We found a match
Your institution may have access to this item. Find your institution then sign in to continue.
- Title
English language teaching in Bangladesh today: Issues, outcomes and implications.
- Authors
Rahman, Mohammad Mosiur; Islam, Md Shaiful; Karim, Abdul; Chowdhury, Takad Ahmed; Rahman, Muhammad Mushfiqur; Seraj, Prodhan Mahbub Ibna; Singh, Manjet Kaur Mehar
- Abstract
Given the significance of English in the global world, English language teaching in Bangladesh has become subject to a supreme concern in maintaining economic growth and developing a skilled workforce. In this article, several barriers have been discussed based on a critical analysis of published materials. This review article covers several key issues such as the status of English in the country; English in education policies; factors affecting the implementation of communicative language teaching curriculum, method, and materials in Bangladesh; validity of the current assessment and its washback effect on English language teaching in Bangladesh; and current situation of teachers' professional development. The article concluded with language policy and planning implications for policymakers, curriculum and material developers, public exams' test-setters, and future English teacher training programmes, keeping the overall development of ELT in Bangladesh in mind.
- Subjects
ENGLISH language; ECONOMIC development; JOB skills; CRITICAL analysis; TEACHER training
- Publication
Language Testing in Asia, 2019, Vol 9, Issue 1, pN.PAG
- ISSN
2229-0443
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1186/s40468-019-0085-8