Bangladesh Education

In rural Bangladesh, most people speak English with a regional accent which is generally not intelligible to Non-Native Bengali Speakers (NBS). Although NBS understand each other, this type of pronunciation creates problems for many Bangladeshis, like handicapping students studying abroad, professionals migrating to Anglophone countries, tourists and businessmen, government officials and diplomats, communicating with their foreign counterparts, at home and abroad. This investigation was undertaken with a view to bringing this serious problem to the attention of relevant stakeholders of English education in Bangladesh such as teachers, researchers, course planners and policy makers. One of the key aims was to find out if secondary school teachers would accept English as a Lingua Franca (ELF) and intelligible pronunciation and be prepared to learn and teach their students simplified versions of English pronunciation and spoken English, which would be not just easy to learn and teach, ...

In rural Bangladesh, most people speak English with a regional accent which is generally not intelligible to Non-Native Bengali Speakers (NBS). Although NBS understand each other, this type of pronunciation creates problems for many Bangladeshis, like handicapping students studying abroad, professionals migrating to Anglophone countries, tourists and businessmen, government officials and diplomats, communicating with their foreign counterparts, at home and abroad. This investigation was undertaken with a view to bringing this serious problem to the attention of relevant stakeholders of English education in Bangladesh such as teachers, researchers, course planners and policy makers. One of the key aims was to find out if secondary school teachers would accept English as a Lingua Franca (ELF) and intelligible pronunciation and be prepared to learn and teach their students simplified versions of English pronunciation and spoken English, which would be not just easy to learn and teach, ...

Introduction The Constitution of Peoples Republic of Bangladesh recognizes that education is a fundamental right and it is the responsibility of the state to provide basic education to all its 1 citizens. The recognition of the right to education and literacy and the commitment of the ...

Introduction The Constitution of Peoples Republic of Bangladesh recognizes that education is a fundamental right and it is the responsibility of the state to provide basic education to all its 1 citizens. The recognition of the right to education and literacy and the commitment of the ...

Introduction The Constitution of Peoples Republic of Bangladesh recognizes that education is a fundamental right and it is the responsibility of the state to provide basic education to all its 1 citizens. The recognition of the right to education and literacy and the commitment of the ...