Language Teaching at the Higher Secondary Level in Bangladesh: A Case Study of Rajshahi Education Board (REB).

The study focuses on the approach of teaching at the higher secondary level in Bangladesh where teachers engage themselves in teaching of English by following Communicative Language Teaching (CLT) method and approach which are embedded in the curriculum guidelines. A randomly selected group of twenty two teachers have participated in the research process through the questionnaire survey where they have expressed their opinions regarding teaching methods that are commonly practised in the classroom. The data have been analysed by applying statistical calculation and SPSS software tool has been used to interpret the results of the study. The research provides an overall trend of language teaching method practised by rural and urban college teachers affiliated to Rajshahi Education Board (REB). The paper has discovered the need to improvise and develop a better language teaching approach in order to make teaching more effective. Moreover, this paper would shed more light on the language teaching at the higher secondary level in Bangladesh from the perspective of teachers' opinions and perceptions. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]