Browsing Thesis, M.A. (English) by Title
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Reincarnation of the myths: the evolution of fairy tales in modern literature
(Brac University, 2023-04)This aim of this thesis is to explore the transformation of fairy tales in modern literature. Fairy tales carry a rich history dating back centuries and have undergone significant changes as they have been adapted and ... -
Representation of prostitution in the novels woman at Point Zero by Nawwal el Saadawi and Nights at the Circus by Angela Carter
(BRAC University, 2019-04)Most of us tend to associate the word ‘prostitute’ with negative connotations. Synonyms of the word are used as a slang term against women we want to label as ‘characterless’. When we hear stories of prostitutes in ... -
Reshaping identities: The second generations of immigrants in Zadie Smith’s White Teeth (2000) and Zia Haider Rahman’s In the Light of What We Know (2014)
(Brac University, 2022-05)How identities are reshaped and reconstructed through the influence of history and the ways in which the second generation of immigrants react and adapt within the transnational space is the central focus of this ... -
The revival of the Flâneur : analysing narratives of Flânerie in W. G. Sebald‟s Austerlitz and Teju Cole‟s Open City.
(Brac University, 2019-08)The concept of the urban explorer, the flâneur, is a nineteenth century phenomenon which has gone through major transformations in the last hundred years. Significantly, the flâneur is being revived and refashioned in ... -
Rise of new media and the changes in the perceptions of reality
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Screencast feedback versus textual feedback in L2 writing: an experimental study on IELTS writing task 2 responses in the Bangladeshi context
(Brac University, 2022-12)It has been generally established, though with controversy, that feedback serves an important purpose in developing second language learners’ writing skills. Screencast feedback is the new breed of feedback whereas the ... -
Sexual politics and rape in the selected works of Shashi Deshpande: a feminist Perspective
(Brac University, 2019-12)Since the early revolutionary period of the first wave of feminist movement in India in 1850, women have come a long way with the feminist liberation movements continuously striving to bring in reformation in various ... -
Strategies for vocabulary learning by tertiary level learners
(Brac University, 2018-12)This paper is concerned with tertiary level learners who adopt different vocabulary learning strategies. The purpose of this study is to explore strategies which are prominent for tertiary level learners to improve their ... -
The Struggle of Memory against Forgetting in Lois Lowry’s The Giver, Yoko Ogawa’s The Memory Police, and Kazuo Ishiguro’s The Buried Giant
(Brac University, 2021-09)Since memory studies is a continuously expanding and contentious interdisciplinary field, scholarly interest in it has grown considerably in recent times, especially within the humanities. Situated in memory studies, this ... -
Struggles of the past and present: the African American woman in Harriet Jacobs’s Incidents in the Life of a Slave Girl and Chimamanda Adichie’s Americanah
(BRAC University, 2019-04)Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie portrays struggles of a black Nigerian as an American immigrant in Americanah. This novel shows conflicts of migratory life, relationship between African American and African people and explores ... -
Teacher talking time: is it effective in language teaching
(BRAC University, 2018-12-09)This study is concerned with the effectiveness of Teacher Talk Time within Universities in Bangladesh. It aims to discover the skills that students use in their journey of learning English. These skills, which include ... -
Teachers’ self-efficacy and beliefs regarding grammar-translation method: Teaching writing at school level
(Brac University, 2020-04)In teaching a language, the teacher plays a vital role since the way they portray their expertise in teaching, manage classrooms or address the learners will have an impact on the final outcome. Because of this, teachers’ ... -
Teacher’s role in live session classes: A case study on the adaptability of secondary level students
(Brac University, 2022-01)Live session classroom provides a real-time communication even during online classroom a there are some technological tools been available which can create massive impact on the learning platform. This study will present ... -
Teaching english in rural schools: a case study of three primary schools in Bangladesh
(BRAC University, 2019-04)This study explored opportunities and difficulties of teaching English in rural primary schools in Bangladesh. Rural schools are lagged behind in many ways than the city schools. Most of the cases there is hardly any modern ... -
Teaching English writing to Bangladeshi young learners
(Brac University, 2023-01)The purpose of this study was to find out the techniques that are being followed for teaching English writing to Bangladeshi young learners. Additionally, the effect of the applied strategies on young learners’ writing ... -
Teaching strategies for developing students’ English writing skills at the secondary level of Bangladesh
(Brac University, 2022-09)English writing is an important part of second language learners at school, work, and in learners own lives. In teaching writing, the instructors needs a few things, like an Association, to create and construct thoughts, ... -
Technology for interactive classrooms: prospects and barriers
(BRAC University, 2018-12)This qualitative study aims at exploring enablers, barriers and prospects of integrating technology in traditional classrooms. The revised curriculum for English at the secondary and higher secondary level although do not ... -
Technology integrated language teaching in rural areas in Bangladesh- expectation versus reality
(Brac University, 2023-12)This qualitative study aims at investigating the secondary level teachers’, students’ and their parents’ perceptions regarding incorporating technology in traditional English language classrooms, challenges and future ... -
Tertiary level EAP courses in Bangladesh: A study of current practices and curricular reform for quality improvement
(Brac University, 2020-09)The essentiality of undergraduate EAP courses is that they are necessary to improve students’ English language proficiency for academic and professional purposes. Higher education institutions in Bangladesh are continuously ... -
Tracing the differences in the representation of ‘Queer’ identity found in few 20th and 21st Century novels
(Brac University, 2021-09)This paper aims to trace how the representation of „queer‟ characters in literature has metamorphosed over 20th to 21st century as traced in the novels Anne of Green Gables, Nightwood, Crossing and Call Me By Your Name. ...