The Present Scenario of English Language Teaching in Bangladeshi Schools

Abstract

The internship report is based on ‘The present Scenario of English Language Teaching in Bangladeshi Schools’ for the purpose of internship I went to ‘Mohammadpur Government High School’ which is situated in Mohammadpur, Dhaka. The school was quite far away from my house and I am not familiar with anybody of the school. To accomplish the report, a five-day field visit was needed. I along with my batchmate reached the school and told the security guard about our purpose. He allowed me to meet with the headmistress. At first my friend and I entered into the Assistant Headmistress’s room and she took us to the headmistress’s room. Then the Assistant Headmistress showed her the recommendation letter and briefed about our purpose. After listening carefully, she warmly granted our purpose and the headmistress gave us permission to do the internship. With the help of assistant headmistress, we came to know about the class routine of English subject and as per our convenience, we decided to observe and took three classes of three different teachers. The Assistant Headmistress introduced us with the teachers in the teachers’ room. Then I collected all the necessary institutional information and data from observation. After that I took three classes which I observed. The report carries a transparent picture of English language teaching in school, especially, of the 6 and 7 class. Note of class size and ambience is written in the report. The institute has a lot of errors in the English language teaching area. Besides, the possible scopes for improvement in the very area are also included in the report. Overall, the paper conveys a scenario of English language teaching in Bangladeshi school.