3. Real situation of primary English education in
Bangladesh – A case study
From the above discussion, it is clear how easy and effective is
language learning is for children if done through fun activities
like songs, rhymes and games. However, if we look at the real
classroom situation in Bangladesh, would we find them as ideal
as expected? Sadly, the answer is no.
Therefore, in order to show how English teaching is taking
place in the children’s classes in Bangladeshi schools, this
section will provide a case study that was done on two schools
in Dhaka city for three weeks. One of them was Banani Biddya
Niketan and another was Banani Model School. In those
schools 15 English classes at the primary level were observed
and interview of 10 primary English teachers were taken in
order to have an idea about the present English education
practice at the primary level in Bangladesh. In addition, the
books compiled and prescribed by the National Curriculum and
Textbook Board (NCTB) for the primary level English
teaching have been studied to see how suitable they are for the
children.