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Pronunciation, despite being an obviously important component of speech and anticipated communica... more Pronunciation, despite being an obviously important component of speech and anticipated communication, seems to enjoy little or no room in the policy and practice in Bangladesh. This study, therefore, aimed at exploring the issues of teaching oral proficiency specifically pronunciation at the HSC level in Bangladesh. The purpose of the present study is to determine whether students at college level encounter problems in English pronunciation. The present study also aims to unearth reasons working behind the negligence toward pronunciation. To do so, students were interviewed with the Reading Survey focusing on problematic utterance in terms of sound and orthography for Bangladeshi learners as suggested by some previous studies. The findings show that pronunciation teaching is inadequate in policy and practice. Finally possible remedial measure for integrating pronunciation with other skills with the help of a Balanced Approach to teaching pronunciation and same inquiries in other se...

Journal of Education and Human Development

This action research is the reflection of a continued practice within the context of an unconvent... more This action research is the reflection of a continued practice within the context of an unconventional course work, during the trimesters of 2016, requiring students of two core courses in English department to create learning experience for their juniors of the same through active learning. Active learning is said to provide students with the key skills that the employers look into (Fitzsimon, 2014). The research focus is to equip a group of responsible soon-to-be graduates and out-to-the-job-market with inventiveness, communicative skills, self-efficacy to face nearly unknown audience, teamwork, time management, and also a sense of ownership or control over their learning among many others. "Three E's" of explorative data collection in action research (Creswel and Garrett, 2008; Mills, 2000) has been enquired to obtain findings incorporating active observers' experience through overall observation report, enquiry through questionnaire survey with expert observers, and finally through examination of record by means of student teachers informal journals. The findings from qualitative data of these three groups of respondents suggest that today's students prefer varied learning experiences that include many of the elements which would fall under the second theme of 21st century innovation and learning skills (P21st Century Skills framework, 2007). The findings also revealed leaners' being positive toward task accomplishment.

What and how can teachers do the best to facilitate successful leaner involvement in learning? Pe... more What and how can teachers do the best to facilitate successful leaner involvement in learning? Perhaps, by giving them the charge of their own learning. This case study, thus, highlights an initiative to incorporate students in innovative practices facilitating learning beyond classroom through active learning. Active learning is said to have significant impact on graduate’s workplace skills and positive self-perceptions, too (Goss and Sonnemann, Engaging students: creating classrooms that improve learning. https://grattan.edu.au/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/Engaging-students-creating-classrooms-that-improve-learning.pdf, 2017). The research focus, here, is to equip a group of responsible soon-to-be and out-to-the-job-market graduates with inventiveness, communicative skills, confidence, teamwork, time management, and also a sense of ownership. Many of which have been identified by (Wagner, The seven survival skills for college, career, and citizenship. Adviser’c Corner in The Global ...

Journal of Education and Human Development