Department of English and Modern Languages: Recent submissions
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Qawwali and the quest for divine truth
(Independent University, Bangladesh (IUB), 2026-04)This thesis examines how Sufi devotional expression, particularly within the qawwali tradition, reorients faith away from fear and reward toward an overwhelming attachment to divine love. Through readings of “Chaap Tilak,” ... -
The human beyond means-end rationality: a reading of the video games The Talos Principle and Mass Effect 3
(Independent University, Bangladesh (IUB), 2026-04)This thesis looks into two video games pertaining to the genre of speculative fiction and examines how these narrative worlds dramatize the philosophical tension between human sensibilities and agency, and instrumental ... -
Indigenous narratives and inclusive English language teaching (ELT) in Bangladesh: a critical discourse analysis of Mahale voices
(Independent University, Bangladesh (IUB), 2026-05)This qualitative thesis explores how indigenous narratives can inform a more inclusive English Language Teaching (ELT) curriculum in Bangladesh. Using document analysis and Faircloughian Critical Discourse Analysis (CDA), ... -
Exploring Bangladeshi university students’ challenges in academic writing in an AI-supported learning environment
(Independent University, Bangladesh (IUB), 2026-05)This study looks at the challenges Bangladeshi university students face when writing academic texts in an AI-supported learning environment. Many students find academic writing difficult due to problems with grammar, ... -
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 ... -
Socio-psychological factors influencing EFL learners’ development of English proficiency
(Independent University, Bangladesh (IUB), 2026-04)This study concludes that socio-psychological factors play a decisive role in shaping EFL learners’ English proficiency development. Among them, anxiety, motivation, and self-confidence are the most influential. A ... -
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 ... -
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 ... -
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 ... -
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 ... -
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 ... -
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 ... -
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 ... -
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 ... -
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 ... -
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 ... -
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 ... -
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 ...
