Thesis, B.A. (English): Recent submissions
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Unfinished processes: Acting out trauma and working through postmemory
(Brac University, 2020-04)This thesis expands on the concepts of trauma and postmemory portrayed in the graphic memoirs Maus by Art Spiegelman and The Best We Could Do by Thi Bui. Both memoirs constitute an intimately evocative family story, ... -
Understanding the discursive context: Production of muslim women as invisible in the written history of colonial Bengal
(Brac University, 2019-12)This paper studies the social milieu that produced Muslim women as “invisible” and “backward” in the written history, shaped by Hindu/Brahmo dominated nationalist discourse in Bengal. It questions the political atmosphere, ... -
Mysticism in Lalon and Tagore: A question of textual Influence and Intertextuality
(Brac University, 2019-12)Lalon shai, his philosophy and contribution in Bengali literature is vast; he is the "Guru" of Baul music in Bangladesh. Lalon‟s song creates a huge impact in Bengali literature; but, his philosophy and "Sadhana" (Meditation) ... -
Challenges of teaching productive language skills: A case study of an English medium school in Bangladesh
(Brac University, 2019-12-31)Enhancing speaking and writing abilities in English now a days has become a mandatory part for a student. In almost every sector including jobs, higher education, travel and tourism, science and international communication ... -
An exploratory study of teaching and learning English in rural primary schools in Bangladesh
(Brac University, 2019-12)This study explores the English teaching-learning scenario at the primary schools of a remote area of Bangladesh. It emphasizes on English learning of primary level because primary education is the foundation of an ... -
Of the Mother and the Whore: a depiction of the contemporary socio-political events and their impacts on female identity in Margaret Atwood’s The Handmaid’s Tale and Oryx and Crake
(Brac University, 2019-12)This thesis aims to outline the contemporary global socio-political events (those of the twentieth and twenty-first century), with special focus on the rise of fundamentalist politics and technological advancements to ... -
Feminization, construction and re-construction of madness: intertextuality between Jane Eyre and Wide Sargasso Sea
(Brac University, 2019-12)Even though men didsuffer from mental illness theirs was considered a disease that required to be cured while madness or deviant behavior in women was considered something demonized, wicked and dangerous. The aim of my ... -
Integrating 21st Century skills into the academic program of a private university: an evaluative study
(Brac University, 2019-12)This study investigates the provision of teaching 21st century skills to the undergraduate students at a private university. The world is changing faster and to cope up with the modern world universities are constantly ... -
Exploring the aspects of Dark Romanticism in 19th Century American Literature
(Brac University, 2019-12)Dark Romanticism in 19th century America was popular among the readers, but not entirely in literary circles where writers were focusing more on transcendalist writings, like “Nature” of Ralph Waldo Emerson. Writers like ... -
Developing listening and speaking skills in EAP courses: a mixed method study at a private university in Bangladesh
(Brac University, 2019-12)This study explores how a pre-university English course helps developing students’ English skills particularly speaking and listening and prepare them to cope with the English skills necessary for the higher studies at the ... -
Literature as a liberating space for 19th century women: a close reading of the selected works of Christina Rossetti, Emily Bronte and Kate Chopin
(Brac University, 2019-12)This thesis fundamentally aims to look at the question of the potency of literature as a space through which women can assert their existence. Literature has been used as a force for social reformation and has been used ... -
Portrayal of women in Amitav Ghosh’s Novels Sea of Poppies and River of Smoke
(Brac University, 2019-08)In my thesis, I will illustrate the portrayal of women in Amitav Ghosh’s novels Sea of Poppies and River of Smoke. Manifestation of women in Amitav Ghosh’s novels explores the emotional world of women with a historical ... -
Students’ and teachers’ attitude towards translanguaging: an inter university study in Dhaka
(Brac University, 2019-07)An age old question whether or not native language should be used in second language classroom is still unanswered. On the basis of this thought, this research aimed to figure out students’ and teachers’ attitude towards ... -
Educational discrimination: opportunities and challenges of Bangla Medium students In job market
(Brac University, 2019-08)This research explored the current demand of English in society, especially in job sectors where candidates are being judged only based on their proficiency and fluency in English rather than other qualities. It also ... -
Challenges in implementing virtual learning in Bangladesh
(Brac University, 2019-08)Virtual learning environment is mainly a web bases platform in educational section using technology, the aspects of virtual learning environment is using digital tools in courses of study, it presents the methods ,tasks, ... -
Effectiveness of EAP courses in private universities of Bangladesh
(Brac University, 2019-08)The aim of the research is to document undergraduate students’ perception and preferences as well as teachers’ perception regarding the EAP course at tertiary level which can be continued as a significant issue for ... -
A phenomenological interpretation of consciousness and psychoanalytic illustration of unconscious motives in Stephen King’s Misery and Pet Sematary
(Brac University, 2019-08)Stephen King’s novels Misery and Pet Sematary reflect upon human psychology that has been important to the demonstration of conscious and unconscious activities. In other words, Hegel’s phenomenology of consciousness and ... -
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 ...
