LANGUAGE IN INDIA

Strength for Today and Bright Hope for Tomorrow

Volume 11 : 12 December 2011
ISSN 1930-2940

Managing Editor: M. S. Thirumalai, Ph.D.
Editors: B. Mallikarjun, Ph.D.
         Sam Mohanlal, Ph.D.
         B. A. Sharada, Ph.D.
         A. R. Fatihi, Ph.D.
         Lakhan Gusain, Ph.D.
         Jennifer Marie Bayer, Ph.D.
         S. M. Ravichandran, Ph.D.
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         L. Ramamoorthy, Ph.D.

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A Pragmatic Language Policy in Relation to English: Bangladesh Contexts

Md. Monjurul Islam, M.A. in English

Abstract

The status of language is a critical issue in many states. Language policy is one method by which governments attempt to manage any critical situation that comes from languages and its status.

The aim of the article is to look at some of the existing problems regarding language policy in Bangladesh.

In this paper, the qualitative method is used by following document analysis. Data has been analyzed on the basis of various articles, books about language policies and language policies of different countries. At the same time, this article compares these data on the basis of Bangladesh contexts. It is found that Bangladesh needs a pragmatic language policy if it wants to think its socio-political, socio-economic and socio-cultural situations and to develop its nation by challenging all obstacles of development as well as to face the globalization.

From the result of data analysis, it has been proved that the task is difficult because Bangladesh has no language policy. The intention of this article is to discuss these issues which are necessary for a pragmatic language policy in relation to English in Bangladesh.

Introduction

Language plays a vital role in a society because it is not only a mode of communication but also a way of life. It carries historical, cultural, religious as well as ethnic markers of a people. For this reason, the United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Social Organization (UNESCO) declared February 21 as the International Mother Language Day. The organization also stated that languages are the most powerful instruments for preserving and developing tangible and intangible heritages (Mohsin, 2003).

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Md. Monjurul Islam, M.A. English
Faculty
Department of Languages
IUBAT-International University of Business Agriculture and Technology
Uttara Model Town
Uttara
Dhaka-1230
Bangladesh
monj0603@gmail.com
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