Department of English: Recent submissions

  • A Narrative Inquiry into the Development of Four Bangladeshi EFL Teachers’ Cognitions 
    Tabassum, Rehnuma (East West University, 3/13/2014)
    This qualitative study aims to explore the development of four tertiary level EFL teachers’ cognition in the context of Bangladesh. In Bangladesh at tertiary level aspiring teachers get recruited as lecturers mainly based ...
  • A Critical Analysis of Haggling Encounters between Commuters and Drivers in Dhaka 
    Raquib, Md. Muntashir (East West University, 8/21/2014)
    Language is known as the mirror of a society. Every small encounter reflects interplay of several sociology-political factors. As haggling encounters between commuters and drivers in Dhaka is a daily event, this conversation ...
  • Code Switching in the Private Universities of Bangladesh 
    Ghosh, Nandita (East West University, 8/11/2014)
    Code switching has become a common phenomenon as our exposure to the English language in our discourses has been increased nowadays. People mix Bangla and English, and sometimes Hindi, together in a conversation in Bangladesh. ...
  • Knowledge, Belief, Reality, Truth and Cloud Atlas 
    Sultana, Nigar (East West University, 12/24/2010)
    Cloud Atlas by David Mitchell is a complex novel narrating six different stories of six different characters living in different times in different parts of the globe. What makes the novel even more dazzlingly interesting ...
  • A Critical Discourse Analysis of Thakurmar Jhuli 
    Billah, Md. Masum (East West University, 4/16/2013)
    Storytelling has occupied an important place through time in cultures across the globe and, in each, has attained an important conduit of expression of their integrated socio-cultural ethos (Mitra 2007: 77). Bruner (1990) ...
  • A Survey of Communicative Language Teaching at the Upper Primary Level in Bangladesh 
    Haque, Ruaksana (East West University, 4/11/2012)
    English is the most widely learnt and taught language all over the world. For many reasons, this language is becoming more and more popular in the countries over the world including Bangladesh. As a result, the the learning ...
  • Computer assisted language teaching (CALT) in Bangladesh at tertiary level 
    Akhter, Mahmuda (East West University, 1/2/2012)
    We live in a world of constantly emerging new technology that challenges the field of education and presents many exciting opportunities. New technologies particularly computer and internet appear to offer possibilities ...
  • English Pronunciation in Policy and Practice at College Level in Bangladesh 
    Habib, Rabeya Binte (East West University, 4/13/2012)
    Pronunciation, despite being an obviously important component of speech and anticipated communication, seems to enjoy little or no room in the policy and practice in Bangladesh. This study, therefore, aimed at exploring ...
  • In Search of “Self" in The House on Mango Street 
    Sultana, Rajia (East West University, 6/12/2012)
    This dissertation studies Esperanza Cordero’s search for a “self” that would establish herself as a writer. In her quest she found that she had to take some revolutionary steps to reach her goal. At the same time, she also ...
  • "READING COMPREHENSION DIFFICULTIES AT TERTIARY LEVEL IN BANGLADESH: IMPLICATION FOR PEDAGOGY " 
    RAHMAN, MD. FAYZAR (East West University, 4/18/2012)
    It is common knowledge that along with the other macro skills reading is considered as an active skill plays an important role in the process of teaching and learning language. It is affirmed by Carrel (1997) “for many ...
  • Teaching English Pronunciation at the Tertiary Level in Bangladesh 
    Mumeneen, Md. Amirul (East West University, 8/14/2011)
    Pronunciation no doubt is one of the most significant and inevitable parts of teaching English in particular and any other languages in general (Hayati, 2008). Notwithstanding, pronunciation hardly receives sufficient ...
  • THE PRACTICE OF INDEPENDENT WRITING AT THE SECONDARY LEVEL IN BANGLADESH: A MYTH OR A REALITY? 
    Chakraborty, Eva (East West University, 8/22/2012)
    Writing is a unique mode of learning and it makes a unique demand to engage learners to develop their cognitive ability, critical thinking power, higher order intellectual ability and creativity. Practicing of independent ...
  • Teaching English to Young Learners in Rural and Urban Areas of Bangladesh 
    Bhuiyan, Abdullah Al Mamun (East West University, 8/13/2011)
    Since the education system in Bangladesh has been changing for last couple of years, there is some reflection of this change in primary education also. Government’s, ministry of education and concerned authorities are ...
  • Gender Representation in Rock Music 
    Samadi, Rownak Jahan (East West University, 2/7/2012)
    What does it actually feel when we hear the word ‘Rock’ and how is it really perceived when we listen to the ‘rock music’? The matter of fact is that as a genre of popular music, rock music has always been most fascinating ...
  • Impact of English Language Teacher Training in Bangladesh 
    Huda, Md. Shamsul (East West University, 4/16/2012)
    Teacher training is an important aspect in the arena of English Language Teaching. Teachers need to be trained to increase their knowledge in their professional fields and enhance their teaching capabilities. Training is, ...
  • AN EVALUATION OF THE TEACHING OF READING AND WRITING SKILLS OF ENGLISH AT THE PRIMARY LEVEL IN BANGLADESH: CURRENT PRACTICE AND PROSPECT OF INNOVATIVE TEACHING TECHNIQUES 
    Sikder, Aporna (East West University, 5/12/2013)
    Teaching is a matter of passion. A teacher is not only a guide but also a facilitator, role model, information provider, resource developer, planner and assessor. A good teacher is more than a mere lecturer. So the research ...
  • Translation of Selected Islamic Songs Written by Kazi Nazrul Islam 
    Ruhee, Aireen Akter (East West University, 8/31/2013)
    The purpose of my work is to convey Nazrul’s Islamic songs to the people who have affection for Nazrul as well as for his literary works. As they are Islamic songs they will certainly have an appeal to the hearts of the ...
  • The Shadow Lines as a Political Novel 
    Alam, Nasih Ul Wadud (East West University, 11/21/2012)
    Amitav Ghosh’s The Shadow Lines, published in 1988, is a political novel that focuses mostly on nationalism, the meaninglessness of partition and the 1964 communal riots which occurred in Calcutta, Dhaka and Khulna. This ...
  • Effectiveness of Communicative Language Teaching Approach at HSC Level 
    Ferdous, Sukriti Sohini (East West University, 8/16/2011)
    Because of its international demand and recognition as a world language, English has always been a part of our education system from Class 1-12. After getting independence, the use of English language has been increasing ...
  • The Shadow Lines as a Political Novel 
    Alam, Nasih Ul Wadud (East West University, 11/21/2012)
    Amitav Ghosh’s The Shadow Lines, published in 1988, is a political novel that focuses mostly on nationalism, the meaninglessness of partition and the 1964 communal riots which occurred in Calcutta, Dhaka and Khulna. This ...

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