DIU Journal of Humanities & Social Science: Recent submissions

  • Identity Crisis and Quest for Self-Autonomy in The Bell Jar 
    Anika, Ayman; Barman, Binoy (Daffodil International University, 23-07)
    Identity crisis has been a long-discussed topic in English literature and it is vastly connected with the notion of self-autonomy. Most of the works of Sylvia Plath—regarded as one of the dynamic and controversial poets ...
  • Learning Opportunities and Challenges in Online Classes During COVID-19 
    Al Mahmud, Rafi (Daffodil International University, 23-07)
    The COVID-19 pandemic forced several Bangladeshi private universities to move from in-person to online classes. This paradigm shift has facilitated a unique window of opportunities to harness the untapped potentials of ...
  • Potential Success in English Writing Skills Using Artificial Intelligence “Grammarly” 
    Shahriar, Arafat; Laboni, Fatema Begum (Daffodil International University, 2023-07)
    "Grammarly" is a cloud-based typing assistant or artificial intelli gence that checks for spelling, grammar, punctuation, coherence, interactivi ty, and other errors and replaces them with the appropriate responses. The ...
  • Assessing Content-Based Instruction (CBI) in the Context of Teaching English at the Tertiary Level of Bangladesh 
    Ahmed, Firoz; Akter, Rahima (Daffodil International University, 2023-07)
    This study aims to assess the English language outcome of Content-Based Instruction (CBI) among EFL learners of English at the tertiary level of Bangladesh and the problems involved in this process, where a group of ...
  • Exploring English Language Teaching at Dakhil Level in the Aliya Madrasas in Bangladesh 
    Ashraf, Tasleem Ara (Daffodil International University, 2023-07)
    In Bangladesh, a large group of students study in the Aliya madra sas that provide both religious and secular education. According to the new curriculum, the students studying at the Aliya madrasas must learn English ...
  • Analysis of the Re-run Election and Electoral Integrity in the 2018 Osun State Governorship Election 
    Ogunmodede, Suraju Aderemi; Shittu, Afeez Kolawole (Daffodil International University, 2021-07-01)
    This paper examined the rerun election and electoral integrity in the 2018 Governorship election in Osun State. The paper utilized both primary and secondary sources of data collection. The primary data was collected through ...
  • Strengths and Limitations of BLC as an Online Teaching/Learning Platform 
    Barman, Binoy; Rahman, Mohammad Mustafizur (Daffodil International University, 2021-07-30)
    Nowadays, thanks to Covid-19 pandemic, teachers have to conduct classes online since physical classes are discouraged by the institutional and state authorities. Daffodil International University is no exception. It has ...
  • Democracy and Good Governance in Nigeria 
    Ibrahim, Shuaibu; Audu, Bem Japhet (Daffodil International University, 2021-07-30)
    This paper set out to discuss issues of democracy, good governance and development in Nigeria. The paper begins by conceptualizing the concepts of ‘democracy’, ‘good governance’ and ‘sustainable development’. It utilizes ...
  • Revisiting Nazrul 
    Laskar, Ariful Islam; Maria, Farhanaz (Daffodil International University, 2021-07-30)
    Kazi Nazrul Islam, born in a poor family, led a life of struggle but encountered all challenges through a romantic approach to life and poetic creation. His romantic attitude involves profound insight that can be attained ...
  • Formation of Diaspora Governance for Bangladesh 
    Islam, Muhammad Sajidul; Hasan, Sabbir (Daffodil International University, 2021-07-30)
    Now a days 30 million strong Indian diaspora becomes India’s great economic stakeholder where During his stint as Prime Minister, Atal Bihari Vajpayee is recognized for promoting genuine interaction with the Indian ...
  • The Challenges of Colonial Historiography to the Study of African and Indian History up to the Second Half of the 20th Century 
    Ibrahim, Shuaibu; Audu, Bem Japhet (Daffodil International University, 2020-07-30)
    Colonial historiography has been an ineffective tool in the study colonialism both in African and Indian history. It is a major flaw in the thinking of the Eurocentric writers about the development process of the history ...
  • Pro-colonial Impetus versus L1 Interference in Translating the West 
    Rahman, Md. Hamidur (Daffodil International University, 2020-07-30)
    Translation involves the interpretation of inner meanings incorporated by the writer. A good translation gives more emphasis on its secondary meaning. If the translation is efficacious in imparting intended meaning, it ...
  • The Validity of Normative Power in International Politics in the Twenty-First Century 
    Ahmed, Sabbir (Daffodil International University, 2020-07-30)
    The concept of “normative power” has emerged, as states continuously looked for additional ways to infuse norms within a system. Normative power refers to the power of governing the creation, deletion, or modification ...
  • Hope and Exploitation 
    Sultana, Rifat (Daffodil International University, 2020-07-30)
    This paper studies the ambivalent use of Christianity in Solomon Northup’s autobiography Twelve Years A Slave in the context of colonialists interest. Northup laboured for twelve years under different slave owners with ...
  • Development Mania, Land Politics and Conflicts in the Selected Novels of Ngugi Wa Thiong’o 
    Marjan, Sumaeta (Daffodil International University, 2020-07-30)
    The paper is going to discuss the links between the development mania, land politics and concomitant conflicts through a comparison of colonial and post-colonial periods in light of the two novels Weep Not, Child (1964) ...
  • Politics of ELT Pedagogy in the Global South 
    Biva, Tahenaz Parvin (Daffodil International University, 2020-07-30)
    The very word ‘politics’ is entangled with English studies in the global south. There has been a deliberate attempt by ‘the centre’ to perpetuate political, cultural and ideological hegemony in the ‘periphery countries’ ...
  • Modern Resistance Poetry in Bangla 
    Rokanuzzaman, Md. (Daffodil International University, 2020-07-30)
    Thanks to a bunch of massive movements in the Bangla-speaking region of the Asian sub-continent, i.e. Bangladesh and the Paschim Bangla of India, modern Bangla literature of this region has been enriched with resistance ...
  • Ensuring Equity in Language Teaching: Implementing English for Specific Purposes for Domain Specific Learners of Tertiary Level 
    Sharmin, Liza (Daffodil International University, 2020-07-30)
    Teaching English language to the students of different academic areas (multidisciplinary or domain specific) of tertiary level with same general language planning and materials is an approach to ensure Equality. But ...
  • A New Look at Noam Chomsky’s Theory of Grammatical Voice 
    Andersen, Paul Kent (Daffodil International University, 2021-07-30)
    The purpose of this article is to argue that there are serious flaws with Noam Chomsky’s theory of grammatical voice which has become the general consensus in modern linguistics. Our arguments are based on evidence taken ...
  • Print Media Coverage on Climate Change Issues in Coastal Regions of Bangladesh 
    Islam, Sheikh Mohammad Shafiul (Daffodil International University, 2021-07-30)
    The role of news media to communicate climate change issues is critical. Being one of the worst suffering countries from the climate change shocks, Bangladesh needs effective media coverage to raise mass awareness on the ...

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