Young Learner Courses

Our Young Learner courses will get your child talking, understanding, reading and writing – not just listening to teachers talking on and on about grammar! We know that grammar is important, of course, so that kids can use English accurately but first they need practice in using English

Business Courses

Chattogram Language Institute is the expert in the city at designing courses specially designed to meet your business needs. Teaching courses both at our own premises in Mehedibagh or at your offices if you prefer, we offer small class sizes so that you and your team get individual attention!

Speaking English Courses

You can walk down any busy street in Chattogram and find adverts for SPOKEN ENGLISH courses at coaching centers. But when you register for classes, you discover that the only person in the classroom speaking is the teacher! The students get no practice and never build their confidence!

Chattogram Language Institute

Come and get the whole English language experience!

Mark Bartholomew

Mark Bartholomew was born and brought up in England. After doing undergraduate and postgraduate degrees in Psychology at the Universities of Keele and Oxford, he made a sudden about-turn, moved to Istanbul and started teaching English.

After gaining a Diploma in English Language Teaching to Adults (DELTA) from the University of Cambridge, he pursued his career with British Council in Greece, Sri Lanka, Saudi Arabia, Morocco and, finally, Bangladesh. Now with a Master’s degree in Education (from the University of Sheffield) to his credit, Mark arrived in Chattogram, where he was Director of British Council.

Later, he took over the British Council teaching and exam operations nationwide, but he never forgot his favourite place in the country: Chattogram!

Now, after a long and prestigious career with organisations as different as The Open University of Maharashtra, Saudi Electricity Company, BRAC University and University of Cambridge, Mark is back in his beloved Chattogram.

Come and meet him at Chattogram Language Institute!

Contact us and we will see if we can meet your demands!

Our Qualifications

University of Cambridge Business English Certificates
University of Cambridge Young Learner Exams for 7–13 year olds
IELTS
Pearson Test of English
Certificate in University Learning and Teaching
Certificate in School Learning and Teaching

At CLI, We Give You:

Great value for money
Personal attention
A warm learning environment
Qualified and experienced UK and Bangladeshi teachers
Classes of 25 people
Fun ways to improve your English
The opportunity to speak the language

I’ve had this honor to work with Dr. Mark, Former Director of British Council, Chittagong. He carries an extraordinary sense of professionalism. He is adaptive, caring and a great career advisor. Any organization would be blessed to have him aboard.

Al Safayat

International Placement Officer, Daffodil International University (DIU)

I soon discovered Mark’s excellence as an English language teacher, his magnetic personality capable of mesmerizing students, and his excellent sense of humour that made his language teaching so much popular. Now it’s nearly twenty years that I have known Mark, and even today I can confidently say I have not come across any better ELT professional in my life.

Sarwar Chowdhury

Professor of English at University of Liberal Arts Bangladesh

Dr. Mark, the ex-Director of British Council, Chittagong, has a magical power to read the psychology of learners – their strengths and weakness within just a few minutes. With his easy-going approach, he can make the entire class comfortable and lively, which is what l consider his superior skill as a language teacher.

Ar Rashid

Professor of English at Britannia University

Dr Mark Bartholomew is a very decent human being and an excellent personality who can handle any size of audiance in his class.He is an ideal laguage teacher who can cater the needs of non -English speaking student of any background. His very keen sense of humour keep students glue to the class.