Volume 13, December 2016
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Item Challenges in implementing CLT at secondary schools in rural Bangladesh(CRP, International Islamic University Chittagong, Bangladesh, 2016-12) Alam, Md. MorshedulThis paper tries to identify the factors that hinder implementing Communicative Language Teaching (CLT) in the secondary schools in rural Bangladesh. This article takes a qualitative approach, and it is carried out in four rural schools in Banskhali, which is situated in Chittagong district in Bangladesh. Eight secondary level English language teachers were interviewed to generate data about the problems in implementing CLT in their respective institutions. The findings indicate several challenges that include: shortage of skilled teachers, unusually large class size, deficiency of modern materials used in CLT oriented classrooms, etc. This research may provide implications for the language policy makers and the practitioners for the improvement of CLT practices in the rural contexts of Bangladesh.Item Reading Jibanananda Das’s “Banalata Sen” from a surrealistic perspective(CRP, International Islamic University Chittagong, Bangladesh, 2016-12) Jahan, SultanaSurrealism expresses the working of the subconscious, as manifested in dreams and uncontrolled by reason and characterized by the incongruous and startling arrangement and presentation of subject matter. The theme of Jibanananda’s poem ‗Banalata Sen’ is straightforward. However, because of the style of presentation, it appeared to be subtle, mysterious and bizarre even to the native readers and critics of his time. The poet's wizardry of image and metaphor makes an ordinary Banalata Sen beyond touch as she transcends to a higher space, surpassing all worldly affairs. The poet presents her beauty in entirely different imagery infrequent in our literature before his utterance. Throughout the poem, he creates a sense of wonder and dreamlike progression from the flow of time expressed by ancient civilizations and illusory natural beauty to the contemplation of the end of earthly affairs. With a view to establishing Jibanananda's ‗Banalata Sen' as a surrealist poem, this article aims at exploring the images and metaphors that has unfolded his subliminal working of the mind.Item Threat perception of the rural-urban migration as a linkage to the rise of crime: Bangladesh perspective(CRP, International Islamic University Chittagong, Bangladesh, 2016-12) Khanam, TaslimaAt present the rise of urban crime falls within the gripping focus of criminal justice and criminology. Researchers endeavor to figure out urban schemes of crime which linked with rural-urban migration. Although, rural-urban migration mostly concerns the subject of sociology, this article viewed from jurisprudential perspectives under the sociological school to study social doctrines in relation with the migration as social phenomena and to criticize as to their relation to social condition and social progress. This observable fact of rural-urban migration could also be apprehended as a supply of the intensifying and distressing crisis in urban areas which is rising violent behavior and criminal activities. This article uncovers the cause and effect of increasing crime under interrelation between migration and the security précised by the law and order environment. The author finds the needs and changes of the society due to the migration of a huge mass of people from rural to urban areas in Bangladesh. Finally, the paper recommends the balance of conflicting interests from social, political and ethical stance to facilitating the policies and laws concernedItem Contemporary technological development and challenges to the international humanitarian law(CRP, International Islamic University Chittagong, Bangladesh, 2016-12) Islam, Mohammad SaidulInternational Humanitarian Law (IHL), is an important branch of the public international law, it does not speak about the lawfulness of armed conflict, it seeks instead to protect the civilians and hors de combats through imposing limitation to the freedom of the choice of the weapons and strategies of warfare. The development of science and technology has significantly changed the nature of weapons and war strategies and complicated the implementation of IHL. This article describes the technologically developed new weapons and methods which are randomly used in the contemporary armed conflict. This paper also focuses on the new challenges faced by the frequent use of technologically advanced weapons in the modern armed conflict.Item Islamic literature: definition, nature and scope(CRP, International Islamic University Chittagong, Bangladesh, 2016-12) Hassan, Md. MahmudulLiterature is a pellucid mirror that reflects the reality of life, society and the universe. It emanates from ideas, emotions, and beliefs of individual or collective personality irrespective of national, linguistic, cultural, religious and stylistic differences. Islamic literature deals with the features of all aspects of Islam. It is not confined in person, group or nation as well as place or time, but represents a clear appeal for the whole humanity forever. The paper aims at studying the definition of Islamic literature and then sheds light on identifying the nature and scope of this literature.Item : Factors behind loyalty in banking - a study based on state-owned commercial banks in Bangladesh(CRP, International Islamic University Chittagong, Bangladesh, 2016-12) Islam, Serajul; Shahabuddin, A. M.; Chowdhury, Najneen JahanThis paper focuses on the causes of customer satisfaction and its relationship with loyalty in state-owned banking in Bangladesh. The study was conducted in ten branches of six stateownedcommercial banks in Chittagong metropolitan area of Bangladesh. Some of the most influencing factors of loyalty have been identified in the study such as having understandingthe specific needs of their customers; providing services timely, caring to customers, having required knowledge and skill of employees to perform the services and so on. This study provides some guidelines for developing customer loyalty in banking services.Item Technology integration through a task-based email project for EFL writing class at tertiary level in Bangladesh(CRP, International Islamic University Chittagong, Bangladesh, 2016-12) Uddin, Md. Eftekhar; Ferdous, FarhibaThis analytical research paper focuses on the affordances of technology integration and taskbased approach in EFL (English as a Foreign Language) writing classroom. The relevant literature review forms the pedagogical underpinning of the task-based email project sketched in this paper. The task with tech-tools like email, power point and Google search engine aims to unfold opportunities for students for the more considerable amount of language production and variety of target language use with the higher level of accuracy both inside and outside the classroom. Besides, the task design ensures effective collaboration necessary in our mixed ability EFL context and empowers students more and makes them active in their learning process. The outlined task also hopes to encourage teachers to design more students-centred activity on sound pedagogy. However, assumed affordances detailed out in this paper need further research to confirm the validity of the study.