Browsing Thesis, M.A. (English) by Title
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Alternative assessments in rural Bangladeshi schools in post-pandemic times: an evaluation
(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 ... -
Analysing the Arab-Israeli identity crisis in the author Sayed Kashua’s Dancing Arabs and Let It Be Morning
(BRAC University, 2018-08)"Israeli Arab”, how humiliating is this name no matter how many will try to soften it. And frankly, it makes no difference if we call ourselves instead "Palestinian citizens of Israel" or even "the Palestinian ... -
Back to English classrooms: Teachers’ and students’ perceptions on reopened schools
(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
(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 ... -
Bollywood’s representation of Shakespeare, a postmodern Study: Macbeth-Maqbool ,Othello-Omkara, Hamlet- Haider
(BRAC University, 2017-12-06)Shakespeare plays are illustration of the success and failures of human responses to order. These illustrations are very well captivated and displayed on silver screen. This paper is an attempt to study the Indian adaptation ... -
British imperialism in Virginia: John Donne’s humanistic and prophetic roles
(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
(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
(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 online education in rural Bangladesh during COVID-19 period: perceptions of higher secondary teachers and students
(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
(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
(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
(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
(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
(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
(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 ... -
Effect of affective filters in SLA: beginner level scenario
(BRAC University, 2018-04)Nowadays second language learning has become a matter of concern for the teachers. Affective filter is important while conducting a class of SLA. It is important to consider the psychological and emotional issues of the ... -
The effect of interpersonal learning style on speaking skill of tertiary level students
(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
(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
(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 ... -
Effectiveness of pair work activities in ESL classrooms at the tertiary levels of Bangladesh
(BRAC University, 2018-08)The research is based on a small scale study which explores the effectiveness of pair work at the tertiary level of Bangladeshi classrooms. It focuses on the students’ and teachers’ attitudes regarding the effectiveness ...
