Teaching and Learning English in S.S.C. Level: Problems and Prospects

Abstract

The M. Phil thesis entitled "Teaching and Learning English in S.S.C. level: Problems and Prospects" is started with the hypothesis that the present system of teaching and learning English is not bearing effective result because of not having favourable teaching and learning environment, lack of efficiency of the teaching conductors and the school management body. However to execute the research sincere efforts have been given in the communication of actual information about the present shape of teaching and learning English at SSC stage in our country . In this research the present system of teaching and learning English has been taken into consideration as one of the major elements to measure the outcome of Communicative Language Teaching approach designed for the learners of Secondary level./To run the new curriculum and syllabus in the SSC a lot many impediments have been predicted in the first chapter. This chapter also deals with the statement of the research , its rationality, a brief story of English teaching , its importance and objectives. The second chapter of the thesis is about the research methodology undertaken to conduct the present research. As the research is based on social picture of our education empirical method has been followed for the study. In this chapter data collection method, questionnaire method, interview method and class observation method have been executed to collect the raw information from the study area of the research. To collect the information both primary and secondary sources have been used and to select the respondents random sampling method has been used. However later on the collected data have been analysed and presented in statistical and descriptive form.

Bangladesh has long history of languages especially English language, as the British had ruled this nation for almost two hundreds years. They made all efforts to teach the people of lndo-Pack sub continent for their own convenience and they introduced grammar translation method in our education system and this method continued for a long time with some changes. The third chapter presents different teaching and learning methods, approaches and techniques followed in our country for a long period of time. NCTB has presented English For Today for the learners of classes IX-X based on CL T approach consisting 22 units. In th is thesis the text book for 1st paper and the book on Grammar and Composition for 2nd paper have been reviewed carefully keeping in mind to annalyse how far the CL T elements have been produced in these books in the context of socioeconomic ground of this country and also its limitation to implement this new curricu lum and syllabus. The introduction of CL T is undoubtedly a positive attempt but there are certain limitations to implement it because of the lack of teaching materials, dearth of skilled English teachers, weak management system , environment problem and so on. In the fifth chapter of this thesis the most common and practical limitations have been presented on the basis of the information collected both from primary and secondary sources, and the collected data have been presented either in descriptive form or in the form of table, chart, pie chart and column after annalysis. The last chapter sums up of all findings, suggestions and recommendations. Hopefully it can be affirmed that this thesis will assist the researcher and policy maker to apply the required strategies for further improvement in teaching and learning English at SSC level of our education system.