Abstract:
This thesis investigates the prospect of Online Language Teacher Education (OLTE) among
the secondary level‘s English teachers in Bangladesh for their ongoing development.
Therefore, this study explores the drawbacks of traditional face-to-face training system, as
well as the efficacy of OLTE for minimizing those drawbacks. At the same time, this study
examines the English teachers‘ perspectives, along with the requirements for OLTE and their
availability to identify the opportunities of OLTE in Bangladesh. This study adopted the
approach of social constructivism for recognizing the efficacy of OLTE for ongoing
development. Mixed-methods were used for identifying the English teachers‘ and the teacher
educators‘ perspectives regarding traditional training system and OLTE. Essentially, the
findings suggest that the English teachers face problems in traditional training system due to
location, schedule, time limitation and lack of ongoing support; integration of OLTE can help
them to attend trainings beyond location and time constraints. Thus, OLTE will allow them to
be updated concerning the changes of English language teaching. This study also reflects the
current supportive situation for OLTE in Bangladesh and the teachers‘ enthusiasm to
participate in such programme.
