Thesis, B.A. (English): Recent submissions
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Second language scenario of Bangladesh: Formal learning of English vs Informal learning of Hindi
(Brac University, 2022-09)A person's second language is not the one they use as comfortably as their native one. Still, an aftermath of globalization, we must acknowledge the need to learn foreign languages. In this study, the main base is to ... -
Effect on Bangladeshi learner's speaking due to online language learning during Covid-19 pandemic
(Brac University, 2023-01)The aim of this paper is to show the impact on a learner’s speaking skill due to online language learning. We know that online language learning became more popular during Covid-19 pandemic. So the consequences of ... -
Differences in men and women’s language: A case study of soap commercials
(Brac University, 2023-01)In current society, the differences between men and women are particularly noticeable. We very clearly distinguish between men and women. Men and women have distinct physical characteristics, but there are also other ... -
Mythology and intertextuality in T.S. Eliot’s The Wasteland.
(Brac University, 2022-01)Literature is often viewed as made up or fabricated stories to give aesthetic pleasure to readers. The purpose of literature is entertainment, amusement and mostly it creates a way to escape from the real chaotic world ... -
Diving into the fear of independence: A series of domination in the Black lives
(Brac University, 2021-09)As we go through our daily news, how many black people do we come across who belong to society’s high positions, or how many incidents do we come across where the blacks are portrayed as the victims the whites are ... -
Meta modernism: The emergence of a new era and the preservation of cultural artifacts through virtual reality and non-fungible tokens
(Brac University, 2022-09)In philosophy, art, design, film, and other areas of human endeavor, there is a new movement emerging, which is called metamodernism. In a wide range of ways, metamodernism is conveyed in several ways. The Modernist and ... -
Exploring the practice of alternative assessment during Covid-19 of Bangla Medium Secondary Level Teachers and students in Bangladesh
(Brac University, 2022-10)There has never been any successful implementation of alternative assessments previously in schools in Bangladesh (Podder, 2020 as cited in Podder & Mizan, 2020). During the coronavirus pandemic, Bangladesh has taken ... -
Adaptation of the assessment processes and its impact on learners: during and post-Covid19 situation in Bangladesh
(Brac University, 2022-05)In our country, the long-established face-to-face assessment process shifted to an online mode due to the pandemic. However, teachers and the authority could not apply that established method during the remote assessment. ... -
Interpretations and adaptations of Fairy Tales: “The Right” question is yet to be asked
(Brac University, 2020-12)Fairy tales are just as magical as human life. Our own life is a part of the magic that enchants us and makes us unable to see our magic. So we take help as a listener of the fairy tales from a land of once upon a time ... -
Assessment styles and students’ mental health at Bangladeshi private universities
(Brac University, 2022-12)The onset of COVID-19 has brought about drastic changes in everyone’s lives, especially of the student body. Although students are seen to perform well academically during the lockdown, the social media is strewn with ... -
Challenges in job sectors for fresh graduates in Bangladesh: focused on poor English language proficiency
(Brac University, 2021-09)Recent studies suggest that good English language proficiency and getting a job are interrelated with each other. A few studies have been conducted on the challenges that fresh graduates face in their job sectors. Hence, ... -
Preschool teaching and learning: a case study exploration in Dhaka
(Brac University, 2022-09)This case study investigates preschool teachers’ strategies to regulate a successful learning environment in preschool. These are manifest through an observational journey in a preschool located in Dhaka, Bangladesh. The ... -
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 ... -
Impact of learning English writing skills online and in class in junior secondary level: A comparative study
(Brac University, 2022-04)Face-to-face learning has long been considered as the most efficient way to acquire knowledge and complete academic tasks to some extent. However, online learning emerged as a significant alternative during the Covid-19 ... -
Examining the effectiveness of the grammar translation method
(Brac University, 2021)Grammar-Translation Method (GTM) is one of the oldest methods used to teach Latin or Greek and modern languages. GTM focuses primarily on correct grammar and structure. It helps teach the kids how to read and write in ... -
Impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic on secondary level education in Bangladesh: A qualitative study
(Brac University, 2022-05)Like many other countries in the world, educational institutions in Bangladesh remained closed for a long time due to the COVID-19 pandemic. There was no face-to-face classes for a prolonged period due to pandemic, but ... -
English language learning anxiety among the rural school students
(Brac University, 2022-09-18)Anxiety is a disturbing circumstance of the mind, which exploits the performance of learners. It diminishes the learning process and achievement of learners. English is the medium of global communication and is widely ... -
A Caged World: A critical analysis of Queer oppression in Wilde’s The Picture of Dorian Gray, Statovci’s Crossing and Baldwin’s Giovanni’s Room
(Brac University, 2022-09)Whether it was acknowledged or not, homosexuality and same-sex interactions existed in every society. In the past, homosexual individuals faced discrimination due to their gender identification in Christian-based ... -
Alice Walker’s discovery of Womanist Zora Neale Hurston: Janie in Their Eyes were Watching God
(Brac University, 2022-05)The paper will touch on Walker’s quest for Zora Neale Hurston, learning about her grave to coming across her grave and most importantly her most notable work Their Eyes Were Watching God. The thesis will focus on ... -
Women in African society: Analysis of Achebe’s novels Things Fall Apart and A Man of the People
(Brac University, 2022-08)This paper explores an image of women in Chinua Achebe's novels A Man of the People and Things Fall Apart. Achebe has a vivid expression describing the social cultural values in Nigeria of Africa, as a prominent ...