A Comparative Study between Secondary Level and Tertiary Level Communicative English Language Teaching in Bangladesh

Authors: Shafaat Bari Ivan , Md. Solaiman Jony

Pages: 88-94

Abstract:

Communicative Language Teaching (CLT) is the most recent development in Language Teaching which has been termedeffective for communication skills needed to meet the demands of today's fast-paced global world. The principles of CLT havebeen tried and compared with other methods and particularly adopted in Bangladesh to credit its success worldwide. Whencompared with traditional methods of teaching such as Grammar Translation we have identified CLT as the most effectivemethod in Second or Foreign Language Teaching. We carried out a comparative study between the Secondary and Tertiary LevelEnglish Language Teaching in Bangladesh to determine whether CLT is being implemented in actuality in either of the levels, towhat extent and with what outcomes. The findings will try to give a clear indication of English Language Teaching in urbanBangladesh and the expected success of this methodology. While researching, a qualitative approach had been taken and acareful literature review was done to construct a theoretical framework.