COLLEGE STUDENTS' ATTITUDES TOWARDS LEARNING ENGLISH GRAMMAR

2019 ◽  
Vol 7 (28) ◽  
pp. 520-530
Author(s):  
Shoaib Saeed Fahady
Keyword(s):  
College Students ◽  
English Grammar ◽  
Students Attitudes ◽  
Learning English ◽  
Attitudes Towards Learning

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

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.

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

2021 ◽  
Vol 6 (3) ◽  
pp. 072-087
Author(s):  
Shahla Ali Ahmed ◽  
Baban Jabbar Othman ◽  
Bayar Gardi ◽  
Bawan Yassin Sabir ◽  
Nechirwan Burhan Ismael ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Kurdistan Region ◽  
Students Attitudes ◽  
Learning English ◽  
Attitudes Towards Learning

scholarly journals Phonology and Online Media Used in Enhancing Listening Skill

2020 ◽  
Vol 5 (2) ◽  
pp. 267
Author(s):  
Dwi Astuti Wahyu Nurhayati
Keyword(s):  
College Students ◽  
Online Learning ◽  
Relevant Information ◽  
Online Media ◽  
Islamic State ◽  
State Institute ◽  
Listening Skill ◽  
Research Theme ◽  
Students Attitudes ◽  
Learning English

This study examines how phonology and online media used to enhance students’ listening skill. The data were collected for 5 months starting from April to August 2020 in Islamic State Institute of Tulungagung (IAIN Tulungagung). The data were collected through questionnaire and interview. It involves college students who study and major English and have the relevant information about the research theme. It consist of 196 students of 3rd semester in IAIN Tulungagung. The finding reveals that there are some perspectives of students about the use of phonology and online media to enhance listening skill such as: the importance of online learning English media, online learning English media towards students’ attitudes in learning, the effect of online learning English media towards inferential listening, and media enhancing inferential listening skill. It was also gained students’ responses towards phonology used to enhance listening skill.

scholarly journals Attitudes of Jordanian EFL Students towards Learning English Idioms

2016 ◽  
Vol 4 (1) ◽  
pp. 172 ◽  
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>

scholarly journals Attitudes of Public and Private Schools’ Students towards Learning EFL

2017 ◽  
Vol 9 (2) ◽  
pp. 70 ◽  
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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