DIU Journal of Humanities & Social Science: Recent submissions

  • Can Competence be Measured? 
    Rahman, A.M.M. Hamidur (Daffodil International University, 2017-07-01)
    Competence is knowledge of a language that a child acquires or a learner conceptualizes in the process of acquiring or learning a language. Although we can assess the quality of the performance in a language by a user from ...
  • Principles and Practices of Teaching/Learning English Vocabulary in EFL Classrooms 
    Tina, Afroza Akhter (Daffodil International University, 2017-07-01)
    Teaching vocabulary well is a key aspect of developing the four basic skills of language among the learners. However, it is daunting to be reminded that the vocabulary of a language like English consists of several hundred ...
  • Gender Differences in Motivation in Learning English 
    Ashraf, Tasleem Ara (Daffodil International University, 2017-07-01)
    In Bangladesh, most private university students have learned English language since English was compulsory in the primary and secondary levels. At the tertiary level, non-English majors continue to learn this language ...
  • Grammar of Conversation and Its Role in Teaching English Language at Tertiary Level in Bangladeshi Context 
    Rahman, Masrura; Siddique, Sharmin (Daffodil International University, 2017-07-01)
    In Bangladesh, English Language Teaching shifted from traditional Grammar Translation approach towards Communicative Language Teaching approach. Although in CLT approach all language skills should be treated equally, we ...
  • Theories and Practices Nexus of Reading Skill in National University of Bangladesh 
    Reza, Md. Mohoshin (Daffodil International University, 2017-07-01)
    Only enunciating the sounds, symbolized with written marks, may be an aspect of reading but is not the final goal. If a learner can utter the words of a text but cannot understand the meaning of it, then, in his activity, ...
  • Integrating Language Skills 
    Barman, Binoy (Daffodil International University, 2017-07-01)
    Listening, speaking, reading and writing are four basic skills of learning a language, first or second, native or foreign. Related to them are three sub-skills, namely, pronunciation, vocabulary and grammar. One way of ...
  • Dehumanizing Terrorists 
    Begum, Fatema (Daffodil International University, 2017-07-01)
    The concept of terrorism receives two different treatments by the writers of two different socio-cultural ancestries. In John Updike's novel Terrorist (2006), the Muslim terrorist protagonist Ahmad's beliefs and actions ...
  • Judith Wright 
    Mozumder, Subrata Chandra (Daffodil International University, 2017-07-01)
    This paper attempts to explore that the poetry of Judith Wright is a quest for female identity. Judith Wright (1915-2000), who got herself involved in the Feminist literary movement that flourished in the 1950s and 1960s ...
  • The Matrix of Tragedy in the Novels of F. Scott Fitzgerald 
    Das, Shusil Kumar (Daffodil International University, 2017-07-01)
    All the five novels by F. Scott Fitzgerald are tragic in the end. The matrix of the tragedy is the essential issue of money in connection with love. The paper attempts to analyze the nature and the factors associated with ...
  • From Five Point Someone to 3 Idiots 
    Rahman, Md. Hasan Ashik (Daffodil International University, 2017-07-01)
    3 Idiots has been a very popular film from the famous Indian film industry, Bollywood. The film was adapted from a popular novel Five Point Someone written by Chetan Bhagat. Though the film was adapted from an already ...
  • Core Values of Journalism among Students in Bangladesh, Norway and Tunisia 
    Rahman, Md. Golam; Frey, Elsebeth; El Bour, Hamida; Knudsen, Anders Graver; Rhaman, Md. Mofizur; Steien, Solveig; Yacoub, Taoufik (Daffodil International University, 2017-07-01)
    The aim of this study is to investigate differences and similarities in transnational journalism values through the eyes of undergraduate journalism students in three countries-Norway, Tunisia and Bangladesh. This study ...
  • Speaking and Listening in English For Today at SSC and HSC Levels 
    Uddin, Md. Rafiz; Reza, Md. Shamim (Daffodil International University, 2022-07)
    To be communicatively competent, speaking and listening skills are two of the four macro-skills to be given importance. However, teaching these two is highly neglected in Bangladeshi classrooms as there have been no ...
  • The Tale of a Raju in The Guide 
    Sarker, Md. Abdul Momen (Daffodil International University, 22-07)
    By nature, people love peace. But, sometimes, they reveal their devastating instincts both towards themselves and others. This phenomenon of conflict between love and hate prevails in many parts of the present ...
  • Impact of Photojournalism on Readers' Exposure and Retention 
    Shill, Prashanta Kumar; Dey, Barsha (Daffodil International University, 22-07)
    Since our world is so connected these days, growth of digital devices, news, and media organizations will pay a high premium for the greatest and most interesting photographs available. As events unfold, it's easy to ...
  • Begum Rokeya’s Sultana’s Dream 
    Mondal, Shipra (Daffodil International University, 22-07)
    Begum Rokeya’s Sultana’s dream is considered worldwide as a feminist utopian story. However, Sultana’s Dream does not talk about women’s empowerment and women’s issues only. The story talks about a complete social ...
  • Grammatical Skills Development of Bangladeshi Students through Task-Based Language Teaching 
    Khanam, Shahanaz (Daffodil International University, 22-07)
    The research aims at exploring whether the implementation of Task-Based Language Teaching can improve students’ grammatical skills and will furthermore investigate its feasibility as a teaching approach. A first year ...
  • Revisiting Partition 
    Sabrin, Sabiha (Daffodil International University, 22-07)
    The partition of 1947 was a significant socio-political event of history that tremendously affected individuals’ life. Bapsi Sidhwa is a Parsi writer from Pakistan, who was born in Karachi in 1938. She spent most of her ...
  • Youth Response to Climate Change in Bangladesh 
    Akber, Mohammad Faisal; Uddin, Md. Burhan (Daffodil International University, 22-07)
    Climate change has evolved into an issue of concern worldwide since the 1970s. Bangladesh is the most affected country, having multi-dimensional environmental challenges as a result of climate change. From 2000 to 2019, ...
  • Theorizing "Exercise Book" Through the Perspectives of Three Translation Theorists Jakobson, Derrida and Benjamin 
    Oysharja, Lutfun Naher Mahmud; Sharmin, Liza (Daffodil International University, 23-07)
    A noble translator uncovers a text for the target language readers. An amateur translator, on the other hand, may destroy the prospect, beauty, and liveliness of the text. Therefore, while translating a text, a translator ...
  • Possibility of Using Jamboard for Interactive Remote EFL Teaching and Learning 
    Yesmin, Farjana; Siddique, Shahrina Afrin (Daffodil International University, 23-07)
    COVID-19 has forced the world to encounter a new experience which has also brought an unforeseen revolution in the world education system. Traditional norms and practices of classroom teaching are being challenged ...

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