Thesis, B.A. (English): Recent submissions
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Better classroom management practices in preschool interactive english in Bangladesh
(BRAC University, 2013)This research examined the classroom management practices in preschool interactive English classes in Bangladesh. The rationale for this research is based on the role of teachers in preschool interactive English classes ... -
Dialects of Brahmanbaria and Sylhet: a linguistic analysis
(BRAC University, 2012-12-10)This paper is concerned with the comparison of the dialects of Brahmanbaria and Sylhet investigating their linguistics features. To draw the comparison, I have used two types of questions which include selected sets of ... -
The "In-Between": caribbean and the white creole in Jean Rys's wide sargasso sea and Phyllis Allfrey's the orchid house
(BRAC University, 2012-12)The question of identity has long been an impending issue in the branch of Caribbean post-colonial discourses, and many attempts have been taken in defining and theorizing the identity of peoples occupying the Caribbean ... -
Influence of L1 literacy in learning L2 on the students of secondary level in Bangladesh
(BRAC University, 2012-12-13)The research attempts to find out which methods does show that L 1 literacy actually helps to promote L2 literacy . The focus of the study would be writing as there are not much works available in writing . Moreover, ... -
The formation of the African American community in the United States
(BRAC University, 2012-12)The literature of the Diaspora is particularly interesting in the contemporary world as more and more people come to find themselves voluntarily or involuntarily displaced. Displacement is the material reality of ... -
Popularity of code switching in private universities of Bangladesh
(BRAC University, 2012-12)Code switching has become a very common phenomenon in everyday discourses as our exposure to English language has increased significantly in the recent years. We frequently mix Bengali and English together in our conversation. ... -
Using error correction method in Bangladeshi context: Teachers' preferences, beliefs and challenges
(BRAC University, 2012-12)This research attempts to find out the types of errors done by the Bangladeshi students of different schools at lower secondary level, while they are learning writing in English. And to correct these errors, what type of ... -
The impact of seating arrangement on students learning in secondary schools
(BRAC University, 2012-12-13)This dissertation illustrates about the existing seating arrangements in the schools of Bangladesh which are believed to play a constructive role in fostering students' learning in the classrooms. By investigating from ... -
Identifying women's position: exploring time, space and sexuality in Amitav Ghosh's novels
(BRAC University, 2012-12)This paper aims to go on a journey along with the female characters in Amitav Ghosh's novels. The different destinations in the journey will be first and foremost a woman's position in historical context, her role in the ... -
Walcott and Brathwaite: Caribbean modernity and "the detritus of the past"
(BRAC University, 2012-12)The Caribbean quest to conceptualize the modernity inherent in their condition is illustrated in living color by Derek Walcott and Edward K. Brathwaite in their critically acclaimed poetry. In doing so not only do they ... -
Twentieth century women's literature: exploration of female-identity and expressions of independence, autonomy and self-assertion
(BRAC University, 2012-08)Having studied women's literature of the previous centuries, it appeared to me that the most astounding change in women's writing has taken place in the twentieth century. This paper examines how writing has change through ... -
Importance of applying multiple intelligence theory in Bangladeshi schools
(BRAC University, 2012-08)This paper focuses on the importance of multiple intelligence theory in Bangladeshi schools. In Bangladesh most of the schools does not have a MI theory based education system. A lot of teachers support an MI theory based ... -
Role of formal instruction in SLA (Second language acquisiton) and its impact on learning process : teachers' and learners' perspective
(BRAC University, 2012-08-12)English is an important target language which is learnt for different purposes. To learn English as a second language different strategies are followed. Focusing on its form and instructional features language can be learnt. ... -
Interdependency of language and social views : A study of women's social position in a Bangla Speech Community
(BRAC University, 2012-08)Works of many feminists, linguistis and sociologists have suggested the notion that all languages are man-made and man-driven to carry out the male agenda, and it plays a role in creating and maintaining a certain social ... -
Error correction in English composition class : a comparative study of Bangla medium and English medium school
(BRAC University, 2012-08)In Bangladesh, both the Bangla medium schools and English medium schools follow different methods, different approaches and also follow different strategies for teaching the target language. The hypothesis of this paper ... -
Religious and political propaganda through facebook images
(BRAC University, 2012-08)We live in an image filled world. Whether they are encountered in galleries, the internet or elsewhere, images challenges us. Images have the power to convey more than the words they represent. Now in the twenty-first ... -
Language shift: the diverse factors responsible for the acceleration process in different communities
(BRAC University, 2012-08-12)This research attempts to find out the diverse factors accelerating the process of language shift in different communities. There are some social, economic and political factors that lead a community to shift from using ... -
An assessment of the reading materials of class 9 & 10 : English for Today
(BRAC University, 2012-08)In Bangladesh English is taught and learned as a second language. " English for Today " is the first source of academic learning English. Bengali medium students are very much familiar with this textbook from their primary ... -
Evaluation of testing English language: secondary examination of Bangladesh
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Bengali medium students' vulnerability in speaking English
(BRAC University, 2012-08)The researcher's objective was to find out the problems that Bengali medium students face in speaking english. To do that a questionnaire in rural and urban areas for both the teachers and students of class IX were made ...
