Article Per Year (5 Year)
p-Index From 2021 - 2026
0.23
P-Index
This Author published in this journals
All Journal LinguaEducare: Journal of English and Linguistic Studies
Munmun, Fatematuz Zohora
Unknown Affiliation
Education Languange, Linguistic, Communication & Media Other

Published : 1 Documents Claim Missing Document
Claim Missing Document
Check
Articles

Found 1 Documents
Search

 1 
The Role of English in Shaping Linguistic Capital in Bangladesh: A Political Economy Perspective Shaikh, Hasan; Munmun, Fatematuz Zohora
LinguaEducare: Journal of English and Linguistic Studies Vol. 3 No. 1 (2026): LinguaEducare: Journal of English and Linguistic
Publisher : Cipta Pustaka Nusantara

Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.63324/lec.3v.1i.114

Abstract

English in Bangladesh has evolved from colonial roots to come to signify opportunity, privilege, and socio-economic mobility. The role of English in the construction of linguistic capital in Bangladesh is examined in this work from the political economy perspective, theorizing language as commodity, power, and ideology based on a survey of 80 respondents. Findings illustrate almost complete agreement that English proficiency is shaped more by private forces and worldwide pressures than it is by national policy, replicating social stratification. Government efforts are considered by respondents as insufficient to democratize English access, whereas English dominance in elite employment markets still serves to enhance inequality. Yet, these findings also refer to increasing public awareness of English’s structural injustices. Future studies can take longitudinal ethnographic approaches in examining students’ lived experiences in this linguistic economy. Policymakers, in the meantime, need to envision English education as a public good, with a priority for equitable access, multilingual frameworks, and decolonized pedagogy to make English a bridge of inclusive development in Bangladesh.
Co-Authors Shaikh, Hasan