Culture sensitivity and language learning: a tertiary level scenario

This thesis is submitted in a partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Bachelor of Arts in English, 2011.

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المؤلف الرئيسي: Hasan, Lumma Maisha
مؤلفون آخرون: Haque, Mohammad Mahmudul
التنسيق: أطروحة
اللغة:English
منشور في: BRAC University 2011
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الوصول للمادة أونلاين:http://hdl.handle.net/10361/1500
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spelling 10361-15002019-09-30T04:19:55Z Culture sensitivity and language learning: a tertiary level scenario Hasan, Lumma Maisha Haque, Mohammad Mahmudul Department of English and Humanities, BRAC University English and humanities This thesis is submitted in a partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Bachelor of Arts in English, 2011. Cataloged from PDF version of thesis. Includes bibliographical references (page 57 - 59). This study is concerned with the existing methods and approaches that are in action at the tertiary level. It attempts to assess the suitability of the current methods that are used in different private universities of Dhaka from the perspective of post-methods. In the postmethod era, the traditional methods/approaches are thought to be dead, and a method is only considered suitable when it is context sensitive. Our learners, even after studying English for twelve years, fail to acquire sufficient mastery over English. This may happen because of the somewhat inappropriate choice of methods by the teachers. Many a times, teachers of our country execute a given method without judging the context. As a result, a mismatch between the context and the method being implemented becomes obvious and when the learners come to a university, the mismatch may continue. This study aims to see the present situation and suitability of the methods implemented at tertiary level. In other words, the study aims to find out if the methods are context sensitive. It will provide future researchers a good understanding of the conditions of different methods and approaches. The results of this study can be used to make necessary modifications and enhancements in those approaches. The study uses interviews (semi-structured) to collect data. The findings show that the teachers of private universities in Dhaka make a conscious effort to contextualize features of different methods and approaches and implement them accordingly. At the same time, the teachers need to be aware of a few key issues which the researcher discussed as recommendations, for example, the status of English in Bangladesh, need for local materials, need for "needs analysis" etc. to improve the teaching standard of English of the private universities of Dhaka. Lumma Maisha Hasan B.A. in English 2011-11-28T06:55:25Z 2011-11-28T06:55:25Z 2011 2011-07 Thesis ID 08303006 http://hdl.handle.net/10361/1500 en BRAC University thesis are protected by copyright. They may be viewed from this source for any purpose, but reproduction or distribution in any format is prohibited without written permission. 149 pages application/pdf BRAC University
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Culture sensitivity and language learning: a tertiary level scenario
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