Papers by MD FAHAD HOSSAIN
Crossings: A Journal of English Studies
The account of narrative temporality has a propensity to give impetus towards an absurd c o m p l... more The account of narrative temporality has a propensity to give impetus towards an absurd c o m p l e x i t y. C o s m o l o g i c a l a n d phenomenological collision of time gives rise to this absurdity. Philosophical tradition views the cosmological time as a succession of ‘ n o w s . ’ O n t h e o t h e r h a n d , phenomenological time is seen as an embedded structure. The concept of time as succession is rendered inoperable by the knowledge of time as co-existence. This paper intends to examine time and narration in Samuel Beckett’s plays Waiting for Godot and Endgame which always play a vital role in the turns and twists of the plot structure, characterization, environment, stage, and, above all, on the audience. The treatment and treatise of time from an ontological and epistemological viewpoint, which is seen through the scope of Narrative Theory, will certainly add more insight to the subject, and hence will explore beyond the mere philosophical/metaphysical boundaries of ‘t...
This thesis explores the debates and conversations relating to a translingual pedagogical approac... more This thesis explores the debates and conversations relating to a translingual pedagogical approach that helps preserve the cultural and ethnic identities of international students who take college composition courses in universities across the United States of America. Since domination of English in teaching, learning, and research in the United States of America is prevalent, this thesis explores much talked pedagogical approach-a translingual approach-in college composition that intends to protect the cultural and ethnic identities of international students studying in universities across the country. The translingual orientation in composition pedagogy is constantly adding new conversations to teaching of writing to the multilingual or international students in US academia. Beginning with descriptions of what has been done by English monolingual pedagogical approach, the thesis further discusses some crucial issues such as preserving of cultural and ethnic identities of international students, efforts to establish a standard in English language policy in composition classes and its resistance, scholarly conversations about establishing a feasible translingual approach, and debates for and against a translingual pedagogy. It also replicates the most advocated strategy-the translation assignment-to bring translingual approach in teaching writing. In doing so, this thesis adds new insights to ongoing conversations on the nature of translingual pedagogical approach in composition classes.
The account of narrative temporality has a propensity to give impetus towards an absurd complexit... more The account of narrative temporality has a propensity to give impetus towards an absurd complexity. Cosmological and phenomenological collision of time gives rise to this absurdity. Philosophical tradition views the cosmological time as a succession of 'nows.' On the other hand, phenomenological time is seen as an embedded structure. The concept of time as succession is rendered inoperable by the knowledge of time as coexistence. This paper intends to examine time and narration in Samuel Beckett's playsWaiting for Godot and Endgamewhich always play a vital role in the turns and twists of the plot structure, characterization, environment, stage, and, above all, on the audience. The treatment and treatise of time from an ontological and epistemological viewpoint, which is seen through the scope of Narrative Theory, will certainly add more insight to the subject, and hence will explore beyond the mere philosophical/metaphysical boundaries of 'time' to the more practical aspects of it in Beckett's plays.
Thesis Chapters by MD FAHAD HOSSAIN
Translingualism: Breaking the Language Policies and Politics in Composition Pedagogy and Protecting Cultural Identities of International Students, 2020
This thesis explores the debates and conversations relating to a translingual pedagogical approac... more This thesis explores the debates and conversations relating to a translingual pedagogical approach that helps preserve the cultural and ethnic identities of international students who take college composition courses in universities across the United States of America. Since the domination of English in teaching, learning, and research in the United States of America is prevalent, this thesis explores a much talked pedagogical approach–a translingual approach–in college composition that intends to protect the cultural and ethnic identities of international students studying in universities across the country. The translingual orientation in composition pedagogy is constantly adding new conversations to teaching of writing to the multilingual or international students in US academia. Beginning with descriptions of what has been done by the English monolingual pedagogical approach, the thesis further discusses some crucial issues such as preserving of cultural and ethnic identities of international students, efforts to establish a standard in English language policy in composition classes and its resistance, scholarly conversations about establishing a feasible translingual approach, and debates for and against a translingual pedagogy. It also replicates the most advocated strategy–the translation assignment–to bring a translingual approach to teaching writing. In doing so, this thesis adds new insights to ongoing conversations on the nature of the translingual pedagogical approach in composition classes.
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Papers by MD FAHAD HOSSAIN
Thesis Chapters by MD FAHAD HOSSAIN