. Structured interview questions were formed for teachers' ... -
Code switching on social media among private university students of Bangladesh: a case study
(Brac University, 2021-09)Code-switching has become a common phenomenon in Bangladesh particularly among the teenagers. Social media such as Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, WhatsApp etc. gains a huge popularity in Bangladesh. As social media itself ... -
Blended teaching technique in the modern educational system: its opportunities and obstacles for tertiary level students of Bangladesh
(Brac University, 2021-09)This study aims to find out the comprehensive meaning of blended teaching, its proper design, and formation with a view to elaborating how learners adopt blended learning with the usage of online and traditional classroom ... -
A case study of tertiary level online english learning and assessment in Bangladesh during COVID-19
(Brac University, 2021-09)The education system all over the world shifted to online mode due to COVID 19 pandemic circumstances. Though online education is convenient and flexible, both teachers and students are facing challenges in online classes ... -
A study on English language performance of Bangla medium students of private universities during Covid-19
(Brac University, 2021-09)This research explored the current situation of online language classes in Covid-19 Pandemic. It explored the increasing struggle of Bangla medium students during online language learning. This research also includes the ...