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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 ...
Tracing the dimension of non-duality in Mikhail Naimi’s The Book of Mirdad
(Brac University, 2019-08)
There are very few literary works which have put all their attention and efforts to express what is commonly referred to as non-duality or non-dual consciousness, the unalloyed and uncharted dimension of existence. Usually ...
An exploration of the functions of english in urban Bangladesh: investigation of people’s attitude
(BRAC University, 2019-04)
In present world, use of English language is prominent in every part of people’s lives, even in countries where English is not the native tongue. In a developing country like Bangladesh, people are using English in different ...
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 ...
A postmodern analysis: tracing the elements of politics, war and trauma in graphic narratives in Marjane Satrapi’s Persepolis and Joe Sacco’s Palestine
(Brac University, 2019-08)
The paper aims to show how graphic novels can be included in the mainstream reading culture. Visual narratives not only glorify a culture or a country, but it also instruments to highlight the intricate and gruesome details ...
Enforced CLT or disguised GTM?: investigating English curriculum implementation in secondary schools in Bangladesh”
(BRAC University, 2019-04)
National curriculum and textbooks board (NCTB) curriculum of Secondary level in Bangladesh promotes communicative language teaching (CLT). NCTB curriculum is written to increase the practice of CLT in EFL (English as a ...
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 ...
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 ...
Investigating teachers‟ preferences for eclecticism in the teaching of English in Bangladesh
(BRAC University, 2019-04)
This study investigates elementary level English language teachers‟ preferences for practicing eclecticism in Bangladesh. Both qualitative and quantitative data were used for this study. There is a growing debate about 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 ...