LANGUAGE IN INDIA

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Volume 16:11 November 2016
ISSN 1930-2940

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Students’ Perceptions of English Language Instruction (EMI) at a Private University in Bangladesh:
A Survey

Adiba Murtaza, M.A.

Abstract

Private Universities of Bangladesh since its inception in 1992 have been claiming to be English medium universities as their academic system is based on English Medium Instruction (EMI). Students’ textbooks are written in English and learning assessment is always carried out in English regardless of whatever major disciplines they belong to. However, to what extent EMI is maintained during the classroom teaching is a less explored area albeit it is generally expected that it is contributing to the development of academic performance immensely. On the other hand, as most of the students come from Bengali medium semi urban and rural schools, they might face a lot of problems and might be eventually excluded from gaining reasonable level of English proficiency. Southeast University (researcher’s workplace) can be considered as a case of such place where many of those students study and it may be a matter of concern to investigate how this bunch of students are gradually getting out of success track or struggling to adjust with the new situation of EMI. This study, being basically a survey by nature, will focus on the current state of EMI in the classroom teaching and also if there is any dilemma from students’ side that is affecting or impacting students’ overall performance in respect of English.

Keywords: English as a Medium of Instruction (EMI), Globalization, CLIL

Introduction

It has been more than two decades that the dynamics of classroom learning in Bangladesh appeared to be changing. From the perspective of globalization, learning a foreign language tend to ensure a better career. The knowledge of English is one way of giving oneself a better chance in life and fair access to many avenues of economic activities. English, being so demanding language everywhere and is so widely spoken, it has often been referred to as a global language.

As a developing country like Bangladesh, English, officially being a foreign language, is given high importance where a person is considered well educated if he/she can speak the language fluently. That individual can easily attract others’ considerable attention and opportunities. One of the important opportunities is getting a good job in the corporate world.

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Adiba Murtaza, M.A.
adibamurtaza@gmail.com

Institutional affiliation:
Lecturer
Department of English
Southeast University
Dhaka 1213
Bangladesh

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House: 64/B, Road: 18, Block: B, Banani Model town, Dhaka 1213, Bangladesh
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