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International Journal of Contemporary Research in Multidisciplinary

International Journal of Contemporary Research In Multidisciplinary, 2023;2(6):33-36

Poor Vocabulary Skills in the English Language at the Secondary Level in Bangladesh: A Barrier to Learning a Foreign Language

Author Name: Dr. Md. Jakaria Habib

Abstract

Students have a variety of challenges when studying language at the secondary level in Bangladesh. The students encountered three main types of difficulties: (1) nearly all of them had trouble pronouncing the words correctly; (2) they had trouble writing and spelling; and (3) they had trouble understanding the many grammatical forms of words, or inflexions. One of the reasons why acquiring language might be challenging. Additionally, (4) the students had trouble selecting the terms’ proper meanings, and (5) they were still unsure about how to apply the word in the given context. Moreover, when the students come across idiomatic terms or idioms, they remain perplexed. Some elements contribute to students’ difficulty in learning English vocabulary. (1) The written and spoken forms of English differ; (2) There are a staggering number of words that pupils must learn; (3) There are limited sources of word information; and (4) Word knowledge is difficult. Knowing a term entails much more than just knowing what it means according to a dictionary; (5) reasons why students do not understand the grammatical meaning of the words; (6) the lack of phonemic similarity between English and the student's native tongue frequently results in inaccurate pronunciation.

Keywords

difficulty, vocabulary, and secondary level students