DEVELOPING ENGLISH SPEAKING SKILL FOR BANGLADESHI TERTIARY LEVEL LEARNERS

Developing English speaking skill is now a common effort in almost all the universities in Bangladesh because of its growing demand in the job market. The main purpose of this study was to make an investigation on the development of speaking skills for Bangladeshi tertiary level learners. The study adopted a mixed method approach (both quantitative and qualitative) to investigate the development of speaking skills for Bangladeshi tertiary level learners. The study was conducted from June to October 2019. The study selected five universities, such as Dhaka University, Shahjalal University of Science and Technology (SUST), Daffodil International University (DIU), University of Asia Pacific, and Stamford University. Primary data of this present study was collected by analyzing the curriculum of the selected universities. Articles journals and research papers are the secondary sources of this study. The data of this study was presented descriptively. The results have showed that not all the universities adopt the same policy in this regard, and even it is an ignored issue till now.