1 1 Volume 7. Issue 1. Article 4 Title: Orientations and Motivation in English Language Learning: a Study of Bangladeshi Students at Undergraduate Level Author: Sayeedur Rahman Abstract This paper analyzes and determines the various socio-psychological orientations of the undergraduate students of private universities of Bangladesh towards learning English. The study focuses on what is considered as the two most important social psychological variables: attitude and motivation. Domain use is also investigated to know the present linguistics reality of Bangladesh and features importantly in describing the motivational orientations of students. In effect, the research ultimately shows that students focus on English for its ‘functional role’ (i.e. its utilitarian value) in limited and discrete domain areas where knowledge of English is required. The author contends, therefore, that the Bangladesh linguistic reality impacts these important socio-psychological factors of the learners and ultimately shape their idea about learning ‘English’. The investigation also demonstrates that the learners learn English for ‘instrumental’ reasons as opposed to previous research conducted in Bangladesh, which concluded that ‘integrative motivation’ as being the dominant motivational orientation for the students to learn English. This study of the social-psychological variables of the students will possibly