Browsing Department of English and Modern Languages by Issue Date
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The Impact of English Language Testing on Motivation and Learning Strategies: An Empirical Study
(School of Liberal Arts and Social Sciences, Independent University, Bangladesh, 2016-05-01)Motivation refers to "he effort which learners put into learning a second language (L2) as a result of their need or desire to learn it" and learning strategies "account for how learners acquire and automatize L2 skills ... -
THE EFFECTS OF STARBUCK’S EXCESSIVE GREED:
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Enhancing English writing proficiency in university EFI learners through Quillbot: an analysis of reformulation, clarity, and lexical advancement
(Independent University, Bangladesh, 2025-05)Artificial Intelligence (AI) into education has reshaped approaches to language learning and writing development. This study investigates the role of AI tools, specifically QuillBot, in enhancing writing skills of English ... -
Gender role differences in participation in tertiary-level English language classrooms in Bangladesh
(Independent University, Bangladesh, 2025-12)Male students of Bangladeshi private universities lag behind their female peers in classroom participation and overall academic achievement in the tertiary-level EFL classrooms, due to higher levels of speaking anxiety ... -
Exploring EFL learners’ coping strategies during speaking development
(Independent University, Bangladesh, 2025-12)This research examines how EFL students at the tertiary level experience anxiety while speaking and how various affective factors contribute to students' oral performance. This research indicates that the majority of ... -
Family language practices and their influence on English learning among Bangladeshi children: outcomes and obstacles
(Independent University, Bangladesh, 2025-12)This thesis examines how family language practices shape Bangladeshi children’s English learning experiences. Recognizing that home is the foundation of early language development, the study explores how everyday interactions, ... -
Women in gothic fiction and their critics
(Independent University, Bangladesh, 2025-12)Gothic novels have developed a reputation of featuring a certain stereotype of women to the extent that the "damsel in distress" is considered a Gothic trope. In this paper, I re-assess the fairness of that analysis by ... -
Integrating JEDI principles in ELT materials: a critical analysis of inclusivity in textbooks used in Bangladesh
(Independent University, Bangladesh, 2025-12)This study critically examines the integration of Justice, Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion (JEDI) principles in English Language Teaching (ELT) textbooks used in Bangladesh. Through a convergent methods approach ... -
The use of podcast to improve speaking competence of EFL learners
(Independent University, Bangladesh, 2025-12)This study investigates the use of podcasts as a tool for improving the speaking competence of Bangladeshi undergraduate EFL learners. Although podcasts are increasingly used in global language-learning contexts, their ... -
Being just to earth: towards building a sustainable environment through green linguistics
(Independent University, Bangladesh, 2025-12)This study investigates the integration of environmental discourse (green linguistics) within English Language Teaching (ELT) at Independent University, Bangladesh (IUB). The paper examines the foundational English courses ... -
Upward mobility and the naturalization of household norms in Vivek Shanbhag’s Ghachar
(Independent University, Bangladesh, 2025-12)This thesis examines the relationship between economic transformation, class mobility, and ideological change in Vivek Shanbhag’s Ghochar through a Marxist theoretical framework. The study explores how the family’s transition ... -
Bonobibi: an autoethnographic study of eco-theology and devotional practice
(Independent University, Bangladesh, 2025-12)This study examines the religious and ecological significance of Bonobibi within the Sundarbans, a tidal mangrove region shaped by environmental instability, predatory threats, and human dependence on nature. Moving beyond ... -
Exile and Isolation: Transformation in Oedipus at Colonus
(Independent University, Bangladesh, 2025-12)In the second play of the trilogy, Oedipus the King, Oedipus, solves the riddle of the Sphinx, saves Thebes and becomes its king. Proud and nonchalant, he openly criticized the person who is the cause of pollution and ... -
From valuation to suspicion: how neoliberal economic fundamentalism produces panoptic power in the reluctant fundamentalist
(Independent University, Bangladesh (IUB), 2026-04)Literary critics have posited divergent interpretations of Mohsin Hamid’s The Reluctant Fundamentalist. Varying opinions preoccupy mostly the geopolitics of the post 9/11 era, neoliberal capitalism, Orientalism, migration ... -
A comparative study on the fragility of human bonds in The way of the world and The great Gatsby
(Independent University, Bangladesh (IUB), 2026-04)This study offers a comparative analysis of emotional fragility in William Congreve’s *The Way of the World* and F. Scott Fitzgerald’s *The Great Gatsby*, drawing on Marxist literary criticism and New Historicism. It ... -
The witches and the female power in Macbeth: challenging patriarchal control through the supernatural
(Independent University, Bangladesh (IUB), 2026-04)Feminist readings of *Macbeth* continue to garner curiosity and interest among scholars around the globe. This study examines the representation of the witches in *Macbeth* as embodiments of subversive female power that ... -
From victims to agents: reclaiming female autonomy
(Independent University, Bangladesh (IUB), 2026-04)Feminine readings of *Woman at Point Zero*, *A Thousand Splendid Suns*, and *The Color Purple* still arouse curiosity and interest among scholars around the world. This comparative study aims to delve into a critical ... -
Enhancing coherence in descriptive writing tasks using LLMs for private university EFL learners in Dhaka
(Independent University, Bangladesh (IUB), 2026-04)This study examines whether short-term use of Large Language Models (LLMs) can enhance coherence in descriptive writing among private university EFL learners in Dhaka compared with peer review. In a two-week intervention, ... -
The influence of social media on the development of code-switching practices among Bangladeshi youth
(Independent University, Bangladesh (IUB), 2026-04)This research investigates the impact of social media on the evolution of code-switching behaviors among Bangladeshi adolescents. The researchers collected data from 63 participants between the ages of 23 and 26 years using ... -
Linguistic strategies of persuasion in Bangladeshi social media influencer discourse
(Independent University, Bangladesh (IUB), 2026-04)This study examines the linguistic strategies of persuasion used by Bangladeshi social media influencers. With the rapid growth of platforms such as Facebook, Instagram, and YouTube, influencers play a key role in shaping ...
