The Present Scenario of English Language Teaching in a Bangladeshi School

Abstract

The importance of English language in today’s world is beyond description. People studied from English language and literature are liable to think of the advancement and limitation of English language teaching in educational institutions of our country. From this viewpoint what the Department of English of Daffodil International University deserves from its students is to have practical knowledge about the present scenarios of English language teaching in Bangladesh under a course entitled Project Paper. I really appreciate their intention in this regard. In the task, a student is to learn about the school, to observe at least three classes of three different teachers, to plan three lessons with the help of class teachers and finally to teach the students with permission of Head Teacher/Principal. Approaching must be done in an authentic way. After sharp observation and gathering necessary data regarding this task three classes have been conducted with the help of Head Teacher of the school and of the other English teachers, students and the staff as well. This report conveys a clear picture of English teaching situation of a particular school that may give a partial, if not the overall, condition of the whole country in this regard. Definitely the institution has a cluster of inadequacies in the field of English language teaching but at the same time their effort to achieve improvement cannot be ignored. Lastly, this paper may help us to understand the overall picture of the present English Language Teaching in Bangladeshi schools.