A RESEARCH ABOUT PRIMARY SCHOOL AND MIDDLE SCHOOL STUDENTS’ ATTITUDES TOWARDS ENGLISH LESSON ACCORDING TO DIFFERENT VARIABLES
İLKOKUL VE ORTAOKUL ÖĞRENCİLERİNİN İNGİLİZCE DERSİNE YÖNELİK TUTUMLARININ FARKLI DEĞİŞKENLERE GÖRE İNCELENMESİ

Author : Ezgi KAYA
Number of pages : 454-477

Abstract

Although in Turkey students have been learning English during their education lives in generally they have difficulty in learning English. This situation about foreign language causes learned helplessness for them. One of the factors has an effect on learning foreign language is individual differences which is originated from learners’ own. This is showed that the most important factor affecting attitudes towards English is individual differences. Actually individual differences involve individuals’ attitudes. In addition, many researches are mentioned that student’s belief and their improved attitudes with foreign language learning is a factor which affects their success and failure. The aim of this study is to determine whether or not there become different primary school and middle school students’ attitudes towards English lesson according to different variables. The target population of this study consisted of 461 primary school and middle school students who were three different schools in İstanbul in 2018-2019 academic years. The data of this study was acquired by “Attitude Scale towards English Lesson” which has behavioral and sensual (affective) aspect and developed by Orakcı (2017). The acquired data is analyzed by SPSS programme and while it was analyzing the data it was utilized range of frequencies, percent calculation, t- test and ANOVA statistical method. When it was analyzed the study finding according to gender variables, female students and according to grade variables, 5 grade students get more high grade in behavioral and sensual (affective) aspect. In other words, female students and 5 grade students had more positive students towards English lesson. In addition, private school students, students who have university graduation parents and students who haven’t any brothers or sisters have high point average in behavioral aspect. In other words, these students have more positive attitudes towards English lesson.

Keywords

Attitudes, Attitudes towards English Lesson

Read: 909

Download: 283