Brac Institute of Languages (BIL): Recent submissions
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MOOC mania: implications and collaboration for english language teachers
(@ 2015 ULAB, 2015-12)In today's Internet ridden world e-learning is one of the crucial parts of modern education. This way of learning is surprisingly diverse but shares a predictable common denominator. Technology’s transformative power ... -
Journal writing: a silent kit for writing skills
(@ 2011 Horizon, Department of English, University of Chittagong, 2011)This article explores how dialogue journals can be used as a silent kit to improve writing skill. Sixty-five primary school teachers with limited English proficiency wrote dialogue journals in a teachers-training course ... -
Teaching english through mobile phone: bridging teachers and students in distance learning
(@ 2014 International Asia TEFL Conference., 2014-08-30)Managing English classes in Bangladesh like many other developing countries is difficult because most of the classrooms are overcrowded. So many learners lag behind as their teachers cannot monitor their progress along ... -
Role of EI and AFLL for effective English language skills
(BRAC University, 2018-03)Keeping pace with changing world, English language teaching has also adapted itself to cater the needs of different individuals. Now, every stakeholder of the English language teaching and learning aims to individualize ... -
Social media as a new gateway to digital literacy in EAP classrooms: a study among students and English teachers of tertiary level in Dhaka
(BRAC University, 2018-05)Digital literacy—which refers to the knowledge, skills, and behaviors involving the effective use of digital devices (such as smartphones,tablets, laptops and desktop PCs) for communication, collaboration and advocacy—has ... -
Use of motivational strategies in English classrooms: perceptions of Bangladeshi secondary school English teachers and students
(BRAC University, 2017-10)i Abstract The current study concentrates on the practice of motivational teaching strategies in the secondary school English classrooms in Bangladesh. The study serves two main purposes: first, it investigates how English ... -
Application of ICT in English classrooms: a study of the secondary schools in Dhaka
(BRAC University, 2018-05)At present, ICT (Information and Communication Technology) is being used in almost all fields of life, including education. The utilization of ICT in education has started to appeal the significant progress in language ... -
Motivation of students toward English learning in terms of socio-economic backgrounds: case studies of tertiary students in Dhaka
(BRAC University, 2018-04)The research investigated the impact of students’ socio-economic backgrounds in their motivation towards learning English at the tertiary level. It also dealt with the possible changes in motivation during their study in ... -
Using Bangladeshi cultural elements in EAP classrooms: a study on tertiary level students in Dhaka
(BRAC University, 2018-05)The study attempts to investigate the reflection, and consequently the influence, of local culture and heritage in the syllabus, materials and teaching techniques in English classrooms at the tertiary level in Bangladesh. ... -
Use of ICT in language class-rooms: a study on teaching at tertiary level student’s in Dhaka city
(BRAC University, 2015-11)The purpose of the study is to examine the use of ICT in language class-rooms on tertiary level students of Dhaka city. It has been considered as a good tool for teaching English to the students towards writing, reading, ... -
The role of classroom interaction in improving learners speaking skills: a case study of private universities
(BRAC University, 2018-01)The case study was designed to investigate the role of classroom interaction and improving learners’ speaking skills in the real classroom situation in the light of Flanders Interaction Analysis Categories (FIAC). It focuses ... -
Exploring effects of teacher bullying on secondary English language learning in Dhaka
(BRAC Univeristy, 2017-03)The aim of this study is to investigate the nature of bullying in classroom that takes place in the context of a secondary school in Dhaka and to identify the types of bullying exists in their English language classrooms ... -
Attitude of Bangladeshi elementary students in learning languages, comparison between first and foreign language learning
(BRAC Univeristy, 2016-11)The study tries to search attitude of elementary students learning first and foreign language in elementary schools in Bangladesh. The chief aim of this study is to create interest about learning first and foreign language ... -
Teacher’s perception about the use of L1 in secondary EFL classroom in Bangladesh
(BRAC University, 2017-06)This paper investigated teacher’s actual use of the L1 in a secondary classroom in Bangladesh and explored the causes for using it. In an EFL classroom, the use of the Target Language (TL) has long been restrained an ... -
English for employment: students’ proficiency and current demand of English in the eevelopment sector of Bangladesh
(BRAC University, 2016-11)Bangla is the mother tongue of people of Bangladesh. It has also given the status of official language by the constitution of Government of the People‘s Republic of Bangladesh. In operation, however, English is being used ... -
Teacher’s challenges in organizing collaborative learning with the university students in Bangladesh
(BRAC University, 2016-10-06)The aim of this study is to explore the challenges teachers face in organizing Collaborative learning in the English classes at tertiary level in Bangladesh. The study also focuses on the areas like “Content areas” which ... -
State of learner autonomy among secondary school students in CLT classroom in Dhaka
(BRAC University, 2016-11)Learner autonomy engages the learners in effective decisions and various learning strategies through becoming aware in ELT classroom. As a result, learners’ communicative competence level increase and learners become more ... -
Teacher’s role in minimizing undergraduate students’ language learning anxiety
(BRAC University, 2017-03)This study attempts to find out the causes of anxiety amongst English language learners and to find out the role of teachers in minimizing such anxiety. The data is collected by surveying students, interviewing students ... -
Impact of PACE English training on non-government secondary level English teacher’s language skills development
(BRAC University, 2016-02)This study investigated the impact of PACE English training on non-government secondary level English teachers’ language skills development. BEP-PACE was introduced in 2001 and the objective of the training is to enhance ... -
Curriculum evaluation of professional post-graduate MA in ELT/ TESOL program: a study on Bangladeshi institutions
(BRAC University, 2016-08)This study examines the effectiveness of the ELT/, TESOL curriculum in Bangladesh. More particularly, this provides an overview of the current state of the programs and students feedback on their learning, expectations, ...
