An Internship Repot

On

“The Present Scenario of English Language Teaching in Bangladeshi Schools”

Prepared by

Adnan Shovo

ID: 181-10-271

Department of English

Faculty of Humanities & Social Sciences

Under the supervision of

Al Mahmud Rumman

Senior Lecturer, Department of English

Faculty of Humanities & Social Sciences

Daffodil International University

Submission Date-18-12-2021

This Internship Report is submitted to the Department of English, Daffodil International University, for
the Partial Fulfillment of the Degree of Bachelor of Arts in English.

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 Declaration

I hereby declare that, this internship project has been done under the supervision of Al Mahmud

Rumman, Senior Lecturer, Department of English, Daffodil International University. I also declare that

neither this project paper nor any part of it has been submitted elsewhere for award of any degree or di-

ploma.

……………….

Adnan Shovo

ID: 181-10-271

Department of English

Daffodil International University

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 Certificate

This is to certify that, Adnan Shovo, bearing ID number 181-10-271 is a student of English Department

of Daffodil International University, Ashulia campus. I am pleased to state that, he has completed his

internship project under my supervision and worked hard in preparing this. The data and findings pre-

sented in this project paper seem to be authentic.

Adnan Shovo possesses a very good moral character and pleasing personality. I wish him every success

in his future life.

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Supervised by,

Al Mahmud Rumman

Senior Lecturer

Department of English

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 Acknowledgement

I would like to express my heartiest gratitude to Al Mahmud Rumman, Senior Lecturer, Department of

English, for his supervision and valuable suggestion.

His endless patience, guidance, continual encouragement, constant and energetic supervision, construc-

tive criticism and valuable advice at all stage have made it possible to complete this project.

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Abstract

The aim of this project paper is to know the present English language teaching method in Bangladesh.

The study serves two main purposes: first, it investigates how English teachers identify and implement

motivational teaching strategies in their classrooms and second, how their students perceive and observe

specific teaching strategies. These are the basic questions, which will be discussed in the paper. This

paper will answer all these questions using some methods as well.

This paper is written in order to point out all the weaknesses of English language learning strategies so

we can reorder them further with all the strengths and possible techniques. Also, some recommenda-

tions are given into the section of “overall findings” according to the two observations and from the

class conducts experience.

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 Table of Contents

Contents Page No.

Cover page i

Declaration by the Student ii

Certificate iii

Acknowledgments iv

Abstract v

Table of Contents vi

Introduction 1

Objectives 2

Methodology 3-6

Institution Details 7

Class Observation Report 8-14

Lesson Plan for Micro teaching 15-18

Teaching Experience 19

Teaching Experience Findings: 20

Overall Findings 21

List of Overall findings: 22

Recommendations 23-24

Conclusion 25

Appendix 1: Letter of Recommendation

26-27
Appendix 2 : Certificate of Internship

Appendix : Photographs 28

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Introduction

The educated or even fairly educated people had to use English for official, professional, educational

and other purposes. Grammar Translation Method the learning occurs through memorization and drill-

ing exercises. ESL has become produced a method with an emergence called Audio lingual. This meth-

od is mainly focusing on oral skill. After that another method named Total Physical Response (TPR)

which attempts to teach language through physical (motor) activity. Another method- The Silent Way. It

is based on the premise that the Teacher should be silent as much as possible in class. Certainly, to at-

tain success in the overall Process of English teaching and learning, the importance of communicative

and creative Activities to operate grammar effectively in the real world is essential for learning gram-

mar.

As a part of graduation, my Internship report named “ Class Observation and Conduction in English” ;

depends on my perception of two classes of Basic Grammar & Writing and of my experience of show-

ing one classes of Writing & Comprehension. During class perception, a checklist provided by the su-

pervisor is used to present instructors presentation and instruction methods and to evaluate student’s re-

sults. In terms of noticing classes, a few problems have been found. To overcome these problems, a few

suggestions have been made that can help make English writing instruction mandatory.

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Objectives of the Internship:

The primary objective of teaching practicum is to identify whether the teaching resources and the pre-

sent scenario of language teaching in Bangladeshi schools succeed on developing English language.

Other objectives are:

i) To know about the present scenario of language teaching in Bangladeshi Schools.

ii) To learn to apply language teaching techniques at real classrooms situations

iii) To find out impacts of technical applications upon the learners

In order to achieve the objectives, the intern has:

i) To work with cooperation of a facilitator i.e. a teacher of the particular institution besides

his/her supervisor at DIU and gather information about the institution

ii) To observe classes and see the ways teachers apply methods and techniques

iii) To take 2-3 classes/demo classes and apply methods and techniques

iv) To test students to find out impacts on them and assess his/ her own performance

v) To keep in touch with the Supervisor at every possible time to get necessary guideline and help

specially in case of the facilitator’s unavailability.

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Methodology

3.1 Selecting an Institution:

By the consultation with the supervisor, a school was selected for the internship. The name of the school

was Marin School and the intern talked with the principle. A recommendation letter was submitted to

the principle took an interview and permitted to conduct the internship there.

3.2 Selecting a Facilitator:

The principle was selected voluntarily for the project because of his knowledge and bonding with the

students. He also helped the intern a lot to finish his internship perfectly. He introduced the intern with

his teachers and students to become accustomed with them for finishing the project easily.

3.3 Selecting Classes:

A class teacher was selected. The teacher asked which class the author wanted to observe. The author

selected two English Language classes and one ICT class in class nine (9). It was quite uncomfortable to

seat in a fully new class and take class having no experience.

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3.4 Classroom Observation:

Two English class was observed and one ICT class nine (9) students of Marin School By the help of the

coordinator author was told to come to the school at 9 A.M on 22 November, 2021.The room number if

those classes was 501,602,203. A checklist was used for the class observation. First they started the

class with the repetition of their previous class lesson. Then they started their new lesson. The teachers

used many examples regarding the lesson. Usually they use the text book to teach the lesson. After fin-

ishing the lesson the teachers questioned the students and students answered to the questions. At the end

of the class the teacher gave them homework. The teacher was very much friendly with his students.

Checklist:

A checklist was used to observe classes and to collect overall information about the class and the check-

list is attached as appendix at the end of the paper.

Conducting classes:

I took a class on Writing & Comprehension. I got 30 minutes to conduct a class. I have tried to come up

with the traditional thematic way of writing English so that students feel interested to do classes. I start-

ed my class with greetings. Then I moved on to my main topic. For this part, I took different essay writ-

ing. Students became very much interested to write. I used the communicative Teaching Method in my

classes. It is a method where both students and teachers interact with each other. It is like a student cen-

tered classroom. They can share all their opinions with teachers .

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3.5 Interviewing the particular Course Teacher:

There are 25 teachers in the. Mohammad Kawsar Kayes was interviewed after the class. He has been

teaching for 10 years in this institution. He was asked politely how he manages the students, how he di-

vides the class time, how he makes lesson plan before the class and how he deals with intelligent stu-

dents and weak students. Because in a class each and every student does not have the same quality. He

gave the answer clearly. His class was observed and found that he is very practical and completed his

entire task very easily because of his experience.

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3.6 Testing Students & Self-Assessment with help of the Facilitator:

The author wanted to see how much the students understood the topic or lesson by asking them ques-

tions. Most of the students understood the appropriate topic and lesson. Based on their understanding

most of them understood the class. It was quite difficult to get long term feedback from students as an

intern teacher. Some questions were asked randomly and they answered normally. Some of them could

not give the right answer. So, it was assumed that there was some lacking in his teaching. He also gave

them group work to get instant feedback and some of them were able to answer question, but a few stu-

dents could not answer. Class observer said that pronunciation of the author was good, but suggested

that the author should be clam while teaching. It was told that the author was quite nervous as had no

experience to deal that amount of students. But he told that the author’s communication skill was good

enough. The author to improve his class and lesson management. The author also have to improve his

class observation skill.

There is a certain limitation to this study. The intern did not get much time to observe more specifically

and the report is written within a short time. Another thing is that the paper has been completed only

based on three classes of observation. It could possible to miss particular thing which is not mentioned

in this paper.

Moreover, this paper shows only the report of one particular school. Other school’s English Language

Teaching process could be different.

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Background / Institution Detail:

Marine School is one of the leading schools in Savar, Dhaka. It was established in 1995.Mohammad

Shafiqul Islam is the founder chairman of this school. There are 25 well qualified teacher who are teach-

ing about 500 students. Every year many students seat for SSC exam and gain glorious result. Every

year they publish wall magazine. As a new introduced school this school became famous in the locality

by their surprising result in the Board exam. This school has its own seven storied building for expand-

ing their education. With a strong footstep in education in Bangladesh, Marine School is on a process to

prepare students to attain the most rigorous higher educational standards at leading institutions through-

out Bangladesh. Accordingly, their effort is to enhance their intellectual growth in order to create highly

motivated individuals who would be able to make their places in the global spectrum.

Location: North Rajashon, Birulia Road, Savar, Dhaka-1340

Number of Teachers: 25

Number of Students: 500

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Classroom Observation Reports:

Three classes were observed in Marin School on 25 November 2021.A checklist was used for observing

the class. The environment of the class was very much suitable for effective learning. There were chairs,

tables, white board, marker, fans, lights etc. but there was multimedia projector or sound system in the

classroom. The classrooms were neat and clean. The rooms were comfortable. The teachers followed

text-based approach while teaching their classes. They prepare their lesson plan before teaching the

classes. I noticed that every teacher has their own style of teaching.

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Teacher’s Name : Mohammad Mohosin.

Name of Institution: Marine School.

Observer: Adan Shovo.

Date of Observation: 21 November 2021

Classroom Description: Class on right form of verb .

Students Information:

1. Academic Level of the students: 3. Average Age of Students: 18-20

The students pretended to be in high school .

2. Language: The students used Bangla and 4.Number of students: 25

English both language.

Lesson Objective:

 They will enhance their quality of learning

 They will improve their efficiency and effectiveness.

 They will improve their grammatical knowledge.

Teaching Materials: White board and text book.

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5.1 Class Observation 1:

Observed A class was observed of class 10 with Mohammad Mohosin on Saturday, 21th November

2021. It was an English Language class. The class started from 9 am and finished at 9:50 am. There

were 21 students present in the class.

The teacher had a proper lesson plan. He gave a short lecture to the students about right form of verb.

The lesson was to understand Right form of verb. The teacher gave a hand-note with rules to the stu-

dents. He wrote five sentences on the board, the students copied those in their script and did fill in the

blank exercise individually. He checked each and every student’s work afterwards. Whenever a student

did not understand anything, he/she asked the teacher about the problem. The teacher used both Bangla

and English to answer them towards the end of the class, the teacher gave some homework to all stu-

dents.

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Teacher’s Name : Nurul Islam .

Name of Institution: Marine School.

Observer: Adan Shovo.

Date of Observation: 23 November 2021

Classroom Description: English 1st paper.

Students Information:

1. Academic Level of the students: 3. Average Age of Students: 18-20

The students pretended to be in high school.

2. Language: The students used only English 4.Number of students: 17

language.

Lesson Objective:

 Students will be able to communicate without hesitation.

 They will express their ideas and opinion.

 They will improve their language pronunciation .

Teaching Materials: Projector and Sound Box.

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5.2 Class Observation 2:

Next the author observed another class of 9th class year with Nurul Islam on 10:00 am to 10:50. This

time the course was English first paper. In the class there are 17 student present. The teacher briefly de-

scribed the lesson. He gave a short passage to the students and asked them to read carefully. Then he

gave them some questions to answer. The question type was multiple choices. The students completed

the task individually. The teacher spoke in English during the class. Overall the teacher’s command

over English was quite well. His objectives were achieved in a very effective way.

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Teacher’s Name : Mahbubur Rahman .

Name of Institution: Marine School.

Observer: Adan Shovo.

Date of Observation: 23 November 2021

Classroom Description: ICT Class .

Students Information:

1. Academic Level of the students: 3. Average Age of Students: 18-20

The students pretended to be in high school.

2. Language: The students used Bangla and 4.Number of students: 19

English both language.

Lesson Objective:

 Students will be able to know about computer.

 They will improve their typing spread.

 They will be know about the online marketing & business.

Teaching Materials: Laptop and white board .

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5.3 Class Observation 3:

The author also observed ICT class of 10th class on 23rd November 2021 with Mohammad Mahbubur

Rahman Shikder. The teacher was discussing about the Importance of ICT education in Bangladesh.

There were 19 students present in the class. The environment of the class was good. He fulfilled the ob-

jectives and finished the lesson successfully. But there is one thing that he did not use sufficient exam-

ples. If he could use more examples the students could understand better and he only focused in his lec-

ture during his class. He could give some time to the students to present the lesson.

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Lesson Plan for Micro Teaching

Teacher(Student) Adnan Shovo

Class profile and size Class -9 (20 Students )

Class Duration 45 Minute

Medium of instruction English

Teaching –learning area/Broad Right form of verb , writing and comprehension

Topic/Micro topic

Teaching materials White board , work sheet and marker

Learning Objectives  Students will be able to communicate without hesi-

tation.

 They will express their ideas and opinion.

 The teacher will make the environment less domi-

nant than in a teacher- centered method.

Anticipated Challenges  students may feel bored in class.

 Some students may not feel attentive.

 Time maintains.

 Students are not acquiring real and long-lasting

knowledge.

 Internet connection problem.

 Load shedding.

Motivational factors  The teacher will give care to each student equally.

 Teacher will encourage students to ask more ques-

tions.
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for motivating them to produce more answers like

thank you, excellent etc.

Backup plan  The teacher will always record the class.

 Internet connection may occur, so the teacher will

use modems.

 The charge on the phone may be over, so the teacher

will use Power Bank.

Feedback Process  The teacher will give feedback based on their partic-

ipations.

 Teacher will ask students to do homework.

 Teacher will talk about raising hand in Google meet

those who

Learning Outcomes As it is not a teacher cantered class, the students will speak

without hesitation. They will discuss with each other. They

will be attentive to the class.

Activity Student / Materials Learning Outcome Timing

teacher

Interaction

Greetings: T→Ss PowerPoint slides Students will be happy to

 Teacher will Ss→T engage in the class.

warmly wel- 2 minutes

come stu-

dents.

Speaking activity 1: T→Ss PowerPoint slides Students will to speak

6 minutes
 Teacher will Ss→Ss without hesitation. They
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PowerPoint gage in this task.

slide.

 Feedback

will be pro-

vided

Speaking activity 2: T→Ss PowerPoint slides Students will be able to

 He teacher S→S speak in a real -life situa-

will make tion.

them pair to
3 minutes
participate in

the task.

 Feedback will

be provided.

Writing Activity: T→Ss Google form This play will increase

 Teacher will SS→TS their writing skill.

write in the

Google form. 3 minutes

 Teacher will

provide feed-

back.

Conclusion:
Teacher will motivate
 Teacher will
them and this will help
ask students if Google form 1 minute
them to do more well in
they have any
the class.
questions.
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appreciate T→Ss

students for Ss→T

their participa-

tion.

 Teacher will

end the class

noted with

thanks.

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Name of Institution: Marine School

Level of the Students: Class -9

Number of Students: 20

Duration: 45 Minutes.

Teaching Experience:

28 November, the author taught class 9 students at Marin School. He started the class at 9 am and fin-

ished at 9:45 am. The duration of the class was 45 minutes. There were 20 students in the classroom.

Materials used in the class were marker, white-board and worksheet. The objective of the class was to

teach students about right form of verb. At the beginning of the class, the author greeted the students,

introduced himself and asked their names. The author asked the students before explaining the topic,

what is right form of verb? And where can we use right form of verb in a sentence? After that, He ex-

plained the topic to the students. He presented examples of right form of verb which makes them clear

about the topic. The students were able to follow him and do the task without hesitation. In addition, the

environment of the class was learning-friendly.

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Teaching Experience Findings:

7.1 Lesson Preparation:

The author was well-prepared for the class along with the lesson plan. He took the class as he planned

with the proper lesson plan. The students spoke in English with their classmates. He tried to do some

group activities with the students and tried to teach them by having fun with them.

7.2 Lesson Delivery:

The author gave clear instructions and explanations for the activities. Before teaching the class he made

himself prepared with some worksheets/exercises for every class. However, being an inexperience in-

structor the author could not teach the class according to his plan.

7.3 Use of Language:

The intern believed that he was good enough to handle the class though faced some problems. He used

English language effectively for instructing the students, and the students did not have any difficulty to

understand the intern during the class. But he was not fluent as a teacher during his class. He was not

experienced. That’s why he faced some problems while teaching. When the students asked any ques-

tions, the intern took time to answer, because, the intern was not habituated with this situation.

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Overall Findings:

The author observed three classes at Marin School. Two of the classes were on English language and

another one is on ICT. The concerned teachers provided me with lesson plan for the classes. There are

several findings the author want to mention which he found from his observation. The author found that

all the students and the teachers are interactive with each other. All the teachers are experienced to teach

their students. They know very well how to teach which student in what manner. The teachers were

well-prepared for the classes. They always had their materials with them. The teacher showed adequate

subject knowledge about the classes. They managed to finish their classes on time.

The teachers gave appropriate lesson introduction and introduced the topic of the day properly during

the classes. They gave clear instructions and explanations to the students during the classes such as re-

peating what they said about the topic and explaining what they said. The environment of the class-

rooms was good enough to move and room around comfortably. There were posters and other things in

the classrooms. However, there were no supportive elements relevant to the topics of the class. The

teachers were well-behaved and they treated the students in a friendly manner. No disruption was

caused during the classes. Technology was used during the classes and there was no multimedia projec-

tor and sound system in the class.

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List of Overall findings:

i) Have proper lesson instructions.

ii) The teachers were well mannered with the students.

iii) Have the proper balance of bookish and non-bookish education.

iv) Use of multimedia in the class.

v) Less uses of real life examples.

vi) Sound system used in the class.

vii) Visual projections were used in the class.

viii) Enough break in between the classes.

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Recommendations:

After observing the teachers classes the author found several areas where they can improve. There was

no group studying in the classrooms.

As an observer the author found that the teachers were able to establish their subject matter well. After

observing the teachers classes, he found several areas where they can improve. The teachers could do

group works with the students. A student can learn how to get help from another person and how he can

help others by doing group work. They should take more care of the weaker students. If they do not care

about the weaker students, they will fall behind. The teachers used pictures or interesting video to make

them understand more clearly. Some students are visual learners. If the teacher provided any picture or

video, they could learn the lesson easily and it would be a more enjoyable class for the students. As an

intern the author thought he did well during his classes. But he does not have that much sufficient

knowledge to teach a class. He was so nervous that he made some mistakes during his class. The author

have to overcome nervousness. He need to improve in every possible step. He could not manage the

students properly. He just tried to copy the teaching style of the class teacher. He could try another

teaching style. He could focus on his lacing and try to improve for his future career.

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Lists of recommendations:

i) Improve of using Multimedia in the class room.

ii) Improve of using visual and sound system in the class to relevant topic.

iii) More use of real life example in the class.

iv) Weaker students should be given more priority.

v) Group based study should be increased.

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Conclusion:

In conclusion, the necessity of English language learning and teaching has been considered for several

reason and given top most priority to this area. Second language acquisition is always been a tuff thing

to accomplished. Although people are trying their best to cope up with the situation having several

problems to acquire the English as the second language as it very difficult. In such situation, for learn-

ing a second language the methodology, the Martials are playing a vital role.

A country like Bangladesh having lots of difficulties in learning English language at the Secondary

School Level. To sustain those difficulties the educational ministry and other educational organizations

are planning and working on these issues.

At the end, it could say that Marine School is going well but they have to improve their facilities more,

especially modern technology.

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Appendices 1:

Figure 1: Letter of Recommendation

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Appendices 2:

Figure 2: Certificate from the school.

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Photographs: Observing classes

Figure 3: Observing the class

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