Samet
DEPARTMENT OF ENGLISH UNIVERSITY OF RAJSHAHI
RAJSHAHI, BANGLADESH
AN EVALUATION OF THE TEACHING OF READING SKILLS OF ENGLISH IN BANGLADESH
A thesis submitted in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of
MA in English by
Md. Hamidur Rahman
Roll No. 042069 2004
Supervisor
Dr. M. Shahidullah
Professor
Department of English University of Rajshahi
January 2007
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DEDICATED
To
My Parents
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ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
At first I would like to express my gratitude to the Almighty Whose mercy enabled me to complete this thesis successfully. I am deeply indebted to Professor Dr. M. Shahidullah, an inspirational teacher of the Department of English, University of Rajshahi, Rajshahi for his friendly guidance and assistance at all stages of this dissertation. I would like to acknowledge humbly that his constant guidance inspired me all through the study. Without his help and careful guidance this thesis would not have been possible. I would also like to express my sincerest gratitude to Professor Jahurul Islam, the Chairman of the Department of English, University of Rajshahi, Rajshahi for his every possible help during the entire period of the work. At the same time I would like to express my heartfelt gratitude to the respected teachers of the department for their valuable input. I would like to express special thanks to Sanjida Islam, Sadia Islam and their family for their constant help, mental support and encouragement. I am very much thankful to Masum, Iqubal and Shohel for their help in various stages of the research. I am also very grateful to the students and the honourable teachers of various government and non-government colleges for their co-operation. My heartfelt thanks go to all those persons who assisted me in various ways from time to time to complete the work successfully.
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ABSTRACT
This study investigates an important area of English language teaching and learning. It examines the present situation of
RAJSHAHI, BANGLADESH
AN EVALUATION OF THE TEACHING OF READING SKILLS OF ENGLISH IN BANGLADESH
A thesis submitted in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of
MA in English by
Md. Hamidur Rahman
Roll No. 042069 2004
Supervisor
Dr. M. Shahidullah
Professor
Department of English University of Rajshahi
January 2007
i
DEDICATED
To
My Parents
ii
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
At first I would like to express my gratitude to the Almighty Whose mercy enabled me to complete this thesis successfully. I am deeply indebted to Professor Dr. M. Shahidullah, an inspirational teacher of the Department of English, University of Rajshahi, Rajshahi for his friendly guidance and assistance at all stages of this dissertation. I would like to acknowledge humbly that his constant guidance inspired me all through the study. Without his help and careful guidance this thesis would not have been possible. I would also like to express my sincerest gratitude to Professor Jahurul Islam, the Chairman of the Department of English, University of Rajshahi, Rajshahi for his every possible help during the entire period of the work. At the same time I would like to express my heartfelt gratitude to the respected teachers of the department for their valuable input. I would like to express special thanks to Sanjida Islam, Sadia Islam and their family for their constant help, mental support and encouragement. I am very much thankful to Masum, Iqubal and Shohel for their help in various stages of the research. I am also very grateful to the students and the honourable teachers of various government and non-government colleges for their co-operation. My heartfelt thanks go to all those persons who assisted me in various ways from time to time to complete the work successfully.
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ABSTRACT
This study investigates an important area of English language teaching and learning. It examines the present situation of