LANGUAGE IN INDIA

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Volume 14:7 July 2014
ISSN 1930-2940

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The Communicative Language Teaching (CLT) at the Higher Secondary Levels in Bangladesh:
Problems and Prospects from Teachers’ Perspective

Shaila Ahmed

Abstract

With the realization of increased needs of English language in Bangladesh in the backdrop of globalization, emphasis has been placed on effective learning of this language. Hence, as practiced globally, the Communicative Language Teaching (CLT) was introduced in Bangladesh in 1998-1999 with a view to enhancing the quality of learning among the students of different levels.

This study looks into CLT as a method and its application at the mainstream higher secondary level of institutions in Bangladesh. The study investigates into factors that have made adoption of CLT in Bangladesh not quite successful. The study has been done based on interview and surveys of a total of 40 teachers from 20 higher secondary colleges in and out of the capital city of Bangladesh. Based on the results of the survey and interview, this study concludes that despite positive attitudes towards CLT, multiples challenges are faced in this field. It also concludes that the solution of the problems with the collective endeavors both government and private, can bring positive changes in the learning and teaching of English language in Bangladesh.

Introduction

Considering the fact that methods play crucial roles in successful language teaching, various methods are used for optimal rate of success in language learning. In Bangladesh after a great of deal popularity of Grammar-Translation method (GTL), its shortcomings were gradually recognized, especially when students’ performance in the practical fields were not found up to the mark. By and large, the relatively poor performance being attributed to the focus on process- based learning under GTL, emphasis was shifted to a function-based method with the aim that students’ communication ability will be greatly improved through adoption of Communicative Language Teaching (CLT). However, the application of CLT in Bangladesh has not yet produced impressive results because of various intervening factors despite the initial optimism.

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Shaila Ahmed, M.A. (English Literature), M.A. (ELT)
Faculty, Department of English
American International University-Bangladesh (AIUB)
Banani, Dhaka 1213
Bangladesh
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