Developing English speaking skills: Barriers faced by the Bangladeshi EFL learners

Main Authors: Mridha, Md. Mohsin, Md. Muniruzzaman, Sheikh
Format: Article info application/pdf Journal
Bahasa: eng
Terbitan: Universitas Islam Negeri Banda Aceh , 2020
Subjects:
ELT
Online Access: https://jurnal.ar-raniry.ac.id/index.php/englisia/article/view/6257
https://jurnal.ar-raniry.ac.id/index.php/englisia/article/view/6257/4133
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Daftar Isi:
  • This study aimed at investigating the prevailing barriers for developing English speaking skills faced by the undergraduate level students in Bangladesh. The attempt was to locate the importance of speaking proficiency in English as one of the basic skills of a language in this “English” era. In this global age, the use of English has been inevitable, and it is used in different phases of our life. But Bangladeshi EFL learners often fail to attain proper speaking proficiency for some reasons. This nature of the study was quantitative and the data collection tool was a set of questionnaires. This paper is presenting the problems and plausible recommendations in order to improve speaking skills. The reasons behind the incompetency in speaking skills are many and some of which are the influence of mother tongue, lack of vocabulary, lack of practice, unfavorable environment, teachers’ non-cooperation, shyness, fear, and language ‘fossilization.’