Browsing Thesis, M.A. (English and Humanities) by Title
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Analysing the Arab-Israeli identity crisis in the author Sayed Kashua’s Dancing Arabs and Let It Be Morning
(BRAC University, 2018-08)"Israeli Arab”, how humiliating is this name no matter how many will try to soften it. And frankly, it makes no difference if we call ourselves instead "Palestinian citizens of Israel" or even "the Palestinian ... -
Bollywood’s representation of Shakespeare, a postmodern Study: Macbeth-Maqbool ,Othello-Omkara, Hamlet- Haider
(BRAC University, 2017-12-06)Shakespeare plays are illustration of the success and failures of human responses to order. These illustrations are very well captivated and displayed on silver screen. This paper is an attempt to study the Indian adaptation ... -
Effect of affective filters in SLA: beginner level scenario
(BRAC University, 2018-04)Nowadays second language learning has become a matter of concern for the teachers. Affective filter is important while conducting a class of SLA. It is important to consider the psychological and emotional issues of the ... -
The effect of interpersonal learning style on speaking skill of tertiary level students
(BRAC University, 2019-04)This study investigated the effect of interpersonal learning style on speaking skill of tertiary level students. Five private universities of Dhaka, Bangladesh have been selected, from where 70 students and 15 teachers ... -
Effectiveness of pair work activities in ESL classrooms at the tertiary levels of Bangladesh
(BRAC University, 2018-08)The research is based on a small scale study which explores the effectiveness of pair work at the tertiary level of Bangladeshi classrooms. It focuses on the students’ and teachers’ attitudes regarding the effectiveness ... -
Enforced CLT or disguised GTM?: investigating English curriculum implementation in secondary schools in Bangladesh”
(BRAC University, 2019-04)National curriculum and textbooks board (NCTB) curriculum of Secondary level in Bangladesh promotes communicative language teaching (CLT). NCTB curriculum is written to increase the practice of CLT in EFL (English as a ... -
An exploration of EFL learners’ anxiety in an online learning environmental class
(BRAC University, 2018-12)This research is based on a small scale of study that shed lights on ‘An Exploration of EFL Learners’ Anxiety in Online Language Learning’. Five private universities of Dhaka, Bangladesh have been selected. From there, 97 ... -
An exploration of the functions of english in urban Bangladesh: investigation of people’s attitude
(BRAC University, 2019-04)In present world, use of English language is prominent in every part of people’s lives, even in countries where English is not the native tongue. In a developing country like Bangladesh, people are using English in different ... -
Field independence and field dependence factor in SLA and their impact on second language acquisition
(Brac University, 2018-04)This research paper tries to recognize the cognitive style of adolescent second language learners of an English medium school of Dhaka. Field independence and field dependence are the cognitive styles which are considered. ... -
Focus on forms vs Focus on form: A facilitator or barrier in the SLA context of Bangladesh.
(BRAC University, 2018-08)The purpose of this study is to figure out relevant depth the efficacy and ways of implementing form focused instruction based on theoretical claims and research findings. In recent years, the role of form focused instruction ... -
Her body at war: examining the violated bodies of war
(BRAC University, 2017-12-06)Countries get made and broken by the various conflicts which are the consequences of political agendas and ideologies. Some of these conflicts have major roles to play in historical fiction. In turn, we understand the ... -
Hybrid classes: orientation of technology in present ESL classes in primary level.
(BRAC University, 2017-12)In the modern time, technology is taking over all sectors. The life of human beings are too much dependent on modern technology that thinking of doing something without the help of technology is impossible to think. This ... -
Impact of coaching classes on students english language (L2) learning
(BRAC University, 2017-12)Coaching classes for academic subjects are old phenomenon in Bangladesh, there is a huge number of students go to coaching centers for learning English as second language (L2) because coaching centres use different ... -
Influence of Indian religio-philosophical thoughts in Hermann Hesse’S SIDDHARTHA
(BRAC University, 2018-04)Hermann Hesse is one of the Western minds who have come very close to eastern way of looking at thing. Perhaps there is no other man of his quality who understands the east better. - Osho, Rajneesh (Books 32) For me Hermann ... -
Investigating teachers‟ preferences for eclecticism in the teaching of English in Bangladesh
(BRAC University, 2019-04)This study investigates elementary level English language teachers‟ preferences for practicing eclecticism in Bangladesh. Both qualitative and quantitative data were used for this study. There is a growing debate about the ... -
An investigation of nationalism through the writing of W. B Yeats and Rabindranath Tagore
(BRAC University, 2017-12)Nationalism is a complex term, torsade with the forces of colonial and postcolonial witness. It is a quite difficult idea to be explained, as today every nation bears the sense of nationalism but not everyone is getting ... -
Oral corrective feedback: use and impact on junior secondary level students
(BRAC University, 2019-08)The study attempted to find out how junior secondary level English language teachers utilize their corrective feedback verbally in classroom settings. To fulfill that purpose, the research was conducted in 3 Bengali ... -
Popularity and effectiveness of smartphones in English language learning: perceptions of undergraduate students and their teachers
(BRAC University, 2019-04)The study, qualitative in nature, examines the effectiveness and acceptance of smartphones in English language learning among the tertiary level students in Bangladesh. Smartphones can be incorporated with English language ... -
Postmodernism: crisis versus construction of identity
(BRAC University, 2014-08)The question of identity in literature is quite common. The trend of identity formation differs from pre-modern to modern stage and from modern stage to postmodern stage. Sometimes it seems very problematic and sometimes ... -
Representation of prostitution in the novels woman at Point Zero by Nawwal el Saadawi and Nights at the Circus by Angela Carter
(BRAC University, 2019-04)Most of us tend to associate the word ‘prostitute’ with negative connotations. Synonyms of the word are used as a slang term against women we want to label as ‘characterless’. When we hear stories of prostitutes in ...
