Thesis, B.A. (English): Recent submissions
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Using authentic materials in the writing classes: a tertiary level scenario
(BRAC University, 2013-12)There has been an increasing demand of using authentic materials in the foreign language teaching. Writing is one of the important productive skills in English language teaching. The aim of this research is to examine the ... -
Futile Epiphany: James Joyce’s Dubliners Trapped in Routine
(BRAC University, 2013-12)While observing the trapped routine life of James Joyce‘s Dubliners, this paper aims to explore why the characters were unable more challenging life. Their obedience towards Irish social and religious values always restrained ... -
Teacher’s preferences and challenges on providing feedback in the language class: a comparative case-study of Bangla medium and English medium school
(BRAC University, 2013-12)This paper is based on the experiences from the classes I have observed for my thesis paper and my focus is on the ESL methodology and the techniques on providing feedbacks in the language classes. I tried to relate the ... -
The Influence of Social Class in the Variety of Usage of Language in Society: A Study
(BRAC University, 2013-12)This research compares the views of how people use language in different social context as well as in different social circumstances. Five case studies was designed with a combination of people belongs to different social ... -
Nationalist Identity in Postcolonial Bengali Literature (1850-Early 1900s)
(BRAC University, 2013-11)Identity is one of the central areas of interest in literature, particularly postcolonial literature. Postcolonial literature and literary theories deal with the issue of identity, the dimensions of identity and identity ... -
Children using gestures and its integration with speech for communication: a comparative study between two age groups
(BRAC University, 2013-12)Children need gestures to communicate with others. They communicate using different gestures. Unlike adults children have limited number of gestures as they have not acquired the capability of using a variety of gestures. ... -
A study: effective teaching for ESL learners followed by the teachers of English medium schools in Bangladesh
(BRAC University, 2013-12-13)This paper is concerned with the definition of effective teaching for ESL learners and how the English teachers of the English Medium schools in Bangladesh are delivering their teaching. It also tries to assess the weaknesses ... -
Exploring the involvement of the characters with regards to: the pre-revolutionary atmosphere, during and after the French revolution in Dickens’ a Tale of Two Cities, Hugo’s Les Misérables and Baudelaire’s selective poems
(BRAC University, 2013-12)Historical fictions are a genre of literature through which the writers often take an attempt to express the social conditions of a past age while blending that historical context with their own imagination. This paper ... -
Exploring the concept of cross-dressing in Shakespeare's plays: uncovering the SHE
(BRAC University, 2013-12)This paper aims to study ‘Cross-dressing’ as a recurrent and significant element in the plays of William Shakespeare. It will show how ‘Cross-dressing’ of the characters, mainly of the female characters in the plays of ... -
The futile struggle for self-determination in Naipaul's protagonists
(BRAC University, 2013-08)The paper is an attempt to study V.S. Naipaul’s The Mimic Men, Guerrillas and A Bend in the River through the lenses of some of the most prominent postcolonial thinkers like Frantz Fanon, Homi K. Bhabha , Simon Gikandi and ... -
Myth and meaning in Ulysses: Homer, Tennyson and Joyce
(BRAC University, 2013-08)This is an attempt to decode the change in meanings in adaptations of Ulysses over the ages. The basis is set on the theory of myth provided by Roland Barthes. There are additional concepts that aid the argumentation as ... -
Use of English beyond the classroom wall: a study of undergraduate students' out-of-class English learning activities
(BRAC University, 2013-08)The principal objective of this paper is to find out and discuss about the experience of 60 undergraduate students have regarding out of class activities. This paper will focus on some important issues like do they have ... -
A study on the listening and speaking skills in English at HSC level : challenges and possible solutions
(BRAC University, 2013-08)In the field of English language teaching in Bangladesh, it is generally seen that only two of the four skills of the language-reading and writing are taught. But a course on English language is any level of education needs ... -
A study of the communicative and linguistic impairments of the Autistic children
(BRAC University, 2013-08)This research attempts to find out diverse language and communication impairments of the autistic children. These children have problems in phonology, syntax, semantics, morphology and so on. Again, they also experience ... -
English vocabulary development of senior high school students : a study on the similarities and differences in motivation and skills between English medium and Bengali medium learners
(BRAC University, 2013-03-31)The purpose of this study is to study the similarities and differences in motivation and skills between English medium and Bengali medium learners in English vocabulary development. People perform a job when it is rewarding. ... -
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 ... -
The representation of Language, Race and Ethnicity in Shakespearean tragedies
(BRAC University, 2013-04)Language, race and ethnicity are the leading themes of William Shakespearean’s time. He portrays these aspects in his great plays. Shakespeare shows us the colonial problems in many ways but the presentation of language; ... -
Gender equality in Rokeya's writing
(BRAC University, 2013-04)This thesis looks into the notion of gender equality and its reflection in Rokeya Sakhawat Hossain’s writing. It analyzes the meaning and importance of gender equality, types, causes and consequences of gender inequality ... -
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 ...
