Browsing Thesis, B.A. (English) by Title
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Hair tied back
(Brac University, 2023-05)Hair Tied Back is a story inspired by Octavia E. Butler’s “The Book of Martha,” a short story about a protagonist who converses with God to come up with a new method of encouraging humans to find joy, hope and determination ... -
Her desire: a post-colonial reading of Rabindranath, Rokeya, and Bibhuti
(Brac University, 2022-08)This research focuses on the idea of ‘desire,’ the manipulation of the word’ desire’ in creating a false portrayal of the colonial Bengal as well as her daughters. This also focuses on the lack of representation, ... -
History as metafiction: a study of three European postmodern novels, Graham Swift’s Waterland (1983), Umberto Eco’s Foucault’s Pendulum (1989), and Milan Kundera’s The Unbearable Lightness of Being (1984).
(BRAC University, 2017-04)The aim of this paper is to examine how postmodern novels self-consciously synchronize history in fiction. To be more precise, how and why history has been used in metafictional dimension as a postmodern discourse. In order ... -
A history of scars: An examination of how war and trauma changes people and the stories they tell
(Brac University, 2021-01)This paper will attempt to analyse the effects of war, intergenerational trauma and selective persecution on the human psyche, and how that is reflected in literature through the theoretical frameworks of New Historicism ... -
History through the pages of literature: A displacement theory in the post-colonial era
(Brac University, 2022)This thesis will focus on Displacement theory in the Post-colonial era. Through this paper I tried to bring forward the struggles and challenges faced by POC in the era after colonization. This includes, displacement ... -
The Horizon: south asian muslim women on faith, living, attitude
(BRAC University, 2014)The impetus of this paper comes from the urgency of finding the Muslim woman in the conundrum of South Asia. Particularly in relation to her faith, her expressions and the mosaic of reflections that give form to her ... -
How external standardized language exams and exam prospects affect Bangladeshi students
(Brac University, 2021-12)Bangladeshi students who aim to go abroad for higher education often have to give external standardized exams like IELTS, TOEFL, SAT, GMAT and GRE. Such an exam acts as a marker for students’ language proficiency on an ... -
How toddlers acquire a second language in an Irish environment
(BRAC University, 2016-04)This research attempts to find, how the Bangladeshi children and toddlers who suddenly move to another country from their birth country learn a new language (English) and cope up with a totally different environment at ... -
Humans trapped in bureaucracy: a study of Franz Kafka’s depiction of the modern man
(BRAC University, 2017-12)Franz Kafka is one of the greatest writers of twentieth century who explores the complexity of bureaucracy in his literary works. His novels and short stories show the crisis of modern man through anguished characters have ... -
Identifying women's position: exploring time, space and sexuality in Amitav Ghosh's novels
(BRAC University, 2012-12)This paper aims to go on a journey along with the female characters in Amitav Ghosh's novels. The different destinations in the journey will be first and foremost a woman's position in historical context, her role in the ... -
Identity, self-realization and the embodiment of womanhood in Henrik Ibsen’s Nora Helmer and Hedda Gabler
(Brac University, 2022-06)Henrik Ibsen wrote about 19th century sensitive, taboo topics. His work addresses aspects like corruption, psychological struggles, women’s rights, repressive social beliefs and such. Although Ibsen was never a self-proclaimed ... -
Imagining female subjects: formation of the self of women in Diaspora
(BRAC University, 2016-04)This thesis aims to look at the formation of the self of women in diaspora in the selected diasporic novels. The novels which have been chosen to be a part of this research are as follows: Brick Lane (2003) by Monica ... -
Impact and implementation of sociocultural theory in ESL classroom
(BRAC University, 2017-08)Sociocultural theory is a great theory for learning and for teaching the students. Moreover, it believes that learning L2 should be a helpful accomplishment not an unmediated process. Sociocultural theory emphasizes that, ... -
The impact of anxiety on the academic assessment
(BRAC University, 2011-12)There are significant differences between the performance and competence of the students learning English language. During examination some students do not perform according to their competence. These differences arise ... -
Impact of code switching on student alienation in private university students of Dhaka: fresher’s perspectives
(BRAC University, 2018-08)“Code switching” is a common occurring phenomenon in Bangladesh. , especially in Dhaka. Although most of the Private Universities instructs to follow EMI policy, using L1 in classroom has become pretty conventional scenario ... -
Impact of EMI policy on the academic result of BRAC university freshers: students’ and teachers’ perception
(BRAC University, 2016-08-04)This paper was an attempt to find out the impact of EMI policy on the academic resultof BRAC University freshers on the basis of the teachers and student’s perception.According to Islam (2013), English Medium Instruction ... -
The impact of iceberg theory in literature: a close reading of the Sun also rises and invisible cities
(Brac University, 2021-01)In Ernest Hemingway’s novels and short stories the priority to narrate the plot was evenly distributed between the content as well as the style of the writing. In a nutshell, he used a special writing style to hint at ... -
The impact of intelligence on second language acquisition
(BRAC University, 2010-12)Learners of second language possess different characteristics that make them different from each other. Intelligence is one of these characteristics, which is considered to affect the acquisition of formal structure of a ... -
Impact of Krashen’s affective filters on English speaking skills of Aliya Madrasah students in Dakhil and Alim level
(Brac University, 2020-04)This research looks into the matter of teaching and learning process of English speaking in madrasahs in Bangladesh. While doing so, it tries to relate Stephen Krashen’s hypothesis on Affective filters from his monitor ... -
The impact of language anxiety on academic achievement among ESL learners
(BARC University, 2017-08)Anxiety, kind of emotion which can be considered as complicated state of mind. In learning English as a foreign language classroom context language anxiety is one of the most significant variables. Anxiety influences learner ...