Browsing Thesis, M.A. (English) by Title
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Postmodernism: crisis versus construction of identity
(BRAC University, 2014-08)The question of identity in literature is quite common. The trend of identity formation differs from pre-modern to modern stage and from modern stage to postmodern stage. Sometimes it seems very problematic and sometimes ... -
Problematizing the cultural practices of Bollywood films: A critical reading of Bollywood films from Indian culture industry
(Brac University, 2021-05)This study determines through visual analysis how Patriarchy and Prejudice has taken over society and the practice of patriarchal society is presented through Bollywood films. And, how Gender roles are misconceptualized ... -
The problems of virtual English Language teaching in English medium schools of Dhaka: a study on secondary school students
(Brac University, 2021-05)The research paper aims to explore the problems of English language teaching in online teaching-learning classroom. The paper focuses on the problems that the teachers are facing while taking online classes and some of the ... -
Reflection on the condition of women during the partition of India in the selected works of Sadat Hassan Manto
(Brac University, 2019-07)History bears as a testament of the tragic time where human beings could not fully realize the destructive proportions that were a part of the experience of women during the era of partition. This paper aims to highlight ... -
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’ ... -
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 ...