scholarly journals Attitudes toward English: A Hungarian minority context in Vojvodina, Serbia

2020 ◽  
Vol 50 (1) ◽  
pp. 147-172
Author(s):  
Sabina Halupka-Rešetar ◽  
Eleonora Kovač-Rac
Keyword(s):  
Attitudes Toward English

scholarly journals Intensive ESL Programmes in Quebec Primary Schools

1989 ◽  
Vol 7 (1) ◽  
pp. 11 ◽  
Author(s):  
Nina Spada ◽  
Patsy M. Lightbown
Keyword(s):  
Language Development ◽  
Grade Level ◽  
Primary Schools ◽  
Classroom Interaction ◽  
Interaction Patterns ◽  
Oral Fluency ◽  
Second Language Development ◽  
Positive Attitudes ◽  
Comparison Groups ◽  
Attitudes Toward English

This paper is a report on a study designed to investigate the second language development of francophone children in experimental intensive ESL programmes in Quebec primary schools. Classroom interaction patterns and learners' contact with and attitudes toward English were also investigated. Learners in the intensive programmes were compared with learners in regular ESL programmes at the same grade level, as well as with learners who had received a comparable number of hours of instruction spread over a longer period of time. The results indicated that the intensive programme learners outperformed both comparison groups on tests of listening and reading comprehension and in oral fluency. In addition, although both regular and intensive programme learners were found to have very little contact with English prior to instruction, the intensive programme learners indicated somewhat greater contact after instruction. They also held more positive attitudes toward English than did the regular programme learners.

Peruvian Student Attitudes toward English

1985 ◽  
Vol 19 (3) ◽  
pp. 607 ◽  
Author(s):  
Gail M. St. Martin
Keyword(s):  
Student Attitudes ◽  
Attitudes Toward English

Developing an English Mobile Learning Attitude Scale for Adult Learners

2017 ◽  
Vol 45 (3) ◽  
pp. 424-435 ◽  
Author(s):  
Tzu-Ying Liu
Keyword(s):  
Adult Learners ◽  
Mobile Learning ◽  
Rapid Development ◽  
Item Analysis ◽  
Pilot Scale ◽  
Attitude Scale ◽  
Internal Reliability ◽  
Expert Review ◽  
Learning Attitude ◽  
Attitudes Toward English

In recent years, with the rapid development of mobile devices, mobile learning (m-learning) has becoming another popular topic. There is a strong need for both researchers and educators to be aware of adult learners’ attitudes toward English mobile learning, yet relevant studies on mobile learning to promote English learning for adult learners are scarce. The purpose of this study was to describe the development of an English Mobile Learning attitude scale for adult learners in higher education. A preliminary version of a scale to measure attitudes toward English mobile learning was developed and piloted on 190 adult learners who were attending the continuing education situations in Southern Taiwan. Initial item selection produced a pilot scale consisting of 36 Likert items. Subsequently, an expert review panel, item analysis, and factor analysis revealed four structurally independent attitude constructs and justified retention of 21 of the original items. The full instrument was found to have both a high internal reliability coefficient (.93) and significant construct validity ( p < .001).

Attitudes toward English Usage: The History of a War of Words

1981 ◽  
Vol 32 (2) ◽  
pp. 233
Author(s):  
Richard K. Redfern ◽  
Edward Finegan
Keyword(s):  
English Usage ◽  
History Of ◽  
Attitudes Toward English

scholarly journals Attitudes toward English phonetics learning: a survey on Indonesian EFL learners

2021 ◽  
Vol 11 (1) ◽  
pp. 197-217
Author(s):  
Sri Ayu Istiqomah ◽  
Alies Poetri Lintangsari ◽  
Widya Caterine Perdhani
Keyword(s):  
Teaching And Learning ◽  
Survey Design ◽  
Efl Learners ◽  
Positive Attitudes ◽  
Phonetic Learning ◽  
The Social ◽  
Efl Students ◽  
Attitudes Toward English ◽  
Students Attitudes ◽  
English Literacy

Indonesian EFL learners face challenges in comprehending English phonemes as it becomes one of the significant predictors of English literacy. Hence, the English Phonetics subject is considered one of the most difficult ones, making the teaching and learning process less effective. Addressing Indonesian EFL learners’ attitudes toward English phonetics teaching is significant to improve phonetics teaching, yet, research on this has not received much attention. This present study was conducted to explore EFL learners’ attitudes toward English phonetic learning. A quantitative approach with survey design was employed involving 112 Indonesian EFL students. The researchers identified students’ attitudes using an adapted questionnaire from Lintunen and Mäkilähde (2015). Statistical Package for the Social Sciences (SPSS) version 25 was utilized to analyze the data. The results indicate that Indonesian EFL students perform positive attitudes toward English phonetic learning, although they confess that phonetics is challenging. It implies that phonetics learning is potential and promising to support their English fluency; hence, lecturers need to make phonetics Learning more enjoyable, easier and participating in drawing the students' full engagement by considering their preferences and attitude toward phonetics learning.

scholarly journals MALE AND FEMALE STUDENTS’ ATTITUDES TOWARD ENGLISH VOCABULARY MASTERY IN LEARNING SPEAKING (A Survey Study at one of MA Islamic Boarding School in Tasikmalaya)

2018 ◽  
Vol 2 (2) ◽  
pp. 89
Author(s):  
Prihatini Purbandari ◽  
Etika Rachmawati ◽  
R. Bunga Febriani
Keyword(s):  
Boarding School ◽  
Female Students ◽  
Vocabulary Knowledge ◽  
Survey Study ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Male And Female ◽  
Speaking Skill ◽  
Attitudes Toward English ◽  
Students Attitudes ◽  
Almost All

This study aimed to explore the attitudes of Senior High School male and female students toward English vocabulary mastery in learning speaking. This study also investigated the factors influence students’ attitudes toward English vocabulary mastery in learning speaking. Attitude is individual’s response towards an object, inferred from individual’s belief or opinion about it. (Gardner, 1985). The writer conducted the questionnaire to measure the students’ attitudes toward English vocabulary mastery in learning speaking. The writer also interviewed a number of eleventh grade students to explore the factors that affect their attitudes toward English vocabulary mastery in learning speaking. The participants of this study consisted of 58 students of eleventh grade of one of MA Islamic Boarding School in Tasikmalaya. They were 25 male students and 33 female students. These students were purposively chosen. The results of the study showed that most of male and almost all of female students have positive attitude toward English vocabulary mastery in learning speaking. The results also indicated the factors influence their attitudes were their pronunciation, grammar and vocabulary knowledge, their habits speaking English in front of many people, their needs toward English and support from social environment. In conclusion, students’ attitudes toward English vocabulary mastery in learning speaking is important. It helps students improving their English speaking skill. In addition, this study recommends the future research on the same topic can carried out by using other design in order to enrich the development of the theory of attitude. Key words: male and female students, attitude, vocabulary mastery, speaking skill

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