LANGUAGE IN INDIA

Strength for Today and Bright Hope for Tomorrow

Volume 12 : 1 January 2012
ISSN 1930-2940

Managing Editor: M. S. Thirumalai, Ph.D.
Editors: B. Mallikarjun, Ph.D.
         Sam Mohanlal, Ph.D.
         B. A. Sharada, Ph.D.
         A. R. Fatihi, Ph.D.
         Lakhan Gusain, Ph.D.
         Jennifer Marie Bayer, Ph.D.
         S. M. Ravichandran, Ph.D.
         G. Baskaran, Ph.D.
         L. Ramamoorthy, Ph.D.

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Assessment of English Teaching Methodologies at Secondary Level in Bangladesh

Nitish Kumar Mondal, M.A. (Double)

Abstract

The objective of the project was to assess English teaching methodologies at secondary level in Bangladesh. A number of teachers were included both from rural and urban areas in the sample. For the purpose of data collection, a questionnaire was prepared. Data collection through the questionnaire was tabulated, analyzed and interpreted by applying percentage. Though a number of teaching methods were used at secondary level, the findings showed that the present method named “Communicative Language Teaching” used on the Secondary education in Bangladesh was not suitable for the current text book of English, where interaction between the teachers and the students were lacked of and two skills like reading and writing were applied only. This paper also discovered that teachers were not using this method wholeheartedly. Then the current method needed to be improved with adding grammar and literary piece, which could be applied through technological aspects.

Keywords: teacher, teaching methodologies, secondary level, technological.

1. Introduction

Teaching is a complex process which requires proper teaching methodologies, in order to inculcate knowledge in the mind of the students and to transfer knowledge to the next generation. Secondary education is a turning state therefore; effective teaching methodology is to be adopted according to the needs of the students so that proper guidance can be given.

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Nitish Kumar Mondal, M.A. (Double)
English Discipline
Khulna Univesity
Khulna-9208
Bangladesh
nitish.english@yahoo.com
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