http://dspace.ewubd.edu:8080/handle/123456789/637 2026-04-04T14:30:25Z http://dspace.ewubd.edu:8080/handle/123456789/654 AN EVALUATION OF THE TEACHING OF READING AND WRITING SKILLS OF ENGLISH AT THE PRIMARY LEVEL IN BANGLADESH: CURRENT PRACTICE AND PROSPECT OF INNOVATIVE TEACHING TECHNIQUES Sikder, Aporna Teaching is a matter of passion. A teacher is not only a guide but also a facilitator, role model, information provider, resource developer, planner and assessor. A good teacher is more than a mere lecturer. So the research paper focuses on the teaching part of the two important parts of learning a foreign or second language; reading and writing. This study investigates an important area of English language teaching and the importance of the innovative techniques followed by the teachers in Bangladeshi context. It examines how the innovative techniques nurture the student’s motivation towards foreign language learning, the level of improvement learners are receiving at their primary level of education, the developing syllabus and curriculum followed by the teachers as facilitators in Bangladesh. The study discusses the recent developments in reading and writing pedagogy. It also presents an evaluation of teaching reading and writing skills through an empirical study. The empirical investigation examines whether the innovative techniques are adopted in the reading and writing pedagogy in teaching reading and writing in Bangladesh or not. The study includes students’ and teachers’ questionnaire survey, students and teachers’ interview, classroom observation and administering reading and writing syllabus. This thesis submitted in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of MA in English Language Teaching of East West University, Dhaka, Bangladesh 0005-01-01T00:00:00Z http://dspace.ewubd.edu:8080/handle/123456789/653 Translation of Selected Islamic Songs Written by Kazi Nazrul Islam Ruhee, Aireen Akter The purpose of my work is to convey Nazrul’s Islamic songs to the people who have affection for Nazrul as well as for his literary works. As they are Islamic songs they will certainly have an appeal to the hearts of the Muslims of any part of the world and the literary beauty of them ought to attract anyone regardless of his/ her religion. This is essentially the main reason of my translating Nazrul that I dream of Nazrul’s work to be spread worldwide. The commendable works of Kazi Nazrul Islam have to be presented in front of the world is probably what every Bengali-speaking person would long for as no one can deny his contribution to the Bangali nation. This can only be done by means of translation and English translation of his work will certainly reach the larger places and larger communities for its being the global language. However, translation of Nazrul is not much available though he is one of the greatest poets in Bangla literature and also, the national poet of Bangladesh. Ahmed (1998) mentions it is a matter of surprise what Nazrul has gifted to the treasure-house of Bangla literature within a short time of twenty to twenty one years. The range and depth of his literary works could not be perceived well as there has not been proper research and studies on Nazrul. Mustafa Zaman Abbasi expresses his regret upon the indifference of the Medias as well as the education ministry of 10 Bangladesh regarding the legendary poet in his article “Chasher Koi o Chasher Nazrul” This thesis submitted in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of MA in English Language Teaching of East West University, Dhaka, Bangladesh 0008-01-01T00:00:00Z