Students’ Attitudes towards Learning English in the Kurdistan region of Iraq

Abstract Attitudes have a vital role in the life of each individual and a society as they determine what each individual will see, hear, think and do. The role of attitudes is a topic of much attention of specialists and educators especially in the field of teaching English as a foreign language as it is considered as one of the most important factors that impact on learning the language. On the basis of the above statement, the present study aims at identifying the students’ attitudes towards learning English as a foreign language and finding out the differences between male and female students’ attitudes towards learning English as a foreign language. After the selection of the sample of 40 male and female students of level 5 at Teachers Training Institutes, a questionnaire is developed and students' responses are tabulated and analyzed. The results of the study show that most students have very positive attitudes towards learning English. It is also found that female students generally have higher rates than male students indicating more positive attitudes towards learning English. Within the findings of the study, some recommendation and suggestions for further studies have emerged.

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Letting the Cat out of the Bag: EFL College Students’ Attitudes towards Learning English Idioms

International Journal of Higher Education ◽

10.5430/ijhe.v7n1p140 ◽

2018 ◽

Vol 7 (1) ◽

pp. 140

Author(s):

Shorouq Khalid Al-Houti ◽

Sultan M. Aldaihani

Keyword(s):

College Students ◽

Learning Strategies ◽

Basic Education ◽

Study Data ◽

English As Foreign Language ◽

Positive Attitudes ◽

Students Attitudes ◽

Efl College Students ◽

Learning English ◽

Attitudes Towards Learning

Learning idioms is an uphill battle for many language learners. Thus, this quantitative study aims to shed light on English as Foreign Language (EFL) college students’ attitudes towards idiom learning. Specifically, the study is interested in revealing their attitudes towards (1) the importance of idiom learning, (2) the difficulties of idiom learning and (3) the learning strategies of idioms. Additionally, the study attempts to determine if there is an influence of age and/or year of study on the students’ attitudes towards learning English idioms. Participants were 218 female EFL college students at the College of Basic Education (CBE) in Kuwait. A five-point Likert-scale questionnaire was employed to obtain data for the study. Data analysis of the questionnaire uncovered the learners’ preferred strategies and sources of difficulties when learning idioms. Results showed that students had positive attitudes towards English idiom learning. Significant differences in the results were found when age was taken into account.

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Afghan undergraduate students’ attitudes towards learning English

Cogent Arts and Humanities ◽

10.1080/23311983.2020.1723831 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 7 (1) ◽

pp. 1723831

Author(s):

Sayeed Naqibullah Orfan

Keyword(s):

Undergraduate Students ◽

Students Attitudes ◽

Learning English ◽

Attitudes Towards Learning

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Attitudes of Jordanian EFL Students towards Learning English Idioms

International Journal of English Language Education ◽

10.5296/ijele.v4i1.9171 ◽

2016 ◽

Vol 4 (1) ◽

pp. 172 ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Author(s):

Sana' Ababneh

Keyword(s):

Field Study ◽

Positive Attitude ◽

English Language ◽

Academic Major ◽

Positive Attitudes ◽

Language And Literature ◽

Efl Students ◽

Students Attitudes ◽

Learning English ◽

Attitudes Towards Learning

<p>This paper presents the results of a field study which was carried out to identify Jordanian EFL students' attitudes towards learning English idioms. The study sample consisted of 94 students majoring in Translation and English Language and Literature at Yarmouk University, Jordan. A questionnaire was used to investigate the subjects' attitudes. The findings show that the majority of the participants have positive attitudes towards learning English idioms as they believe in their importance for achieving effective communication in English. Moreover, the data show that neither the subjects' gender nor their academic major has a significant effect on their attitudes towards learning English idioms as most of the participants displayed a highly positive attitude towards learning these idioms.</p>

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Attitudes of Public and Private Schools’ Students towards Learning EFL

International Journal of Education ◽

10.5296/ije.v9i2.8797 ◽

2017 ◽

Vol 9 (2) ◽

pp. 70 ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Author(s):

Salem Saleh Ibnian

Keyword(s):

Foreign Language ◽

Private Schools ◽

Structured Interviews ◽

Public And Private ◽

Factors Affecting ◽

Significant Difference ◽

Main Factors ◽

Students Attitudes ◽

Learning English ◽

Attitudes Towards Learning

This study aimed at exploring attitudes of public and private schools' students towards learning English as a Foreign Language (EFL) and investigating factors affecting the students' attitudes towards learning EFL.The study attempted to answer the following questions:1-What are the overall attitudes of public and private schools’ students towards learning English as a Foreign Language (EFL)?2- Is there a statistically significant difference between the overall mean of attitudes of public and private schools' students towards learning EFL according to the type of school (public or private)?3- What are the main factors affecting students' attitudes towards learning EFL?The sample of the study consisted of 144 ninth grade students chosen randomly from Amman public and private schools. The students were distributed into four sections, each section comprised 36 students.To conduct the study, the researcher used a 20-item questionnaire to reveal attitudes of the students towards learning EFL. In addition, the researcher also carried out semi-structured interviews so as to explore factors affecting students' attitudes towards learning EFL.Findings of the study showed that the overall mean of attitudes of public and private schools' students towards learning in EFL is positive; however, the results indicated that students of private schools have more positive attitudes towards learning EFL than students of public schools.The findings showed that methods of teaching, the physical environment and the educational setting of schools were the main factors that affected students’ attitudes towards learning EFL.

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Attitudes Towards Learning English Among The Aliya Madrasah Students in Bangladesh

Indonesian Journal of Applied Linguistics ◽

10.17509/ijal.v11i2.34121 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 11 (2) ◽

Author(s):

Abu Rashed Md Mahbuber Rahman ◽

Ilyana Jalaluddin ◽

Zalina Mohd Kasim ◽

Ramiza Darmi

Keyword(s):

Family Income ◽

Education Level ◽

Demographic Profiles ◽

Monthly Family Income ◽

Significant Difference ◽

Students Attitudes ◽

Behavioral Attitudes ◽

Parents Education ◽

Learning English ◽

Attitudes Towards Learning

Affective variables such as attitude, autonomy, motivation, self-esteem, and anxiety are crucial among the factors that contribute to learning a second/foreign language. Among them, one of the most important factors in inspiring learners to learn a language is their attitudes towards learning. The purpose of this study was to examine the cognitive, emotional as well as behavioral attitudes of Bangladeshi Aliya madrasah students towards learning English. The study also explored the differences in their attitudes towards learning English based on demographic profiles, that is, their gender, their parents’ monthly family income, and their parents’ education level. Data were obtained via questionnaire surveys and they were analyzed quantitatively using descriptive statistics, independent T-test, and one-way ANOVA. The results revealed that the participants demonstrated highly positive cognitive, emotional, and behavioral attitudes towards learning English. The analysis also showed that there was a statistically significant difference in the students’ attitudes towards learning English based on their parents’ monthly family income and their parents’ education level. However, the results presented no significant difference in the students’ attitudes towards learning English in relation to gender. This finding may help teachers to improve their classroom preparation by understanding their students’ attitudes better and making the learning activities easier for them. Moreover, it may inform the students’ attitudes to the authorities and policymakers responsible for devising policy for madrasah education, planning curriculum and designing materials for the madrasah students.

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