Speaking English in English Class an Imperative
Speaking English in English Class an Imperative
-- Md Azharul Islam (Jewel)
Published in newspaper:
2. https://www.daily-sun.com
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It may be quite a strong belief that English Teachers can change the World of English Teaching Learning in Primary and Secondary Level. As an English Language Teacher by following the directions of NCTB we can make our young learners skilled in speaking as all the English Textbooks are specially designed for the betterment of the students and their needs sothat their listening speaking skills as well as other skills can be developed gradually. It seems students are to acquire only bookish knowledge but English Teachers must make them confident that they are going to be important citizens for the country as well as the World in where good knowledge of English is needed. And so the English text books by NCTB are properly designed for the young Learners to be fit for global needs by setting real life situations or practical experiences though there are some criticisms on the newly prescribed English textbooks of Grade 6 and 7. English Language Teachers should be confident and should have determination to perform their English classes by creating an english environment. But it seems most of our English Language Teachers do not pay any attention to or to follow the directions or items provided below the texts rather they try to make a lame excuse that our young learners in the rural areas are not be able to understand if we speak in English. In this way we are partially trying to discourage our students in stead of encouraging them. I would like to request all the English Language Teachers to speak in English all the time while taking English classes and oneday we will see the young learners will have the fluency of speaking English as well as developing other skills gradually. We can repeatedly do the same process until students have the skill of speaking English.And in this way the students will have the fluency over English and abilty to be globally fit and keep pace with the modern World. Our Teachers can do well for English teaching learning and set example in the field of English Teaching Learning. Here we can remind our bitter experiences during the Covid19 pandemic situation of Teachers who were being engaged in online teaching without expecting any mental support and appreciation from their near and dear ones and from the Govt. As an English Teacher we should realise ' A Teacher is an actor and he should act on to attract his audience like young learners on English Teaching Learning stage. And for the sake of the young learners thousands of our English Teachers both Secondary and Primary across the country performed their online English teaching regularly and uploaded their classes on social media like Facebook, YouTube, LinkedIn. And other subject Teachers also tried it. Some of our Teachers offered teaching Learning through Zoom Google Meet. Teachers who took online classes regularly had not any expensive material like digital camera, smart board, writing tab, laptop, desktop, sound system, camera stand but somehow they ran online classes with the common materials like chalk, duster, white board, white board marker, black board even if it might be an wall and a simple mobile phone. And they took online classes at home or school or in an open field at where internet connections are found. As an English Language Teacher we must think with what things we have in our class can be used as materials in English teaching learning. We must bear in ' No wall is there in an English classroom.' We must speak English all the time with the young Learners either they sometimes understand or not. During covid pandemic I watched some Teachers taking their online classes with only ballpoint pen and exercise khata and one of their family members like son daughter wife or any relative shooting video with screen touched normal mobile phone while performing. And interestingly we watched some teachers having white boards in their homes either the white boards purchased by them or brought from schools.Though online teaching quality of some of the teachers was not upto standard level but gradually they tried to be developed. And in that new normal situation we all had to be habituated to keep digitalized Teaching Learning in a new system reminding the proverb goes,' Necessity is the mother of invention. We then found fearness and nervousness of Teachers engagement in online Teaching had gone out and they tried to keep pace with new normal education system in our country. And the same as for the English Language Teachers. So we must try to speak in English in English teaching learning. We must create an environment of English in which there is no fear or anxiety among the young learners. An English Teacher can create an atmosphere of English sothat students can try speaking in English without any hesitation. And we should always bear in mind that Textbooks by NCTB with new curriculum are mainly based on practical situations experiences. English Teachers should always remember that all the items sections experiences provided after each text in the textbook must be done by the students. It is very much effective to the students to learn English. So as English Teachers our first and foremost duty is to speak English all the time in English Language class as it is the only environment and opportunity to practise English for the young learners as well as the English Teachers. No matter what we get but very much prestigious job we belong to which we are engaged in. And lastly we would like to draw the attention of the Govt. of Bangladesh to adopt a new and fruitful Education Policy from which our students can find a congenial environment of English Language teaching learning for both rural and urban areas not for only degree but for higher studies and for building them to be fit globally. And for this purpose there is an urgent need to offer opportunities for English Teachers to be trained up time to time with refresher training with a view to keeping pace with new curriculum system.
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It may be quite a strong belief that English Teachers can change the World of English Teaching Learning in Primary and Secondary Level. As an English Language Teacher by following the directions of NCTB we can make our young learners skilled in speaking as all the English Textbooks are specially designed for the betterment of the students and their needs sothat their listening speaking skills as well as other skills can be developed gradually. It seems students are to acquire only bookish knowledge but English Teachers must make them confident that they are going to be important citizens for the country as well as the World in where good knowledge of English is needed. And so the English text books by NCTB are properly designed for the young Learners to be fit for global needs by setting real life situations or practical experiences though there are some criticisms on the newly prescribed English textbooks of Grade 6 and 7. English Language Teachers should be confident and should have determination to perform their English classes by creating an english environment. But it seems most of our English Language Teachers do not pay any attention to or to follow the directions or items provided below the texts rather they try to make a lame excuse that our young learners in the rural areas are not be able to understand if we speak in English. In this way we are partially trying to discourage our students in stead of encouraging them. I would like to request all the English Language Teachers to speak in English all the time while taking English classes and oneday we will see the young learners will have the fluency of speaking English as well as developing other skills gradually. We can repeatedly do the same process until students have the skill of speaking English.And in this way the students will have the fluency over English and abilty to be globally fit and keep pace with the modern World. Our Teachers can do well for English teaching learning and set example in the field of English Teaching Learning. Here we can remind our bitter experiences during the Covid19 pandemic situation of Teachers who were being engaged in online teaching without expecting any mental support and appreciation from their near and dear ones and from the Govt. As an English Teacher we should realise ' A Teacher is an actor and he should act on to attract his audience like young learners on English Teaching Learning stage. And for the sake of the young learners thousands of our English Teachers both Secondary and Primary across the country performed their online English teaching regularly and uploaded their classes on social media like Facebook, YouTube, LinkedIn. And other subject Teachers also tried it. Some of our Teachers offered teaching Learning through Zoom Google Meet. Teachers who took online classes regularly had not any expensive material like digital camera, smart board, writing tab, laptop, desktop, sound system, camera stand but somehow they ran online classes with the common materials like chalk, duster, white board, white board marker, black board even if it might be an wall and a simple mobile phone. And they took online classes at home or school or in an open field at where internet connections are found. As an English Language Teacher we must think with what things we have in our class can be used as materials in English teaching learning. We must bear in ' No wall is there in an English classroom.' We must speak English all the time with the young Learners either they sometimes understand or not. During covid pandemic I watched some Teachers taking their online classes with only ballpoint pen and exercise khata and one of their family members like son daughter wife or any relative shooting video with screen touched normal mobile phone while performing. And interestingly we watched some teachers having white boards in their homes either the white boards purchased by them or brought from schools.Though online teaching quality of some of the teachers was not upto standard level but gradually they tried to be developed. And in that new normal situation we all had to be habituated to keep digitalized Teaching Learning in a new system reminding the proverb goes,' Necessity is the mother of invention. We then found fearness and nervousness of Teachers engagement in online Teaching had gone out and they tried to keep pace with new normal education system in our country. And the same as for the English Language Teachers. So we must try to speak in English in English teaching learning. We must create an environment of English in which there is no fear or anxiety among the young learners. An English Teacher can create an atmosphere of English sothat students can try speaking in English without any hesitation. And we should always bear in mind that Textbooks by NCTB with new curriculum are mainly based on practical situations experiences. English Teachers should always remember that all the items sections experiences provided after each text in the textbook must be done by the students. It is very much effective to the students to learn English. So as English Teachers our first and foremost duty is to speak English all the time in English Language class as it is the only environment and opportunity to practise English for the young learners as well as the English Teachers. No matter what we get but very much prestigious job we belong to which we are engaged in. And lastly we would like to draw the attention of the Govt. of Bangladesh to adopt a new and fruitful Education Policy from which our students can find a congenial environment of English Language teaching learning for both rural and urban areas not for only degree but for higher studies and for building them to be fit globally. And for this purpose there is an urgent need to offer opportunities for English Teachers to be trained up time to time with refresher training with a view to keeping pace with new curriculum system.
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Written by-
Md Azharul Islam (Jewel)
Senior Teacher (English)
Barrister Jamiruddin Sircar Collegiate Institute Panchagarh
Phone- 01716849848
Email- azharul1965@gmail.com
WhatsApp- 01701980181
Post- Panchagarh 5000
Panchagarh
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