English Language Learning and Prospect of Secondary Schools in Bangladesh

Abstract

In Bangladesh, English as an international language is taught in primary and secondary schools to build a strong foundation for English learning for children from childhood. The necessity to determine the current situation of English-language learning among secondary school students in Bangladesh and the future of this phase is the sole purpose of this study. For this study, data were collected from ten different secondary schools in Bangladesh where the Class 8—English for Today book was used to teach English. Concisely, the objectives of the study are to gather information and discuss learning the vibrant international languages of the present and future. In this research, data collected from 200 students from ten secondary high schools in ten upazilas [sub-districts] is used to analyze prospective English language learning. The results of the analysis revealed that the textbook is not effective for English learning and has not met people’s expectations. Measures must be taken to overcome the problem.