INABILITY OF ENGLISH GRADUATES IN SPEAKING ENGLISH FLUENTLY: CAUSES AND EFFECTS

Abstract

The article has attempted to investigate the causes of failure of English honors graduates in speaking English fluently in Bangladeshi context. Moreover, the study also tries to find out learners’ psychological, personal, social and academic problems, teachers’ restrictions in teaching and last but not the least, identifying the limitations of implementing the methods helping learners master speaking skills. An understanding of cognition, context and prevalent educational culture are also incorporated in this study. Then the study sheds light on the possible solutions on the basis of teachers’, experts’ or researcher’s opinion and learners’ needs. The article has firstly provided a discussion on the theoretical overview of speaking and later has presented the practical and effective tasks for students to practice in Bangladesh. As fluent speaking is a demandable skill, this study argues for the maximum use of English at the tertiary level to make learners proficient in academic English.