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Effectiveness of extensive reading in Second Language learning : a study on the development of linguistic skills in reference to reading
(BRAC University, 2015-12)
Over the past few decade extensive reading has been gaining support and recognition in second language learning pedagogy. There are numerous articles that show the benefits of extensive reading in English for both foreign ...
Amitav Ghosh and his depiction of historical aspects and global interaction and experimentation with language
(BRAC University, 2013-04-18)
The thesis, looks at the novels of Amitav Ghosh (1956), especially In An Antique Land (1992), The Glass Palace (2000), Sea of Poppies (2008) and River of Smoke (2011), to show the historical aspects of the cultures and ...
Chakma language : survival from being extinct in Bangladesh
(BRAC University, 2014-12)
At present days, the world is marked by a discrepancy in language development. Language loss has become a common phenomenon throughout the world. There were almost 50,000 languages and among them only 10,000 languages ...
Prevailing non-normativities: exploring gender norms, transgressive desires and identities in literature by Muslim women writers of the subcontinent
(BRAC University, 2014-08-14)
Prevailing Non-Normativities: Exploring Gender Norms, Transgressive Desires and Identities in Literature by Muslim Women Writers of the Subcontinent is an exploration of essentialist gender norms, transgressive desires, ...
Backwash effect of SSC and HSC Examinations : focus on listening and speaking skills
(BRAC University, 2014-12)
Exam is one of the major influential factors on learning outcome. It encourages students to practice more on specific skills, topics or subject of assigned curricula of an exam. According to Skinner (1957) language learning ...
The fairy tales of oscar wilde and the gain of suffering
(BRAC University, 2012-04)
This thesis aims to study the fairy tales of Oscar Wilde and draw a conclusion as to why
he incorporated so much pain, suffering, sadness and death in his stories. In other words, my aim was to study the "gain of suffering ...
Teaching productive skills to the students: a secondary level scenario
(BRAC University, 2015-12)
As a global medium of communication the importance of English has increased a lot in the present social, political and commercial contexts. With the advancements of Information technology in various spheres of society, ...
Reasons and necessity of private tutoring in English for Bangla medium primary school students in Bangladesh
(BRAC University, 2013-04)
Private tutoring in English is a major phenomenon in Bangladesh. A large number of students receive private supplementary tutoring in English in Bangladesh. Payment-based private supplementary tutoring has also spread all ...
Implementing learner autonomy through communicative activities performed in CLT classroom : an investigation of the learner's preferred activities which are carried out in CLT classroom and the potential of these activities to promote learner autonomy
(BRAC University, 2013-04)
Learner autonomy is in the heart of CLT approach. It is one of the central issues of Communicative Language Teaching. According to Holec’s (1981) definition learner autonomy means “ability to take charge of one’s own ...
Communication for airline staffs in a second language
(BRAC University, 2015-08)
This study investigated the areas of difficulty in English expressed by the staffs of different airlines. Since an ESP course is going to be held in their refreshment program, therefore, in order to work in a promising ...