Difficulty in understanding language
Understanding the language and class lecture can be described as ‘a predictor
of academic success; most of these rely on standardized test scores as
measures of proficiency and GPA as the measure of success’ (Bers, 1994:
212). To comprehend the classroom lectures and the text a student needs
to have a fair understanding of the English language; the medium of instruction
is English in most of the private universities in Bangladesh as it is
mandatory for the classroom lectures of private universities in Bangladesh
to be delivered in English (Hasan, 2011). In general, the textbooks for
higher studies are also written in English. Consequently, a student who has
good ability in listening and comprehending the English language and can
appropriately correspond in English should usually find it easier to understand
the subject matter discussed in the class, and vice versa (Farooqui,
2007). Hence, difficulty in understanding language has been presumed to
have a positive influence on a student struggling in academic performance,
eventually resulting into academic probation. Therefore, the following hypothesis
is to be tested:
H1: Difficulty in understanding language has a positive effect on a student's
falling into academic probation.