Browsing by Author "Tabassum, Rezuana"

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Adaptation of the assessment processes and its impact on learners: during and post-Covid19 situation in Bangladesh
(BRAC University, 2022-05) Tabassum, Rezuana; Al Amin, Md.
In our country, the long-established face-to-face assessment process shifted to an online mode due to the pandemic. However, teachers and the authority could not apply that established method during the remote assessment. To assess students’ knowledge, they started to take assignments that were assigned by the teachers. Besides assignments, teachers used continuous assessment procedures to assess learners’ knowledge. The assessment process changed again when the pandemic’s intensity started to cool off and everything was gradually returning to its place. Therefore, this study focuses on the two aspects of English assessment at the junior secondary level of Bangladesh; one is the adaptation of the assessment process of English throughout the pandemic as well as in the time of post-pandemic transition and another aspect is the impact it had on students and teachers during the same period. This study is accomplished by following a qualitative research approach. All data has been collected by interviewing participants and analysed through thematic analysis. The participants are teachers and students of junior secondary level in Bangladesh. The results are reported under the following themes; i) Adaptation of Assessment Process ii) Different types of Assessments and iii) Impact of the assessment. Moreover, this study offers a brief discussion on these themes, for instance, it talks about how teachers and learners have adapted to all new assessment processes during the pandemic and in the transition to post-pandemic. Then it focuses on the types of assessments English teachers have followed in online mode as well as after the pandemic. Lastly, this study explains the impact alternative assessments had during the pandemic and are now in the post-pandemic transition period. It also examines both the positive and negative impacts of the assessment methods applied by our institutions.
Linguistic barriers and socioeconomic mobility: the impact of language on the Bihari community in Geneva Camp
(BRAC University, 2025-01) Tabassum, Rezuana; Al Amin, Md.
The Bihari community of Bangladesh is a marginalized Urdu-speaking minority that faces challenges in social integration and economic opportunities. Languages are crucial for this deprived community in Geneva Camp to avail socio economic advantages. This thesis examines language's socio-economic impact on the Bihari community in Geneva Camp. It explores the implications of Urdu, Bangla, and English languages in their education, employment, and social mobility by assessing in what ways language acts as a barrier and, at the same time, how this enables access to economic resources and public services. Additionally, it seeks to find how linguistic identity, integration challenges, and generational language shifts shape their struggles and opportunities because all these are interrelated. Data was collected using a semi-structured interview to find the answers to this qualitative case study. Group discussions were conducted to collect adequate data. A purposive sampling technique was used to collect data from students, parents, and the CEO of the Council of Minorities. The findings reveal the choices of languages for economic and social survival, discrimination in Bangladeshi society, linguistic identity and integration, and generational language shift and tendency to code-switching. The findings of this research are crucial for policymakers. They provide recommendations to improve language learning policies for minority communities, thereby contributing to their social inclusion and empowerment.