Professional paper

ENGLISH FOR SPECIFIC PURPOSES – STUDENT ATTITUDE ANALYSIS

Ines Jelovčić ; Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences, University of Zagreb

Abstract

The article presents the results of the research conducted at the Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences, University of Zagreb among first-year students enrolled in the course „English for Specific Purposes“. The aim of the research was to establish what attitudes students have towards this course, the motivation for learning English for specific purposes, as well as types of teaching which they find popular and efficient. The results show that students have a positive attitude towards learning a foreign language, and the most desirable manner of learning is through oral communication, followed by reading and finally writing. Regarding the course, they are mostly interested in reading professional texts, discussing professional issues and acquiring specific vocabulary.
The analysis of students’ attitudes shows that the combination of general and specific English with emphasis on a selection of interesting topics is the highest motivator for doing course work.

Keywords

English language; student attitude and motivation; English for specific purposes

Hrčak ID:

61532

URI

https://hrcak.srce.hr/61532

Publication date:

16.6.2010.

Article data in other languages: croatian

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