Teachers’ Classroom Practice to Develop Students English Writing Skills at Primary Level of Bangladesh

Abstract

Teachers' classroom practice to develop student's english writing skills at primary level of Bangladesh. Objectives: The present qualitative study investigates teachers' classroom practice to develop primary level students English writing skills in Bangladesh. Methods: Five-government primary school and five teachers were chosen conveniently from each school in Dhaka. Randomly three English classes of each teacher were chosen to observe their teaching-learning practice. The study used a lesson observation protocol and interview protocols as an instrument of data collection. Qualitative data were analyzed thematically. Findings:. Teachers used traditional teaching-learning methods emphasizing students' rote learning and used Bangla as a medium of instruction. The study also found teachers' challenges like large class size, extra workload, lack of teaching aids etc. in developing students writing skill at the elementary level. Conclusions: The study explored that teachers' current practice in Bangladesh does not help students to develop their writing skill at all.