http://rulrepository.ru.ac.bd/handle/123456789/156 Tue, 07 Apr 2026 21:42:54 GMT 2026-04-07T21:42:54Z http://rulrepository.ru.ac.bd/handle/123456789/1173 Exploring Secondary English Teachers’ Perception on the Application of Sociolinguistic, Discourse and Strategic Competence Rohaman, A.F.M. Mijanur This study examines English teachers’ perceptions and their actual teaching of communicative competence (CC) at secondary schools in Bangladesh. A contemporary literature survey on the Bangladeshi ELT scenario demonstrates that linguistic competence is a much-emphasized component in actual teaching practices in any English classroom, the other three components remain ignored to a larger extent. Hence, the study focuses on the facilitation of sociolinguistic, discourse and strategic communicative competence through ELT. The research design is primarily qualitative in nature and the data for this research were collected using a questionnaire survey and semi-structured interviews. While interview data recorded the participant teachers’ perceptions of the significance of CC along the side with their reported teaching practices of sociolinguistic, discourse and strategic competencies; the questionnaire survey extracted the teachers’ understanding of the concept of communicative competence. A total of 230 secondary English teachers from four different districts from two divisions in Bangladesh took part in the questionnaire survey and 12 teachers were interviewed. The findings of this research reveal the fact that there is a discrepancy between the views of the teachers and their actual teaching practices of sociolinguistic, discourse competence and strategic competence. This thesis puts light on the scenario that the practising teachers’ application of sociolinguistic competence waves from moderate to strong, discourse competence overlays within rare or weak; and the practice of strategic competence exists from weak to moderate. Thus, it can be concluded that the holistic scenario of application of the communicative competence by secondary English teachers waves from weak to moderate. One key implication of this study is the necessity of incorporating innovative techniques for improving the skills of the teachers in the rural, urban and semi-urban contexts in Bangladesh which are to be attained through different training. Assessment strategies should be redesigned in a way that students can be assessed all the required components of communicative competence. This Thesis is Submitted to the Institute of Education and Research (IER), University of Rajshahi, Rajshahi, Bangladesh for The Degree of Master of Philosophy (MPhil). Sat, 01 Jan 2022 00:00:00 GMT http://rulrepository.ru.ac.bd/handle/123456789/1173 2022-01-01T00:00:00Z http://rulrepository.ru.ac.bd/handle/123456789/1072 Nature of Physics Teaching at Secondary Level in Bangladesh Haque, Md. Aminul This study investigates and describes the nature of secondary physics teaching and learning in Bangladesh. Here the body of literature on nature of physics teaching has been studied, and it has been discussed how classroom situations in secondary physics classes can be turned into a friendly environment for learning physics. The situations under discussion have been proposed by secondary teachers, during in-service teachers training, as situations from day to day physics teaching could highlight the nature of physics teaching. Secondary schools of all Upazila of Rajshahi district have been purposively selected for the study. Quantitative and qualitative methods were used for gathering research data. Primary and secondary sources have been used for the study. Quantitative data were obtained from the surveys of 81secondary schools, 81 Head teachers, 93 physics teachers and 500 students of class IX-X from secondary schools of Rajshahi District in Bangladesh. Qualitative data, on the other hand, were gathered from the analysis of questionnaire and interviews from Head teachers, physics teachers and students of class IX-X from Rajshahi District in Bangladesh. Quantitative data were coded and analyzed using the SPSS 16.0 statistical package to produce descriptive statistics. Qualitative data also were transcribed and categorized into emerging themes. Some selected variables and their relationship with 2test are shown in the table for head teachers, physics teachers and students. This study investigated 81 schools and evaluated the statement on the basis of using a five points rating scale indicating 1= Poor, 2= Weak, 3= Fair, 4= Good, 5= Very good. The percentages of the occurrences of these points are tabulated and explained. The tabular form of categorical data is graphically represented by correspondence analysis. Graphical display permits more rapid interpretation and understanding of the data. The rows and columns of a table interpreted the similarities and differences between rows, the similarities and differences between columns and the association between rows and columns. Correspondence analysis uses χ2/n, which is termed as inertia or total inertia, rather than χ2 value of contingency table. This graph can be used to investigate the graphical relationship among different categories. This Thesis is Submitted to the Institute of Education and Research (IER) , University of Rajshahi, Rajshahi, Bangladesh for The Degree of Master of Philosophy (MPhil) Mon, 01 Jan 2018 00:00:00 GMT http://rulrepository.ru.ac.bd/handle/123456789/1072 2018-01-01T00:00:00Z http://rulrepository.ru.ac.bd/handle/123456789/1071 From Knowledge to Practice: The Current Status of Disaster Risk Reduction Education in Coastal Bangladesh Uddin, Md. Ikhtiar A large amount of studies has been produced on disaster domain over the last decades. Many of previous studies have focused on the disaster risk reduction (DRR) related issues, yet there are gaps to focus on translating DRR knowledge into practice at the ground. Considering this gap, this study aims to explore the existing DRR education programs and its dissemination process to the community; reveal how coastal households practise DRR knowledge; and identify possible ways to strengthen DRR education programs. Findings show that government and NGOs have taken a good number of DRR education programs e.g. legal frameworks, public awareness, risk assessment and vulnerability mapping etc. They used several processes (e.g. training, workshop, group meeting, media etc.) to disseminate DRR knowledge to the cyclone affected communities. Majority of the households received DRR knowledge from the informal sources e.g. Union Parishad, NGO, media, family, neighbours, friends and voluntary organizations. The local community learned many issues on disaster preparedness and mitigation from the various formal and informal sources. The households practised the learned knowledge in various ways at the before and during disaster stages. However, a gap was found between achieved and practiced knowledge. This gap is due to a lack of technological and financial support, corruption and favoritism, lack of coordination, traditional attitude of local people, top-down approach of government and a gap between local and scientific knowledge. This study suggests that informal knowledge sources should be strengthened and tagged them with the mainstream sources of DRR knowledge. Besides, informal knowledge sources should be institutionalized through the effective intervention of government. At the same time, formal sources such as textbook, and formal education should be more focused on DRR issues. This study also argues that participatory-based training and workshop, role of local government and religious institutions, technological and financial support and bottom-up approach should be amplified for strengthening the initiatives of DRR education and its practice at the community level. This Thesis is Submitted to the Institute of Education and Research (IER) , University of Rajshahi, Rajshahi, Bangladesh for The Degree of Master of Philosophy (MPhil) Wed, 01 Jan 2020 00:00:00 GMT http://rulrepository.ru.ac.bd/handle/123456789/1071 2020-01-01T00:00:00Z http://rulrepository.ru.ac.bd/handle/123456789/914 Disparity in Primary education of Bangladesh and Its Adverse Impact: A Comparative Study of Rural and Urban Education Ferdous, Most. Asma Bangladesh is a large populated country in a very small area. The natural rescores is insufficient for this population. In our country 85% people live in rural area. That's why more than 85% children live in rural area. The facilities of Primary Eduction in rural area are lower than urban. The rural people are less conscious than the people of urban. Beside this, Bangladesh wants to achieve Millennium Development Goal. To ensure primary education for all children and to remove poverty, it needs to find the lacking of primary education system because it is the foundation of all educations. The aim of the proposed study is to explore the disparity of primary education between rural and urban area and its adverse impact in Bangladesh. We have seen various disparities in primary education from the history of Bengal. These disparities were between higher and lower class, Hindu and Muslim. The Pakistani rulers have made clear disparity in education sector between East and West Pakistan. At that time the education of Bengal also neglected. Bangladesh has tried her best to improve the education but still now there are some disparities in primary education between urban and rural area. We have find that the primary students of urban area are more skilled, punctual and their school attendance also higher than the students of rural area. The beneficiaries of urban primary education are more aware in socio-political and legal issues than that of rural. Not only this, the former students of Urban Primary Education are doing better in economic changes on livelihood than that of Rural Primary Education. The main findings of the study are the disparities of those education by the name; nutrition, schooling and knowledge. The adverse impacts of those disparities are parent's education, awareness and economic condition. The disparity and adverse impact are rolling circularly. To stop this circle, necessary steps will be implemented. This Thesis is Submitted to the Institute of Education and Research (IER) , University of Rajshahi, Rajshahi, Bangladesh for The Degree of Master of Philosophy (MPhil) Sat, 01 Jan 2011 00:00:00 GMT http://rulrepository.ru.ac.bd/handle/123456789/914 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z