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Volume 22:9 September 2022
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English Speaking Problems of Bengali Learners:
A Case Study of Selected Secondary Schools in a Native District in Bangladesh

Esat Tamanna Megha and Dr. Kusumika Sarkar

Abstract

English, undoubtedly and indirectly, is one of the factors which decides the future of the students. We cannot negate the importance of English because of its broad acceptance and understanding worldwide. Considering the effectiveness of communication speaking is the most important skill for communication. Many non-native learners find it arduous to communicate through spoken English. English is a global language, and we cannot ignore its significance in our life. It is strenuous for the non-native learners to communicate effectively, and bear problems using a foreign language to express their thoughts. They stop communicating because they face irrational impediments or cannot find the proper words and eloquences. The central focus of this paper is to uncover the constituents which problems faced by the students from speaking English. Because of mother tongue intervention and ineffectual education, the Bengali-speaking learner of (EFL) can barely comprehend. English intonation and their speech, therefore, appear outrageous and even incomprehensible. In this paper, the author essentially tried to find out the issues which are liable for speaking problems of the learners and guide a survey among language learners from five secondary level schools which are located in the Panchagarh district of Bangladesh. This study has been performed based on the experiment on 150 secondary level students from 5 different schools, and data received from the different students has been analyzed numerically. Finally, based on the data, the author provided recommendations to overcome the English-speaking problem.

Keywords: Bengali speakers, learning English, high schools, Bangladesh, Speaking, Communication, Bengali medium and English learning.

Introduction

English, because of being the international language, is spoken as a first language by 400 million people (Estglobal, 2020), all over the world. Learning English is so crucial that without English we cannot even think of access to the whole world or making the world a Global Village. English gives us access to the whole world- a world of trade, a world of business, a world of entertainment etc. English gives us access to the billions of web pages of information that might not be possible without English. Skills in communication in English are very important in the tourism as well as many other sectors. English, nowadays, is a medium of research connecting researchers all over the world and making them able to share and gather knowledge.

Understanding the importance of speaking English many educational institutions set English as a medium of learning all over the world. Speech communication is considered to be the simplest form of communication where influential speakers should deliver their message to the listeners. Though English is the international language, many students suffer from being unable to communicate effectively through speaking and their communication skills are not up to the level of expectation. To discover the problems in English speaking researchers in this article had some case studies on some selected secondary schools in Bangladesh.

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Esat Tamanna Megha and Dr. Kusumika Sarkar
Department of English
Aligarh Muslim University, Aligarh
Uttar Pradesh, India
esattamanna@gmail.com
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