ROLE OF ENGLISH NEWSPAPERS IN ENGLISH LANGUAGE LEARNING AT SECONDARY LEVEL OF EDUCATION IN BANGLADESH: LEARNER PERCEPTION

The present paper endeavors to explore the strengths and opportunities of English newspapers in English language learning at secondary level in Bangladesh. Through surveying and interviewing students from 9 non-government High schools of Bangladesh, the aim of the research has been attempted to reach. The findings of the study disclose that most of the students are not habituated to reading English newspapers and majority of them lack proficiency in using grammar and vocabulary properly. The study suggests various ways of incorporating English newspapers to improve English skills of the students.