LANGUAGE IN INDIA

Strength for Today and Bright Hope for Tomorrow

Volume 14:9 September 2014
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.
         C. Subburaman, Ph.D. (Economics)
Assistant Managing Editor: Swarna Thirumalai, M.A.

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Teaching and Learning of English Proficiency Courses:
A Study at Selected Language Centres in Bangladesh

Shameem Ahmed, M.A.

Abstract

There are scores of English language teaching centres in Bangladesh. They have mushroomed in Dhaka as well as other cities. They offer English proficiency courses with varied objectives. The popularity and usefulness of these courses are undeniable. But the quality of these courses is uncertain. No intensive research has yet been done to show the exact nature and quality of teaching in those centres. Moreover, the courses involve a number of problems: problem for teacher, problem for learners, problem of teaching methodology and teaching materials, problem of assessment and testing, problem of syllabus and curriculum. The current study has been undertaken to identify and observe the exact nature and quality of teaching in these language centres.

The whole research has been undertaken in a qualitative method. Data was collected on the basis of materials study, class observation, interviews and questionnaires. Emphasis was given to direct interview of the Director of the Centre, teacher, and students to know the situation in the institutes/centres. The current study shows that although the courses involve a number of problems, in some way these language centres/institutes also have positive sides.

Key words: English, language proficiency, evaluation of language centres, Bangladesh situation

Introduction

English is taught for fourteen years as compulsory subjects in the schools and colleges in Bangladesh. It is now a compulsory course of study for the Bachelor of Arts degree in our universities. At present it is an elective subject at B.A level in some of the universities. In post-graduate education English is one of the most prestigious subjects. Although it has ceased to be the medium of education in our universities, teachers and students have to use English textbooks and journals for study and research in nearly all the disciplines of knowledge. It is a required subject for all competitive examinations for recruitment in government service and non-government organization.

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Shameem Ahmed, M.A.
Lecturer in English
Universiti Malaysia Sabah
Labuan International Campus
Malaysia
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