In South Asia, the use of students’ first language while studying English as a second or further language remains a matter of considerable interest and contention. This topic deserves further attention by teachers and researchers in efforts to make the educational and learning experience in often multilingual contexts as productive as possible. This short article addresses the ongoing debates in Bangladesh around the use of the Bangla language while teaching English classes at higher secondary (HSC) level. Presently, Bangla is generally discouraged on pedagogical grounds in the teaching and learning of English. This ethnographic study investigates the attitudes of Bangladeshi HSC level students towards the use of Bangla in English classes. The results indicate positive attitudes among the students towards using Bangla in the learning of English and suggest the necessity of revising the official negative approach.

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孟加拉英语班的孟加拉语：学习者态度研究

在南亚，学生在学习英语作为第二语言或进一步语言时使用第一语言仍然是一个相当有趣和争论的问题。这一主题值得教师和研究人员进一步关注，努力使多语言环境中的教育和学习体验尽可能富有成效。这篇简短的文章解决了孟加拉国关于在高中 (HSC) 级别教授英语课程时使用孟加拉语的争论。目前，在英语教学和学习中，普遍不鼓励使用孟加拉语。这项民族志研究调查了孟加拉国 HSC 水平学生对在英语课程中使用孟加拉语的态度。