| Mother tongue or first language is
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| | English is yet very influential in High
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| perhaps the most favorite thing for any
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| | Court and Supreme Court. If a lawyer
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| person. The question of language has
| |
| | wants to practice in Supreme court then
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| resulted into many conflicts and
| |
| | he must have a good command over English
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| discontentment. The prime example of such
| |
| | language. Many of the judges still give
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| discontentment is the Language Movement
| |
| | their verdicts in English language. It
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| of 1952 in Bangladesh. On the other hand
| |
| | seems that this trend of using English
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| we can not live in isolation. We have to
| |
| | will remain for the forcible
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| be in contact with the speakers of other
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| | future.English in Education sector in
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| languages. Bangladesh is considered to be
| |
| | Bangladesh:Formal and institutionalized
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| a monolingual country in which more than
| |
| | education system started in Bangladesh
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| 98% of the population is speakers of
| |
| | during the British rule. At that time
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| Bangla language. However, there are more
| |
| | Bangladesh was part of British India.
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| than ten languages in such a small
| |
| | There was a debate about the medium of
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| country like Bangladesh. Monipuri, Urdu,
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| | education. Raja Rammohan Roy argued that
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| Chakma, Santali, Garo, Rakhain, Tipra-
| |
| | the medium should be English rather than
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| are just some of the other languages
| |
| | Sanskrit or Persian. During the British
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| present in Bangladesh.The interesting
| |
| | period the medium of education was
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| thing is that Urdu is a Indo-European
| |
| | largely in English. Calcutta University
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| language but written in Arabic script,
| |
| | took an initiative in 1935 to introduce
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| Santali belongs to the Mono-Khemar
| |
| | Bangla as a medium of education along
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| language family while Chakma belongs to
| |
| | with English. In Bangladesh the use of
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| the Chinese-Barmese language group. So,
| |
| | Bangla in college level started in the
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| although Bangladesh is often portrayed as
| |
| | 1960s. Now students can answer in the
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| a country of linguistic unity based on
| |
| | examinations in Bangla or English. In the
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| Bangla language in reality it has notable
| |
| | college level and university level after
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| linguistic diversity. To communicate with
| |
| | 1971 the government tried to patronize
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| the speakers of other languages we either
| |
| | Bangla and implement it by replacing
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| need to know their language or
| |
| | English in the education sector but this
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| communicate in a Lingua-Franca that is
| |
| | did not came into reality because of some
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| comprehensible to both of us.Today, the
| |
| | basic problems. The first problem is that
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| world has become a global village. Thanks
| |
| | there were not enough books of any field
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| to the advancement of communication
| |
| | in Bangla language. This problem is more
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| system and technology. Every country is
| |
| | acute in science and technology. For
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| dependent on others for trade and
| |
| | example, there are almost no books in
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| commerce, education, politics etc. As a
| |
| | Bangla about computer technology that can
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| result, we have to constantly communicate
| |
| | be used as a reference book in the
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| with other countries and speakers of
| |
| | University level.Actually there are three
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| other languages. Third world countries
| |
| | kinds of education systems in our
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| like Bangladesh have to depend on foreign
| |
| | country- Bangla medium, English medium,
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| aid because they are not self-sufficient.
| |
| | and Madrasa system. Bangla medium schools
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| As a result, many foreigners come to
| |
| | can be divided into two sections-
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| Bangladesh. A third factor is the factor
| |
| | government schools, and kindergarten
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| of religion. The sacred language of the
| |
| | schools. In the kindergarten schools more
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| Muslims is Arabic, Sanskrit for Hindus,
| |
| | emphasis is given on English language
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| Pali for the Buddhists and Latin for the
| |
| | than government schools. Some of the
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| Christians.All these factors remind us
| |
| | famous kindergarten schools of Dhaka are
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| the necessity for learning other
| |
| | Vikarounnesa, Holycross, Willes Little
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| language(s) in addition to our mother
| |
| | Flower, and so on. Although these schools
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| tongue. According to this reality many
| |
| | belong to Bangla medium the students have
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| countries of the world have adopted a
| |
| | to study 3-4 English books like: Radiant
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| European language as second language
| |
| | Way, Active English, Desk Work,
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| which is often used in education, law
| |
| | Fundamental English, Brighter Grammar,
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| court, economic activities and government
| |
| | and so on. On the other hand in the
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| works. These languages have most of the
| |
| | government schools there is mainly one
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| time official status in the constitution
| |
| | English book (English for Today) which is
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| of those countries. Many of the cases the
| |
| | published by Bangladesh Text Book Board.
|
| countries have adopted the language of
| |
| | The English medium schools do not follow
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| their past colonial rulers as the second
| |
| | Bangladeshi education system and are
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| language. Sometimes these languages are
| |
| | under the supervision of British Council.
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| also called official language. In many
| |
| | The medium of instruction in these
|
| African countries we can see this
| |
| | schools is English and many of the
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| picture. On the other hand, some European
| |
| | students of English medium are even very
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| languages have become very important in
| |
| | weak in Bangla language. There are two
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| the world for literary and economic
| |
| | kinds of Madrassas - Dakhil and Kawmi.
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| purposes. For example, German and French
| |
| | The Kawmi Madrassas are not recognized by
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| are considered to be important languages
| |
| | the government and do not receive any
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| of the world because both of them have
| |
| | assistance from the government. In this
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| influential literature and economic
| |
| | Madrassas emphasis is given on learning
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| aspects associated with them.For example,
| |
| | Arabic, Persian, and Urdu while Bangla
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| many people in our country are interested
| |
| | and English are neglected. On the other
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| to learn French because it may help them
| |
| | hand in Dakhil Madrassas emphasis is
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| to get UN jobs and jobs in Multinational
| |
| | mainly given on Arabic and Bangla and
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| companies. Another attractive motivation
| |
| | English are not so much neglected.So we
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| for learning French in Bangladesh is that
| |
| | can clearly see that the difference in
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| it may help us to immigrate to Canada as
| |
| | education system in Bangladesh is solely
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| skill in French language gives a person
| |
| | based on the difference in the medium of
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| some extra points in the point system of
| |
| | education. Although Bangla is the
|
| Canadian immigration.The title of my
| |
| | National-Official language of Bangladesh
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| research is "Status of English in
| |
| | it is the English medium education
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| Bangladesh: Second language or foreign
| |
| | institutes who get more money. The rise
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| language?" I have selected this topic
| |
| | of private universities has only
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| because from sociolinguistic point of
| |
| | increased the status and importance of
|
| view the status of English is a very
| |
| | English language in Bangladesh. There are
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| interesting one. On the one hand English
| |
| | now more than 50 private Universities in
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| language is dominantly present in every
| |
| | Bangladesh and the medium of education in
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| side of our national life while on the
| |
| | all of them is English. These
|
| other hand in our constitution it is
| |
| | universities charge 2 lakh to 5 lakh taka
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| clearly declared that the language of the
| |
| | for Bachelor course. If the medium of
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| country is Bangla. In fact, nothing is
| |
| | education was in Bangla then hardly any
|
| said about the status of English language
| |
| | student or parents would get interested
|
| in our constitution. On one hand,
| |
| | to pay such huge money for the education
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| economic activities in the private
| |
| | in private universities.From the above
|
| companies are carried out in English
| |
| | discussion it is clear that in our
|
| while there is a government law (Bangla
| |
| | general education system English has
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| procholon ain1987) that government
| |
| | equal if not more importance than Bangla.
|
| offices must use Bangla in their official
| |
| | In our education system English is really
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| works. So from the government point of
| |
| | the Second language as all the students
|
| view Bangla is the national- official
| |
| | have to study it as a compulsory subject
|
| language of Bangladesh and English is the
| |
| | for twelve years.English and
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| most important foreign language. But in
| |
| | Administration:During the language
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| reality English is the second language of
| |
| | movement the people of Bangladesh were
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| the country and in many places English is
| |
| | afraid that if Urdu was established as
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| more important than Bangla in
| |
| | the State Language of Pakistan then all
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| Bangladesh.Second language:A second
| |
| | the government activities will be carried
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| language is any language other than the
| |
| | out in Urdu and our people will suffer.
|
| first, or native, language learned; it is
| |
| | As a result of the language movement, the
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| typically used because of geographical or
| |
| | Pakistani Regime kept on carrying out
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| social reasons. The term is to be
| |
| | government activities in English
|
| distinguished from foreign language;
| |
| | language. After Bangladesh became
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| linguist Eric Lenneberg uses second
| |
| | independent the government of Awami
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| language in his critical period
| |
| | League decided to replace English with
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| hypothesis to mean a language consciously
| |
| | Bangla in administrative works but after
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| learned or used by its speaker after
| |
| | the death of Sheikh Mujib this process
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| puberty. In most cases, people never
| |
| | came to a halt and English continued to
|
| achieve the same level of fluency and
| |
| | remain as the dominant language. It was
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| comprehension in their second languages
| |
| | during the rule of Ershad Bangla
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| as in their first language.Historically
| |
| | Procholon Aeen of 1987 was created and
|
| in Europe, the most widely used second
| |
| | implemented. From that time English
|
| language (or lingua franca) was Latin. It
| |
| | started to lose its significance in
|
| was used by the Church; by the Law (as it
| |
| | administration. However, it has to be
|
| still is today); in Medicine (starting
| |
| | mentioned that all the international
|
| much later); Horticulture and biological
| |
| | communication of Bangladesh government is
|
| classification of plants, animals,
| |
| | carried out through English.English in
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| fruits, nuts, etc.Latin was used so much
| |
| | Economic activities:The economy of
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| across Europe that it was called the
| |
| | Bangladesh is dependent on foreign aids
|
| vulgar (or common tongue); this is why
| |
| | and export of some common items like
|
| the Latin version of the Bible is called
| |
| | ready made garments, jute, tea, fish etc
|
| the Vulgate.Nowadays, English is
| |
| | and also we import a lot of things.
|
| considered the world's most widespread
| |
| | Bangladesh is not self sufficient
|
| second language; it is used in areas as
| |
| | economically. Trading is more popular
|
| diverse as the internet, television and
| |
| | than production. Trading requires
|
| radio, and international aviation.The
| |
| | constant communication with foreign
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| success of English throughout the world
| |
| | companies. Many of the companies who are
|
| stems from two major causes: the far
| |
| | involved in trading have to use English
|
| reaching influence of the British Empire,
| |
| | in dealing with foreigners. Suppose, a
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| and the 20th century (and continuing)
| |
| | company is doing trading with China which
|
| dominance of the United States in the
| |
| | is not an English speaking country. Then
|
| fields of business and
| |
| | the company has to contact the Chinese
|
| entertainment.French was for a time the
| |
| | company in English. If we look at the
|
| lingua franca (the origin of term) in
| |
| | advertisements of the private sector jobs
|
| Europe. In history, both England and
| |
| | then we can easily notice that most of
|
| France were ruled by a single crown - the
| |
| | the job advertisements are posted in
|
| language used by the royal court was
| |
| | English. Even most of the private sector
|
| French (English was considered "the
| |
| | job advertisements that are posted in
|
| peasant's language"). Afterwards, as was
| |
| | Bengali newspapers are posted in English.
|
| the case with English, the French empire
| |
| | Almost all the private jobs state that
|
| spread its language through colonization.
| |
| | the applicants must have good proficiency
|
| French continues to be one of the world's
| |
| | in English language. Almost all the
|
| most widely spoken languages. (Source:
| |
| | public limited companies publish their
|
| Wikipedia)If we look at the definition of
| |
| | annual reports in English. Some of these
|
| second language then we can easily say
| |
| | companies produce a Bangla version of
|
| that English is the second language of
| |
| | their annual report but the emphasis is
|
| Bangladesh. It is widely used in many
| |
| | always on English. So it is clear that
|
| parts of our national life. Many people
| |
| | English is the dominant language in our
|
| watch English television channels and
| |
| | economic activities.Comparison of English
|
| also use Internet. The students have to
| |
| | with Arabic, Sanskrit, and Pali in
|
| study it for twelve years and those who
| |
| | Bangladesh:Arabic, Sanskrit and Pali are
|
| want to join civil service by attending
| |
| | the religious languages of Muslims,
|
| BCS exam also have to sit for English
| |
| | Hindus and Buddhists respectively. Even
|
| examination. The only thing that is
| |
| | the uneducated people try to learn these
|
| missing from the above definition is the
| |
| | languages as they are considered to be
|
| fact that except for formal occasions no
| |
| | holy. If we compare the learning of
|
| one speaks in English in Bangladesh. It
| |
| | English with these languages then we can
|
| is not the language used in home among
| |
| | see that English is given more
|
| family members and among friends in
| |
| | importance. For example, the tuition fee
|
| informal conversation.Foreign language:A
| |
| | of a English coaching center is much
|
| foreign language is a language not spoken
| |
| | higher than that of an Arabic coaching
|
| by the indigenous people of a certain
| |
| | centre. English private tutors get 4-5
|
| place: for example, English is a foreign
| |
| | times more money than Arabic private
|
| language in Japan. It is also a language
| |
| | tutors (Huzur). So although Arabic has
|
| not spoken in the native country of the
| |
| | religious sentiment attached to it
|
| person referred to, i.e. an English
| |
| | English is considered to be more
|
| speaker living in Japan can say that
| |
| | important as it has economic
|
| Japanese is a foreign language to him or
| |
| | benefit.Comparison of English foreign
|
| her.Some children learn more than one
| |
| | languages like French, German, and
|
| language from birth or from a very young
| |
| | Farsi:French and German have become very
|
| age: they are bilingual. These children
| |
| | popular for economic reasons in our
|
| can be said to have two mother tongues:
| |
| | country. Learning these languages help us
|
| neither language is foreign to that
| |
| | to increase our possibility to get a UN
|
| child, even if one language is a foreign
| |
| | job. Learning French is also helpful for
|
| language for the vast majority of people
| |
| | getting immigration to Canada. Also there
|
| in the child's birth country. For
| |
| | are good facilities to learn these
|
| example, a child learning English from
| |
| | languages in Dhaka University, Alliance
|
| her English mother in Japan can speak
| |
| | Francaise, and Goethe Institute.
|
| both English and Japanese, but neither is
| |
| | Recently, the English Institute of North
|
| a foreign language to her. (Source-
| |
| | South University has introduced French
|
| Wikipedia)From the above definition, it
| |
| | course. On the other hand during the
|
| is seen that foreign language refers to a
| |
| | Muslim reign Farsi was the language of
|
| language that is not native to a person.
| |
| | the Royal administration and law court in
|
| From this point of view English can be
| |
| | Bangladesh. At present, a student can
|
| considered as a foreign language in
| |
| | attend Farsi course for one semester by
|
| Bangladesh since it is not native in our
| |
| | just paying tk. 250 in Iran Cultural
|
| country. Hardly any Bangladeshi person
| |
| | Center but there are not many students
|
| speaks in English although many of them
| |
| | who are interested to learn Farsi,
|
| use it in education and business.Official
| |
| | French, and German. On the other hand,
|
| language:An official language is
| |
| | hundreds of students each year appear for
|
| something that is given a unique status
| |
| | TOEFL and IELTS exams in English
|
| in the countries, states, and other
| |
| | language.From the above picture it is
|
| territories. It is typically the language
| |
| | clear that the status of English is much
|
| used in a nation's legislative bodies,
| |
| | higher than foreign languages like
|
| though the law in many nations requires
| |
| | German, French, and Farsi. We can not
|
| that government documents be produced in
| |
| | deny the reality that if a person is good
|
| other languages as well.Officially
| |
| | at English then he can earn money in any
|
| recognized minority languages are often
| |
| | part of Bangladesh but if a person is
|
| mistaken for official languages. However,
| |
| | good at French, German, or Farsi he has
|
| a language officially recognized by a
| |
| | hardly any scope to earn money by using
|
| state, taught in schools, and used in
| |
| | his skills in these
|
| official communication is not necessarily
| |
| | languages.Recommendations:From the
|
| an official language. For example, Ladin
| |
| | discussion so far there is no doubt that
|
| and Sardinian in Italy and Mirandese in
| |
| | English is the second language of
|
| Portugal are only officially recognized
| |
| | Bangladesh but this reality is not
|
| minority languages, not official
| |
| | reflected in our constitution. Officially
|
| languages in the strict sense.Half of the
| |
| | Bangladesh is not known as an ESL country
|
| countries in the world have official
| |
| | to the outside world. So Bangladesh
|
| languages. Some have only one official
| |
| | should be declared as an ESL country by
|
| language, such as Albania, France, or
| |
| | the government without any delay. We
|
| Lithuania, despite the fact that in all
| |
| | learn English not because we like
|
| these countries there are other native
| |
| | Shakespeare or Dickens. We learn English
|
| languages spoken as well. Some have more
| |
| | from out of every day necessity. If
|
| than one official language, such as
| |
| | Bangladesh is declared as an ESL country
|
| Afghanistan, Belarus, Belgium, Bolivia,
| |
| | and English language is given a clear
|
| Canada, Eritrea, Finland, India,
| |
| | status in the constitution then it will
|
| Paraguay, South Africa, and
| |
| | not only reflect the reality but also it
|
| Switzerland.In some countries, such as
| |
| | will help us internationally. Now
|
| Iraq, Italy, Russia and Spain, there is
| |
| | Bangladesh is desperately trying to
|
| an official language for the country, but
| |
| | attract foreign investors. Before any
|
| other languages are co-official in some
| |
| | company comes to Bangladesh for exploring
|
| important regions. Some countries, such
| |
| | the investment opportunities one of the
|
| as Australia, Sweden, Tuvalu, and the
| |
| | key areas they would look for is the
|
| United States have no official
| |
| | availability of pool of English graduates
|
| languages.The official languages of some
| |
| | and they also expect that the normal
|
| former colonies, typically French or
| |
| | workers will have basic understanding of
|
| English, are not the national languages
| |
| | English language. If we become an ESL
|
| or the most widely spoken language.In
| |
| | country then these foreign companies
|
| contrast, as a consequence of
| |
| | while searching about Bangladesh will get
|
| nationalism, Irish is the "national
| |
| | assured about the strong presence of
|
| language" of the Republic of Ireland and
| |
| | English language in this country.The same
|
| its first official language, although it
| |
| | picture is there about educational
|
| is spoken by only a small fraction of its
| |
| | sector. Many Bangladeshi students want to
|
| people. English, which is spoken by the
| |
| | go to developed countries like USA, UK ,
|
| majority, is described only as the second
| |
| | Canada, and Australia for higher
|
| official language (Constitution of
| |
| | education. If Bangladesh is declared as
|
| Ireland, Article 8).In some countries,
| |
| | an ESL country then these students will
|
| the issue of which language is to be used
| |
| | be benefited because then the
|
| in what context is a major political
| |
| | Universities of those countries will get
|
| issue.(Source-Wikipedia)From the above
| |
| | the idea that English has special
|
| definition, it is seen that the notion of
| |
| | significance in Bangladesh.So I recommend
|
| official language is complicated.
| |
| | to the government of Bangladesh that
|
| According to our constitution English can
| |
| | English should be declared as the second
|
| not be termed as the official language of
| |
| | language of the country by amending the
|
| Bangladesh since it has no status in our
| |
| | constitution.Conclusion:Bangladesh is the
|
| constitution. The only language that is
| |
| | only country in the world whose people
|
| mentioned in our constitution is Bangla.
| |
| | sacrificed their lives for the language.
|
| But English is allowed in our parliament
| |
| | Now the historical language movement of
|
| and many government events. For example,
| |
| | 1952 is acknowledged internationally as
|
| when there is a government event in which
| |
| | the International Mother Language Day. It
|
| some foreigners attend then in many cases
| |
| | is true that our people are emotional
|
| the speakers use English language. Many
| |
| | about their language, Bangla. However, it
|
| important government documents are
| |
| | is equally true that now our people have
|
| written both in Bangla and English. The
| |
| | become desperate about getting skilled in
|
| parliament proceedings are kept into
| |
| | English language. As a result, there are
|
| these two languages. When a government
| |
| | more than fifty private universities now
|
| body organizes a fair then often the
| |
| | in Bangladesh. If North South Offered BBA
|
| souvenir is published in
| |
| | and Computer Science courses in Bangla
|
| English.Constitution:About the language
| |
| | medium then they would not get even 10%
|
| of the country the Bangladeshi
| |
| | of the number of students they have now.
|
| constitution clearly states:"The state
| |
| | It is now good time that we finish the
|
| language.The state language of the
| |
| | great contradiction about the language
|
| Republic is [Bangla]."(Source: the
| |
| | issue and declare Bangladesh as an ESL
|
| constitution nothing is mentioned about
| |
| | country for our own
|
| the status of English. English is not
| |
| | benefit.Bibliography1. Dr. Musa, Monsur.
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| mentioned as a second language or
| |
| | BHASHACINTA PROSONGO O PORIDHI.
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| official language. So if we take the
| |
| | Dhaka:Bangla
|
| status of English in our constitution
| |
| | Academy, 2002.2. Dr. Musa, Monsur.
|
| then we cannot claim that English is a
| |
| | BANGLADESHER RASHTRABHASHA. Dhaka:Bangla
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| Second language or Official Language in
| |
| | Academy, 2002.3. Dr. Musa, Monsur.
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| Bangladesh.English in Law court in
| |
| | BHASHA PORIKOLPONAR SHOMAJ
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| Bangladesh:After Independence the
| |
| | BHASHATATTA. Dhaka:Bangla Academy,
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| government took the initiative to
| |
| | 1996.4. Dr. Musa, Monsur. BANGLA
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| implement Bangla language in law court.
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| | PARIBHASHA: ITIHAS O SAMASYA.
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| As a result, now the lower courts carry
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| | Dhaka:Bangla
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| out their activities in Bangla but
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| | Academy, 2002.
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