Factors affecting the attitudes of students towards learning English as a foreign language

This study aimed at investigating on factors affecting the attitudes of grade 10 students towards learning EFL in Debremarkos Comprehensive Secondary School in Debre Markos town, Ethiopia. The researcher randomly selected 103 sample students (10%) out of the total population (1030) for the study. In...

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Veröffentlicht in:Cogent education Jg. 7; H. 1
1. Verfasser: Getie, Addisu Sewbihon
Format: Journal Article
Sprache:Englisch
Veröffentlicht: Abingdon Cogent 01.01.2020
Cogent OA
Taylor & Francis Ltd
Taylor & Francis Group
Schlagworte:
Academic achievement
Age Differences
Attitude and motivation
Attitudes
Built environment
Classrooms
Educational context factors
Educational Environment
Educational materials
Educational research
English as a second language
English as a second language instruction
English as a second language teaching materials
English language
English teachers
Foreign Countries
Foreign language learning
Foreign languages
Gender Differences
Government School Relationship
Grade 10
Instrumental motivation
Integrative motivation
Language
Language acquisition
Language Attitudes
Language Teachers
Language textbooks
Learner personality context factors
Learning
Learning environment
Learning Motivation
Learning Processes
Native Speakers
Other context factors (Age and sex)
Parent Child Relationship
Peer Groups
Positive Attitudes
Principals
Psychological Patterns
School environment
Second Language Instruction
Second Language Learning
Second language teachers
Secondary School Students
Secondary schools
Social context factors
Social Environment
Social factors
Student Attitudes
Students
Teacher Attitudes
Teachers
Teaching
Ethiopia
ISSN:2331-186X, 2331-186X
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Zusammenfassung:This study aimed at investigating on factors affecting the attitudes of grade 10 students towards learning EFL in Debremarkos Comprehensive Secondary School in Debre Markos town, Ethiopia. The researcher randomly selected 103 sample students (10%) out of the total population (1030) for the study. In order to gather data, a questionnaire was carefully and systematically adapted and designed. Nine sample students were also selected purposely for focus group discussion, and Grade 10 English teachers were selected for the interview. Then, the data were analyzed quantitatively and qualitatively. The findings of the study mainly showed that the attitudes of grade 10 students towards learning EFL is positive. There are social factors (e.g., English native speakers, peer groups and learners' parents) affecting students' attitudes positively. On the other hand, educational context factors like English language teachers, the English language learning situations (e.g., the classrooms, arrangements of seats and the physical learning environment) had negative impacts on students' attitude. However, the findings showed that target language learners have positive attitudes towards the other educational context factor that is the English textbook of grade 10 which means English as a foreign language teaching materials in the study's context affect students' attitudes positively. By lowering the psychological variables (i.e. affective filters) for the target language learners, it is possible to aid the language learning process. Thus, as the implication of this study considers, the physical learning environment should be improved, and to achieve this, the government should work in conjunction with the school principals, teachers and societies.
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ISSN:2331-186X
2331-186X
DOI:10.1080/2331186X.2020.1738184