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Example 1
Western University English Department Uttara Campus Dhaka 1230 Bangladesh.
Report On The Possibility Of Opening A Short Course In English
Introduction In a meeting of the department of English held on 20 May 2014, the view was ex-
pressed that our students have a very poor command in English, both spoken and written.
So it was proposed that a short course in English should be opened under the manage-
ment of the English teachers.
Discussion We realized the need for such a course for good reasons. From the answer scripts of
the students of different departments, we found that the standard of English of about 80%
of them is far below the average. We interviewed many students of our university, of
some other universities, and even some outsiders, and found that they deplorably lacked
correctness in writing and fluency in speaking English. We also talked with them about
opening a short course in English in order to help them with the basics of written and
spoken English. They all highly appreciated the idea and opined that such a course would
be of much help for them.
The students need to use correct English in their answers of the exam questions in
different courses and subjects. If they are given some knowledge about the basics of spo-
ken and written English, they can go a long way towards their improvement.
Conclusion So we think that Short Courses in English will be a quite popular programme. It will
help students, non-students, and professionals.
Recommendations We would recommend that such a course should be opened in the Department of
English, and the university should look into the financial aspects of the programme as
early as possible.
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Mohammad Kamrul Islam
Head of the Department of English
15 June, 2014