Supremacy of english language proficiency: Identity transmission and transgression among Bangladeshi graduates
Document Type
Article
Publication Date
1-1-2022
Abstract
The study focuses on the language use of Bangladeshi graduates and how they deal with the local Bengali language with English as an international language. The study investigates whether the perception of ELP promotes identity transmission or transgression. The study is conducted with a mixed-method approach using a triangulation research design with a convergence model. Questionnaire data were collected from 370 respondents consisting of three groups of graduates according to educational qualifications, income level, and living places. The findings indicate that ELP may be disadvantageous to the local culture and results in the use of mixed languages. The results suggest that ELP accelerates a form of language and cultural transgression that reshapes personality and erodes the traditional local culture and heritage language identity among Bangladeshi graduates. © 2022, Universiti Malaysia Sarawak. All rights reserved.
Keywords
Bangladeshi graduates, Cultural transmission, English language supremacy, Language transmission
Divisions
Education
Funders
None
Publication Title
Issues in Language Studies
Volume
11
Issue
1
Publisher
Universiti Malaysia Sarawak