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‘Bogged down’ ELT in Bangladesh: Problems and policy

Investigating some problems that encumber ELT in an EFL context

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  08 May 2014

Maksud Ali  and
Ann L. Walker
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Hamid & Baldauf's (2008) labelling of the term ‘bogged down’ within the Bangladeshi ELT context and their prediction about the outcome of the English Language Teaching Improvement Project (ELTIP) appear to be true. While Hamid & Baldauf (2008) endeavour to present the poor ELT reality of rural Bangladesh, the current paper aims to explore the problems that make ELT ‘bogged down’ in Bangladesh.

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Research Article
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English Today , Volume 30 , Issue 2 , June 2014 , pp. 33 - 38
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Copyright © Cambridge University Press 2014 

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