THE IMPACT OF BANGLA REGIONAL DIALECT ON THE PRONUNCIATION OF ENGLISH AT TERTIARY LEVEL

Abstract

Purpose of the study: The aim is to reveal the effects of Bangla regional dialects on English pronunciation at the tertiary level in Bangladesh.Methodology: This research paper is conducted by quantitative data analysis where the independent variable is Regional Dialect and the dependent variable is English Pronunciation. The instruments used here are flashcards with 5 problematic phonemes by using an audiovisual recording. Analysis has been done with the help of MS Excel 2013. 18 students from 6 major divisions of Bangladesh have been selected to have more concrete results to find the specific quandaries of regional dialects of Bangladesh. Their pronunciation has been video recorded and transcribed for further analysis by the researchers to achieve the results.Results: The results reveal that the tertiary level students of the Bangla medium of Bangladesh have various drawbacks in their pronunciation and this study aims to investigate the troubles followed by recommendations to improve. It is not studied before in more concrete form using statistical packages.Implication: The ELT practitioners of Bangladesh can find new solutions to the distinct problems identified in this research paper because of the influence of regional dialects of various divisions and they can incorporate the rectified idea in the field of ELT curriculum for the further development.Novelty/Originality: This work has been done by using audiovisual equipment for the collection of Data and the result has been interpreted by the researchers in a new dimensional way with the help of descriptive statistics. The problems identified here are distinct from previous work by incorporating comparative study among all the regional dialects of 6 divisions in Bangladesh. The results have been measured by MS Excel 2013 which answers more explicitly by inculcating accuracy and error count of their pronunciation where it has been revealed that specific regional dialects actually possess a powerful influence upon their English pronunciation of some learners from particular divisions.