Secondary Chilean EFL Learners' Attitudes Toward English Language Learning, the English Language Itself, and the L2 Community

• 作者: Christian Ignacio Morales-Ventura
• 来源期刊: 中美英语教学:英文版
• 学科: 文学
• 关键词: LANGUAGE learning ATTITUDES LANGUAGE teaching English as a foreign LANGUAGE
• 年，卷（期）: 2019,（3）
• 页码范围: 91-99
• 页数: 9页
• 分类号: H

摘要

During the last three decades, attitudes have played a major role in second/foreign language learning research. Scholars have found that a more positive attitude towards the target language improves second/foreign language learning. In order to contribute to this area of research, this study focuses on Chilean EFL learners with different proficiency levels (i.e., beginner, intermediate, and advanced) and their attitudes toward learning English, the English language itself, and the L2 community. By gathering data through a questionnaire and analysing it using SPSS, significant differences were found among the learners' groups, and their attitudes toward English. These findings will be discussed further in this study together with previous research.