English For Today Class Two

About This Course

Prescribed by the National Curriculum and Textbook Board, Bangladesh as a textbook for Class Two from the academic year 2024
English For Today Class Two
 
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Published by:
National Curriculum and Textbook Board, Bangladesh
69-70, Motijheel Commercial Area, Dhaka-1000
[All rights reserved by the publisher]
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First Edition Writers and Compilers:
- M S Hoque
- Dr. Md. Zulfeqar Haider
- Sofiqul Islam
- Md. Babul Akhter
- Naina Shahzadi
- Mohd. Golam Mostafa
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Art Director:
- Hashem Khan
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Illustrators:
- Mamun Hossain
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Edition Information:
- First Edition: October 2023
- Revised Edition: October 2024
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Design:
National Curriculum and Textbook Board, Bangladesh
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Distribution:
For free distribution under PEDP-4 of the Ministry of Primary and Mass Education by the Government of the People’s Republic of Bangladesh.
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Printed by:
(Printing details not provided)
 
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Preface
Primary level constructs the foundation of education. A set of well-defined targets and properly planned primary education provide strengths to the entire education system. Keeping this in mind, the primary level has been given supreme importance in the Education Policy 2010. Increasing the span and inclusiveness of the primary level, as the developed countries of the world, has been emphasized. Special attention has been given to ensure that no child’s access to education is hindered by social and economic status, religion, ethnicity, or gender identity.
The National Curriculum and Textbook Board (NCTB) has implemented an integrated curriculum to update primary education. While this curriculum trails the pedagogy and the curriculum of developed countries, it also adopts traditional teaching-learning values of Bangladesh at the same time. This has enabled the education to be more life-oriented and productive. In the context of globalization, the mental health of the children has also been specially considered in this curriculum.
The textbook is the most important component of curriculum implementation. NCTB has always borne that in mind while designing textbooks for all levels and classes, including primary level. Curriculum goals and objectives have been prioritized in the writing and editing of each book. A keen eye has been kept on the diverse curiosity and capacity of the child’s mind. Special importance has been given in designing the curriculum and textbooks to make teaching-learning interactive and enjoyable. It is hoped that each book will help in the balanced psycho-physical development of children through educational activities. It will support in acquiring the required skills, adaptability, patriotism, and moral values at the same time.
There has been a growing need for English language proficiency in the rapidly changing, technology-driven world of the 21st century. With a view to addressing this need, the new revised textbook aims at enabling the learners to perform their day-to-day activities in any English-speaking context. As such, the textbook has been designed to facilitate their effective communication through four basic language skills, proper pronunciation, and integration of both local and global cultures, inclusiveness, and skills like critical thinking, problem-solving, and creativity.
Special thanks to the specialists and teachers who worked intensively in writing, editing, and revising the textbook. Thanks to those also who have made the textbook attractive to children through its design and illustration. This textbook has been revised to address the need in the changed context of 2024. Due to time constraints, some errors may still exist. Any constructive advice and guidance from the audience will be considered with due importance.
At the end, I wish every success to the learners for whom the book has been produced.
October 2024
Professor Dr. AK M Reazul Hassan
Chairman
National Curriculum & Textbook Board, Bangladesh