The difficulties of the teachers in implementing CLT

at the Secondary Level in Bangladesh

Course Title: Project Work- Thesis

Course Code: ENG 499
A Dissertation By
Farhana Mejbah
Intake: 20th
ID No: 10111102002
Program: M.A (Masters) in English

A Dissertation Submitted to the Department of English

January, 2020

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 Declaration

I do hereby declare that the thesis entitled The difficulties of the teachers in
implementing CLT at the Secondary Level in Bangladesh is submitted in partial
fulfillment of the requirement for the Degree of MA (Masters) in English in the
Department of English, Bangladesh University of Business and Technology, Dhaka as
my original work. Neither the whole nor any part of it was submitted to any other
university or institute for any other degree. My gratitude to other works has been duly
acknowledged at the appropriate places.

Farhana Mejbah

Intake: 20th

Id: 10111102002

MA (Masters) in English

Jahangirnagar University

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 Certificate

This is to certify that the dissertation entitled The difficulties of the teachers in
implementing CLT at the Secondary Level in Bangladesh is submitted by Farhana
Mejbah for the Degree of MA (Masters) in English under my supervision and guidance
and that no part of this report has been submitted for any other Degree, Diploma or
similar other title and that the work has not been published in any journal.

Md. Mohoshin Reza

Assistant Professor,

Supervisor & Chairman

Department of English

Jahangirnagar University

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 Acknowledgement

A major research project is never the work of anyone alone. The contributions of many
different people, in different ways, have made this possible. I would like to extend my
appreciation from the deep core of my heart especially to the following.

At first I would like to thank the almighty Allah for the wisdom and perseverance that He
has been bestowed upon me during this research project. It is the mercy of Allah that
enables me to complete the research successfully.

I would like to thank my mother for her unconditional support, both financially and
emotionally throughout my degree. The patience and understanding shown by her during
my honors years is greatly appreciated.

I am very grateful to the respected supervisor Md. Mohoshin Reza, chairman of the
Department of English, BUBT for his valuable guidance, advice, support and comments
during the course of my thesis. Without his guidance, I would not be able to complete this
research successfully.

I also convey the sense of my gratitude to the persons, institutions who helped me with
opinion, information and comments while preparing the papers. I am indebted to all of
them.

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 Abstract

The present study attempts to observe the methods used in English language teaching and
communicative language teaching in higher secondary level education in Bangladesh.
The researcher finds that the condition of the students and also the methods used for CLT
at higher secondary level is not satisfactory. So she feels an interest to study on it. The
topic of the research is “The difficulties of the teachers in implementing CLT at the
Secondary Level in Bangladesh”. The research is divided into nine chapters.

The introductory chapter describes the rationale of the study, the objectives of study and
also about the ELT policy in Bangladesh.

The second chapter discusses about the methodology. It includes research methodology,
data collection, sample, sources of data, data analysis etc.

Chapter three is about English language teaching in Bangladesh. It includes the

chronological history of English in Bangladesh, the colonial period, Pakistan period and
post-liberation period (Bangladesh period).

The forth chapter is about the concept of English language teaching in which definitions
of Terms, history of English language teaching, history of foreign language education,
learning strategies, teaching strategies etc are discussed.

Chapter five is education policy in Bangladesh. Directorate of secondary and higher

education and history of education system in Bangladesh are the topics discussed here.

Chapter six discusses the overview of English Curriculum of class XI and XII. It includes
the objectives, syllabus and terminal competencies for class 11-12. It also discusses
teaching methodology, teaching aids and guides and so on.

Chapter seven discusses the works related to English language teaching in Bangladesh.

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Chapter nine includes conclusion and recommendation. The chapter also makes
inferences so that further research can be conducted in the field. After that there are
references and appendices.

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 Contents

Chapter One: Introduction…………………………………………….. 1-8

Prelude 1
Rationale of the Study 1
Objectives of the Study 5

Chapter Two: Methodology ………………………….……………… 9-10

Prelude 9
Research methodology 9
Data Collection 9
The Sample 10

Chapter Three: English Language in Bangladesh………………… 11-15

Chronological History of English in Bangladesh 11
Colonial Period 11
Pakistan Period 12
Post-Liberation Period (Bangladesh Period) 12

Chapter Four: Concept of English Language Teaching…………… 16-41

Prelude 16
Definitions of Terms 17
History of English Language Teaching 24
History of Foreign Language Education 29
Learning Strategies 34
Teaching Strategies 35
Ecological Approaches to English language Teaching 38

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Chapter Five: Education Policy in Bangladesh………………….. 41-45
Directorate of Secondary and Higher Education 41
History of Education System in Bangladesh 43

Chapter Six: Overview of English Curriculum of Class XI & XII...46-64

Prelude 46
Objectives 47
Syllabus for class 11 and 12 48
Terminal competencies for class 11-12 48
Teaching Aids and Guides 53
Teaching Methodology 54
Evaluation 55
Characteristics of Communicative textbooks 60
Evaluation Communicative Language materials 62
Supplementary Materials 62

Chapter Seven: Works Related to English Language Teaching in

Bangladesh …………………………………………………………… 64-77
Chapter Eight: Result and Discussion………………………….….. 78-104
Students’ Opinion 78
Teachers’ Opinion 99

Chapter Nine: Conclusion and Recommendation…….…………. 105-112

Conclusion 105
Recommendation 108
References…………………………………………………………. 113-123
Appendices…………………………………………………………. 124-128

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