Abstract:
English is an international language, with over 1.5 billion speakers. A large number of these people speak it as a first language, but the majority of the people speak it as a second language. But this enables people around the world to communicate with each other and they gain access to a vaster amount of information, because the number of contributors to the language is also well over 1.5 billion.
English is also taught as a part of the primary school curriculum in Bangladesh, alongside other subjects. This is implemented by the government to expose the students to a more international culture and to improve their communication skills. The primary school program in Bangladesh is constructed to provide the children between the age of six to ten, with basic knowledge about several topics. English being one of them. This is also the prime age to learn a second language, thus making the English curriculum a very important part for the children’s life. Much thought has been put into structuring the modules for each class, starting with nursery.
But still the primary school program of Bangladesh faces a handful of problems in its core. I completed my internship at Model Government Primary School. I had a chance to observe these problems and also the methods used to teach the children. This is my report of that internship.
