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Do per-reading activities help learners comprehend a text better?
(BRAC University, 2010-12)Teachers who are teaching English as second language are in a regular search of various strategies that may develop learners reading comprehension skill. Activation of prior knowledge before reading the actual material is ... -
Various psychologies of Post-Apocalyptic texts
(BRAC University, 2010-12)The post-apocalyptic genre is quite a popular one. People are fascinated by what will happen at the end of the world as we know it. Most popular post-apocalyptic fictions, however, are more stereotypical in nature which ... -
Communicative language teaching in secondary level of Bangladesh: teachers' and learners' perspective
(BRAC University, 2010-12)Learning depends upon the teacher and the method that he/she implements. The overall teaching procedure involves both the teacher's competence and the method which he/she applies. Communicative Language Teaching, one of ... -
The colonized mind: a study of postcolonial realities in selected modern fiction
(BRAC University, 2010-12)This dissertation discusses the perpetual colonization of a subjugated nation's mind which is depicted in the selected four novels from different continents and and different time frame. Although there has been a wide ... -
Analysis of credibility of Hadiths and its influence among the Bangladeshi youth
(BRAC University, 2010-12-11)The research paper strives to justify the position of hadiths in Islam. By extensive research, the author comes to the conclusion that adhering to hadiths is only a faith choice, and is not backed by any Islamic logic, ... -
An evaluation of the tasks of IX-X textbook "English for Today": An empirical study
(BRAC University, 2011-07)The objective of this study is to evaluate the tasks in the English textbook currently used in classes IX and X of Secondary Schools in Bangladesh. It attempts to find out if the tasks are communicative as claimed in the ... -
Culture sensitivity and language learning: a tertiary level scenario
(BRAC University, 2011-07)This study is concerned with the existing methods and approaches that are in action at the tertiary level. It attempts to assess the suitability of the current methods that are used in different private universities of ... -
In between cultures and identities : Reflections on multiculturism in Diaspora literature
(BRAC University, 2011-08)In a bid to elaborate on the topic as to how diasporic South Asian and Caribbean writers are creating and reshaping the boundaries of literary texts, I wish to put forward my thesis as a continual process where a few notable ... -
Use of language learning strategies: an investigation of the use pattern of language learning strategies of Bangladeshi learners and its correlation with the proficiency
(BRAC University, 2011-08)Study of Language Learning Strategies (LLS) suggests that frequent use of language learning strategies is related to successful language learning and language proficiency. Results of most of the research conducted in ... -
The affect of Multiple intelligences on second language teaching and learning
(BRAC University, 2011-08)Learners of second language possess different characteristics that make them different from each other. Multiple intelligences is one of these characteristics, which is considered to affect the acquisition of formal ... -
The 20th century zeitgeist in Doris Lessing's fiction: a reading of the children of violence series
(BRAC University, 2011-08)This paper attempts to explore the forces that defined the twentieth century through a reading of Doris Lessing's Children of Violence series and the Golden Notebook. Each century is defined by the mass consciousness of ... -
Teaching organization of essays and paragraphs: A tertiary level scenario
(BRAC University, 2011-08-01)This thesis is concerned with teaching organization of essays and paragraphs in writing at tertiary level universities in Dhaka. It tries to assess the strengths and weaknesses of teaching writing with a view to suggesting ... -
The impact of anxiety on the academic assessment
(BRAC University, 2011-12)There are significant differences between the performance and competence of the students learning English language. During examination some students do not perform according to their competence. These differences arise ... -
Significance of learner's errors and the role of feedback to improve the writing skill of elementary level students
(BRAC University, 2011-12)The aim of this study is to find out the common errors that elementary level students usually commit in their written work, how the second language teachers address them and how feedback can help our learners. This paper ... -
The fairy tales of oscar wilde and the gain of suffering
(BRAC University, 2012-04)This thesis aims to study the fairy tales of Oscar Wilde and draw a conclusion as to why he incorporated so much pain, suffering, sadness and death in his stories. In other words, my aim was to study the "gain of suffering ... -
Teaching techniques of EFL classrooms in Rangamati Schools
(BRAC University, 2012-04)This research compares the views of 54 indigenous and 29 Bengali students and five teachers of four schools of Rangamati on the existent teaching techniques of English classes at the secondary level. The researcher has ... -
Difficulties and challenges in implementing CLT In Bangladesh
(BRAC University, 2012-04)Communicative Language Teaching has been introduced in language teaching in 1970's as a new language method . Since then it is being practiced worldwide. Even in our country NCTB (National Curriculum and Textbook Board) ... -
Reviewing the transition from tradition to modernitiy through satyajit Ray's film
(BRAC University, 2012-04)During the 19th century, Bengal has gone through a transition from tradition to modernity. As it was under the colonial power , many aspects of the British Raj and the ideas of Bengali Renaissance act as the major causes ... -
Talk-shows of Bangla vision: in the notion of power-play
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Transition from tradition to modernity: a reading of Ashapurna Debi's novels
(BRAC University, 2012-04)At the end of the 19th century and the beginning of the 20th century, the colonial Bengal experienced a contradictory and radical change in terms of society, politics and family life. These changes influenced every sphere ...
