Challenges that Bangladeshi examinees face during IELTS listening test

Abstract

The study deals with the challenges examinee face during IELTS listening test. The study is conducted only focused on the context of Bangladesh. The objective of the research is to figure out the major difficulties which the Bangladeshi examinees suffer in terms of IELTS listening module. Considering English speaking context, IELTS is the most reliable measure to evaluate Language proficiency. It has a great value on job sectors, as well as immigration purpose and so on. It is one of these tests which focus all four aspects of language learning. (Reading, writing, speaking and listening). However, in this paper the researcher has only concentrated in listening part. Qualitative research method has been adopted for the research. Twenty participants have been selected for the research to collect primary who have taken part in IELTS text previously. After collecting and analysing primary data, the researcher has explored the common challenges of IELTS listening test. Secondary Citation is also used to claim the supports. Lastly few effective recommendations are also added depending on participants’ opinions. The researcher is concerned about the ethical issues. The information of the participants has been used with their consent and proper citation has been given for the secondary data.