Browsing Thesis, B.A. (English) by Title
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An exploration of African-American masculinity through beloved, the color purple and their eyes were watching God
(BRAC University, 2016-08)African-American identity is implanted in the history of slavery and their position as slaves in America. This history creates a complex identity for African-American men that need to be examined. There are diverse phases ... -
An exploration of Dark Romanticism in Poe’s Gothic Fiction: a journey into the conscious and subconscious mind
(BRAC University, 2018-08)Through this dissertation I aim to get to the bottom of the perverse and self-destructive nature of the conscious and subconscious mind. This notion finds precedence in the works of Dark Romantics, such as notable American ... -
An exploration of displacement and alienation in post-colonial context: a close study of V.S. Naipaul’s The Mimic Men and Samuel Selvon’s The Lonely Londoners
(BRAC University, 2019-04)The term post-colonialism implies the freedom and political emancipation of the colonized from the colonizers and examines the cultural activities used by the imperial powers to overpower the body and mind of the colonized ... -
An exploration of Mary Wollstonecraft’s writings: Mary, a fiction and letters written during a short residence in Sweden, Norway and Denmark
(BRAC University, 2017-12)Mary Wollstonecraft (1756-1796) is the pioneer of western feminist tradition,whose influence crossed all national boundaries. As a popular feminist writer, Mary Wollstonecraft has been very influential in her writings as ... -
An exploration of the ideas of ‘religion’ and ‘faith’ in Rabindranath Tagore’s the religion of man and Gitanjali
(BRAC University, 2016-11)The main functions of religions are often undermined in today’s mainstream discourse. It falls under the shadow of epistemological questions of whether God is real, or met with violent intolerance just as it is used to ... -
An exploration of water imagery in Virginia Woolf’s To the Lighthouse and The Waves
(BRAC University, 2018-08)Water imagery has been used in various texts from Greek times to modern times in literature and beyond. It has found significant space in the works of modernist artists ranging from writers to painters. One such modernist ... -
An exploration of “home” in postcolonial context: a close study of V.S. Naipaul’s a house for Mr. Biswas and Salman Rushdie’s Midnight’s children
(BARC University, 2017-08)Home has always been a persisting topic in literature from the Early Victorian time to the present postmodern time. In literature ‘home’ has always occupied a central position be it as setting, symbol or metaphor, or to ... -
An exploratory study of imperialism and English language in Bangladesh
(BRAC University, 2019-04)This research explored the existence of linguistic imperialism, intentionally or unintentionally, in different sectors of Bangladesh. This study discussed how majority of the sectors of our country are invaded linguistically ... -
An exploratory study of teaching and learning English in rural primary schools in Bangladesh
(Brac University, 2019-12)This study explores the English teaching-learning scenario at the primary schools of a remote area of Bangladesh. It emphasizes on English learning of primary level because primary education is the foundation of an ... -
An exploratory study of using blogs and social media in developing writing English
(BRAC University, 2014)This exploratory study investigated the benefits of using blogs and other social media to develop English writing based on the readings of existing literatures in the field. Secondly, the paper looked at the reactions of ... -
Exploring classroom and outside-classroom factors affecting oral fluency in english of Bengali-medium students
(BRAC University, 2019-04)In a few recent studies it has been found that teachers in national curriculum schools of Bangladesh mostly prefer to teach grammar-centered lessons. Furthermore, it is often seen that students who graduate from Bengali ... -
Exploring the aspects of Dark Romanticism in 19th Century American Literature
(Brac University, 2019-12)Dark Romanticism in 19th century America was popular among the readers, but not entirely in literary circles where writers were focusing more on transcendalist writings, like “Nature” of Ralph Waldo Emerson. Writers like ... -
Exploring the challenges and opportunities of learning English in rural secondary Schools in Bangladesh
(Brac University, 2021-05)The purpose of this research is to investigate the problems faced by the rural students, especially rural secondary school students of Bangladesh in terms of learning English. An enormous gulf exists between the urban ... -
Exploring the challenges and possibilities of online assessment amidst the Covid 19: Perspectives from Bangladesh
(Brac University, 2020-09)The main objective of this study is to explore the challenges and possibilities of online assessment, amidst the outbreak of Covid-19 in Bangladesh. This study uses qualitative approach to collect data and analyzes them ... -
Exploring the concept of cross-dressing in Shakespeare's plays: uncovering the SHE
(BRAC University, 2013-12)This paper aims to study ‘Cross-dressing’ as a recurrent and significant element in the plays of William Shakespeare. It will show how ‘Cross-dressing’ of the characters, mainly of the female characters in the plays of ... -
Exploring the involvement of the characters with regards to: the pre-revolutionary atmosphere, during and after the French revolution in Dickens’ a Tale of Two Cities, Hugo’s Les Misérables and Baudelaire’s selective poems
(BRAC University, 2013-12)Historical fictions are a genre of literature through which the writers often take an attempt to express the social conditions of a past age while blending that historical context with their own imagination. This paper ... -
Exploring the practice of alternative assessment during Covid-19 of Bangla Medium Secondary Level Teachers and students in Bangladesh
(Brac University, 2022-10)There has never been any successful implementation of alternative assessments previously in schools in Bangladesh (Podder, 2020 as cited in Podder & Mizan, 2020). During the coronavirus pandemic, Bangladesh has taken ... -
Exploring the practice of learner autonomy in Bangladeshi EFL classrooms: responses of secondary level learners and their teachers
(Brac University, 2017-08-02)This study attempts to explore secondary level learners and teachers’ responses on learner autonomy in Bangladeshi EFL classrooms. It emphasizes on the students’ survey and teachers’ interview on the aspect of learner ... -
Exploring the use of online digital storytelling among Bangladeshi young learners in English classrooms
(Brac University, 2021-09)Digital storytelling has evolved into a modern teaching method that incorporates computer technology and multimedia elements such as photos, videos, and audio. Though widely used in many developed countries’ classrooms, ... -
Eye contact: A Tertiary level scenario
(BRAC University, 2014-12)Eye contact plays vital role in classroom. Now a days eye contact is using effectively in classroom by the teachers and the students. Eye contact is important while listening and speaking because it shows the attentiveness ...