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A fruitful contact with the ‘Lifestyle’ and ‘Arts and Entertainment’ pages of The Daily Star
(BRAC University, 2015-08)
Speaking anxiety : can this be overcome by teaching our own variety?
(BRAC University, 2015-12)
This study explores the practice of teaching and learning English speaking in our higher secondary school contexts. The main objective of this study was to find out the reasons behind the speaking anxiety that is often ...
Transnational feminism and literature : a study of women’s realities in The Lowland, Burnt Shadows and The Good Muslim
(BRAC University, 2015-12)
Feminists of today believe in working collaboratively to form transnational alliances and to inspect a wide range of issues that intersect with the lived experiences of the woman. The contemporary paradigm of transnational ...
Effects of media hype and mass popularity on essence of literature : as seen from J.K. Rowling's Harry Potter
(BRAC University, 2015-04)
Contemporary literature has walked metaphorical miles since earlier times—and the marked improvement in it can be seen in J.K. Rowling‟s renowned fantasy/magic realist series, Harry Potter. Not only does Rowling make great ...
Negotiating spaces : identity (de) constructions in migrant writing
(BRAC University, 2015-12)
Migration literature within postcolonial discourse contains at the heart of its narrative identity formations outside national frontiers. This dissertation aims to explore how identity is processed through the consolidation ...
Critical period hypothesis : a comparative study between young and adult learners
(BRAC University, 2015-12)
Critical Period Hypothesis is one of the central aspects of language acquisition discourse. In this study through a comparative series young and adult learners have been compared on different areas of language and skills ...
Postcolonialism in the Tempest & Oroonoko : issues of race and power
(BRAC University, 2015-03)
This paper analyses William Shakespeare‘s The Tempest and Aphra Behn‘s Oroonoko in the
context of Postcolonialism. It is an attempt to analyze issues such as subjugation, dominance
and language in relation to power. It ...
Teacher Talk Time (TTT) in EFL classrooms in Bangla and English Medium Schools
(BRAC University, 2015-08)
This research examines the influence of teacher talk time (TTT) in language or grammar classes at primary level. A questionnaire was designed with a combination of 12 questions of MCQ and 2 open ended questions for collecting ...
The evolution of the writing artist : from a portrait of the artist as A Young Man to Midnight’s Children and in the Light of What We Know
(BRAC University, 2015-08)
The dissertation seeks to examine the artist as a sentient entity whose evolution might be traced through structural argumentations that set a work of literary work apart. It is also about the transition from the modern ...
Confessional poetry : voice of oppressed women
(BRAC University, 2015-04)
Confessional poetry is the poetry of the personal. This genre is mainly focused on extreme moments of individuals, their private experience and psyche. Confessional poets‘ private experiences are revealed in their poetry. ...