LANGUAGE IN INDIA

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Volume 17:5 May 2017
ISSN 1930-2940

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Chain Reactions of Private Tutoring in English Language
Learning at the SSC Level of Bangladeshi Students:
Problems and Probable Solutions

Md Abu Nayeem, M.A. in TESOL

Abstract

Private Tutoring in English Language Learning is a very common phenomenon among Bangladeshi learners at the SSC level. Many learners are very eager to receive private tutoring supports in ELT. Parents also depend upon private tutoring to cut good figures of the examinations of their children. Monthly paymentin private tutoring is on the increase day by day in Bangladesh. This study aims to examine the major reasons of private tutoring in English Language Learning at the SSC level of Bangladesh Education System. Moreover, it aims to investigate the problems of the learners why they are so weak in English. To carry out this project at Gazipur District in Bangladesh, 10 teachers (both schoolteachers and tutors), 20-25 students of SSC level and 15 parents were taken interview with a questionnaire process. Anobservation was done in the classroomto investigate where there was any weaknessin English teaching capability of the private tutors. The findings from the survey shown that most of the SSC level students receive private tutoring support and they have a satisfactory mentality with English Language Learning process provided by the private tutors rather than school teachers. But in real sense, learners should not relyupon private tutor. Private tuition has both positive and negative aspects. Parents and learners should understand the necessity of private tutoring in English Language Learning and at the same timebe conscious of problematic aspects of private tutoring as well.

Keywords: ELT, Private Tutoring, Tutors, SSC Level Students, Parents and Teachers

Introduction

Private tutoring in academic subjects is defined as tutoring provided on a supplementary basis at the end of the school day, at weekends, or during vacations. It is paid for by fees and it typically involves two individuals, a tutor (the teacher or the person who helps someone to learn) and a tutee (the person being taught). The tutor is more knowledgeable or expert than the tutee, and attempts to help the tutee learn, usually in an academic area. Age is not necessarily a factor in the tutoring relationship – the tutor and tutee may be the same age – as long as the tutor has greater knowledge or skill than the tutee. Traditionally, tutoring has involved one-to-one instruction, but some tutoring programs do involve a tutor and two or three tutees. Tutoring does not include extracurricular subjects such as sports and art lessons or family members on voluntary basis. (Bray, 2003, p.13)

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Md Abu Nayeem
Senior Lecturer
Department of English
Southeast University
A R Tower, 24, Kemal Ataturk Avenue
Dhaka 1213
Bangladesh
nayeemcps@gmail.com
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