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Teaching English at the primary level in Bangladesh : present status, issues and challenges
(BRAC University, 2010)
Communicative English was introduced in Bangladesh in 1996. Communicative English is a modern approach in which a way of spontaneous learning is implied. In this method students are encouraged to practice four basic skills ...
Thomas Chatterton and Barry MacSweeney : the influence of anxiety
(BRAC University, 2010)
The influence of Thomas Chatterton on Barry MacSweeney is well documented. The Newcastle born ―underground‖ poet MacSweeney thought that his poetic career resembled the unsung genius of the late eighteenth century, Thomas ...
Denaturalizing shakespeare : a feminist appraisal of Antony and Cleopatra and taming of the shrew
(BRAC University, 2010)
This article argues that despite reflecting the age-old man-made ideas about race, gender, female sexuality and power, Shakespeare‟s plays suggest themselves to be at odds with patriarchal gender assumptions. The chosen ...
Different strokes for little folks - the need for a different methodology for primary English education in Bangladesh
(BRAC University, 2010)
Bangladesh‟s need to be a part of the global community has manifested itself in the government‟s implementing compulsory English learning at various levels of education. However, writing samples of tertiary level Bangladeshi ...
Reading Shakespeare today : or, sixty years after
(BRAC University, 2010)
English for today, for classes 9-10 : an empirical study
(BRAC University, 2010)
This study is concerned with the evaluation of the English textbook currently used for classes 9-10 of secondary schools in Bangladesh. Our students‘ level of English proficiency in all the four skills – reading, writing, ...
Between garrulity and utility - the impact of talk shows
(BRAC University, 2010)
This paper seeks to highlight the increasingly meaningful role that the television talk shows have acquired over the last few decades. In the West where the talk show featured first, it created a profound effect on the ...
Fantasy and the Jonsonian Masque
(BRAC University, 2010)
This paper highlights Jonson's portrayal of contemporary psychology of fantasy where absurd ideas vanish and the positive aspects of reality and beauty exist. To portray this “paradoxical” approach to fantasy, Jonson took ...
From "Now-here" to "Nowhere" : the spatial aesthetics of postmodernism
(BRAC University, 2010)
With the waning of the age of modernism, time has ceased to have a primary role in shaping people’s psychological and cultural expressions. Time has given way to space and a new understanding of spatiality, which has been ...
Facebook : utopia, dystopia or heterotopia
(BRAC University, 2010)
Social networking sites (SNSs) like Facebook, Friendster, Orkut, Hi5, and MySpace have accelerated and changed the meaning of communication for millions of computer users around the world. The growing number of people ...