Private Tutoring of English: Motivational Practices in the Lived Experiences of Bangladeshi Higher Secondary Students (Published)

This article aims to address one main and three sub- research questions by presenting and analyzing the findings. The article analyzed the lived experiences of eleven Bangladeshi higher secondary school students to provide insight into their thoughts, feelings, beliefs, values and assumptions of private tutoring of English (PT-E). Each participant participated in a one-to -one in-depth semi-structured interview. To justify research questions of the study, 267 significant statements (i.e., significant phrases or sentences that pertained directly to the lived experience of PT-E participants) were identified from 11 verbatim transcripts of interviewees. As of 267 significant statements, four themes are originated from the analysis of the participants’ responses to the interview questions.

 

Keywords: Bangladesh, Motivational Factors, higher secondary school, private tutoring of english, shadow education, supplementary tutoring

Dynamic Roles of ESL Teachers in Fostering Effective Autonomous Learning (Published)

‘How to motivate English language learners’ – is an age old question; yet, it is even more necessary to figure out how to encourage ESL learners to take charge of their own learning. In Bangladesh, English is taught as second language, but the pathways to success in teaching English to the Bangladeshi learners are rather challenging as there are no specific formula. Thus the paper tries to explore whether and to what extent diverse roles of teachers can enhance students’ acquisition of second language through autonomous learning. This study combines both qualitative and quantitative research methods where research paradigm is pragmatic. Finally, the paper shows that dynamic roles of teachers at tertiary level in Bangladesh can certainly be successful in implementation of autonomous learning among students enabling them to take responsibilities of learning in their own hands for getting prepared to face the challenges of the competitive world outside the classroom

Keywords: Autonomous Learning, Bangladesh, Dynamic role of teachers, English as Second language, Successful Implementation, Tertiary level