Assessing the Mentoring Service in Department of English: A Case from Bangladeshi Public University

Abstract

A voluntary mentoring service started from September 7, 2014 at the Department of English in a well- known public university of Bangladesh intending to provide guidance and support to the students of that respective department. The target was to help the students in their academic endeavor. The objective of the present research is to study the mentioned mentoring service. In this study, semi-structured interviews were conducted with seven mentors and five mentees. The findings suggest that the mentoring program was successful in fulfilling its aims; however, the participants pointed out the areas in which the service needs improvement. The study concludes with implications and suggestions to aid similar future projects.