ENGLISH PRONUNCIATION PROBLEMS OF THE TERTIARY LEVEL STUDENTS IN BANGLADESH: A CASE STUDY
Keywords:
Tertiary students, English pronunciation problems, L1 interference, BangladeshAbstract
It is quite natural that the learners of English as a second or foreign language encounter problems in their pronunciation. This paper analyzes some problems concerning pronunciation of English learners in Bangladesh. Using mixed methods methodology, the paper provides some problematic English vowel and consonant sounds the tertiary students make, on the basis of sources like interview of students and recording it for collecting pronunciation samples, questionnaire distributed to the teachers for collecting opinions regarding students’ English pronunciation, reading a passage that contains some words of problematic pronunciation and presentation of some selected tertiary students. The data collected from above sources have been analyzed following the Standard Pronunciation system of English. On the basis of findings, some pedagogical implications and recommendations have been presented for the students and the teachers to improve existing English pronunciation problems of students gradually.
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