Browsing Thesis, M.A. (English) by Author "Department of English and Humanities, Brac University"
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Alternative assessments in rural Bangladeshi schools in post-pandemic times: an evaluation
Robin, Moinul Hoque (Brac University, 2023-05)Alternative Assessments in Bangladesh were practised a lot during the COVID-19 period. As all the educational institutions are nationwide shut down and face-to-face learning sessions was not possible. This study explores ... -
Back to English classrooms: Teachers’ and students’ perceptions on reopened schools
Promi, Israt Jahan (Brac University, 2022-09)This study intends to explore the perception of secondary level students and teachers regarding their experiences of reopened schools. It also focuses on the challenges they faced while attending face to face classes. ... -
Beyond borders: Afghanistan in Bengali imagination
Mou, Jannatul Ferdous (Brac University, 2022-09)Syed Mujtaba Ali and Zia Haider Rahman are two notable authors who wrote on issues that transcend national boundaries and address universal themes of identity, domination, power and acceptability. I will be looking at Syed ... -
British imperialism in Virginia: John Donne’s humanistic and prophetic roles
Sarker, Babu (Brac University, 2019-12)This dissertation takes an in-depth look at the work of the famous metaphysical poet John Donne to explore the extent of his physical as well as spiritual engagement with the imperialistic ambitions of the British crown. ... -
Business students’ perceptions of the importance of ESP courses for Bangladeshi undergraduate students
Shariah, Mustan (Brac University, 2022)English is the lingua franca of the world in almost all cases. It is the language of higher education in almost all the universities of the world. Almost all the universities in Bangladesh, particularly all the private ... -
Challenges experienced by Bangladeshi IELTS test-takers
Sultana, Khondaker Sumaiya (Brac University, 2021-02)This study explored the challenges Bangladeshi IELTS test-takers experience while taking the test, and to investigate this matter the researcher adopted a qualitative multiple case study approach. In addition, to conduct ... -
Challenges of English writing after reopening of schools: a study of Bangladeshi higher secondary students
Nihal, L.M. Raghib (Brac University, 2023-05)The main focus of this study is to explore the challenges of English writing of higher secondary level students after reopening the institutions in Bangladesh. It displayed both the teachers' and the students' perceptions ... -
Challenges of online education in rural Bangladesh during COVID-19 period: perceptions of higher secondary teachers and students
Islam, Md. Jubaydul (Brac University, 2021-09)Because of the existing COVID-19 pandemic, teaching-learning pedagogy of Bangladesh has seen a drastic change. As far as education is concerned, it has been shifted from physical classrooms to virtual platforms like Facebook, ... -
Comparison between Bengali and English Medium schools’ language teaching materials: a secondary level study
Moni, Rokia (Brac University, 2021-01)Choosing and utilizing appropriate materials is one of the key elements required for a successful language classroom. That is why, it is crucial to select effective language materials according to the target audiences and ... -
Constriction of English language learning in a developing country— a qualitative study in Bangladesh
Fabee, Nazida Akter (Brac University, 2019-12)The aim of this study is to explore the constriction of students’ English language learning due to the challenges faced in a developing country, and the study is conducted in the context of Bangladesh. Eventually, the ... -
Deciphering Hanya Yanagihara’s o Paradise as a postmodern text
Tasnim, Sumaiya (Brac University, 2023-04)"To Paradise" (2022) by Hanya Yanagihara takes the readers into a thrilling adventure in an alternate history of the American map of 1893, a semi-present representation of 1993 and a dystopian future of 2093. With class ... -
Dehumanization and trans-humanization in contemporary American Science Fiction: exploring the possibilities of a unifying vision
Orin, Khandaker Tasnuva (Brac University, 2019-07)This research studies contemporary science fiction to explore the possibilities of a unifying vision. This vision is an urgent necessity as departmentalization has already divided the world into numerous disconnected ... -
Depictions of escapism and gender discrimination in comic book industry
Kabir, Zarifa Tabassum (Brac University, 2021-05)While television is one of the major sources of entertainment, a massive number of people also entertain themselves by reading comic books. Comic book culture is rapidly becoming mainstream as it includes comics, movies, ... -
The duality and the suffering of Macaulay's Middleman
Rayhan, Maruf (Brac University, 2019-08)This paper is about Macaulay's middleman who worked as an interpreter between the colonized and the colonizer. Macaulay proposed an educational policy for the Indian Subordinate. He wanted to establish the colonial school ... -
The effect of interpersonal learning style on speaking skill of tertiary level students
Ferdous, Jannatul (BRAC University, 2019-04)This study investigated the effect of interpersonal learning style on speaking skill of tertiary level students. Five private universities of Dhaka, Bangladesh have been selected, from where 70 students and 15 teachers ... -
Effective materials for hybrid classroom: Focus on writing skill
Hossain, Md Shamim (Brac University, 2022-10)Material is one of the most important issues in education. There have different materials on a particular topic but the real thing is how effective the materials are. A certain material can act differently in certain ... -
The effectiveness of online classrooms in elementary level
Nur, Nusrat Jahan (Brac University, 2021-10)In the situation of Corona virus, the education system has been compromised and closed for long time. Therefore the government has decided to open the school in different media, which is online. There are lots of Schools ... -
Electronic or printed books for reading: The preferences of tertiary-level students in Bangladesh
Sadaf, Maisha (Brac University, 2022-12)This study deals with the preferences of electronic or printed books for reading by tertiary-level students in Bangladesh. The development of ICT has significantly influenced students’ reading habits with electronic ... -
Enforced CLT or disguised GTM?: investigating English curriculum implementation in secondary schools in Bangladesh”
Mehedi, Istiaq Ahmed (BRAC University, 2019-04)National curriculum and textbooks board (NCTB) curriculum of Secondary level in Bangladesh promotes communicative language teaching (CLT). NCTB curriculum is written to increase the practice of CLT in EFL (English as a ... -
English language skills: perceived difficulties by tertiary level
Sultana, Farhana (Brac University, 2019-07)This study aims to investigate the problems in language skills at the tertiary level of education in Bangladesh. It particularly examines the obstacles the learners face in mastering their target language as well as the ...