Attitudes towards English and ESP Learning for University Students: The Case of School of Economics and Law in Meknes

Elyazale, Nabila

doi:10.4236/jss.2019.712033

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“…However, the students have a good attitude towards learning English because they consider the language to be easy to learn, though the majority of them perceive their English communication skills to be below intermediate level and most of them rate their skills in speaking and grammar as poor. Therefore, considering the established correlation between positive attitude and learning (Elyazale, 2019), it can be argued that the students will have a passion and strong desire to learn dentistry English if the course is eventually integrated into their curriculum. Lastly, the overall challenges faced by the students as a result of the lack of dental English courses include conversing, asking questions, pronouncing terms, and writing articles in English about a dentistry topic.…”

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Needs Analysis of Chilean Students of Dentistry for Dental English Course Development

Lasekan¹,

Salazar-Aguilar²,

Botto-Beytía³

et al. 2022

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The purpose of the study is to determine the necessity for a Dental English course in the dentistry degree program at the Universidad Autónoma de Chile. To achieve this objective, the target needs analysis instrument developed by Hutchinson and Water (1987) was adapted and distributed to 91 dentistry students and 35 of their teachers in order to determine the students' necessities, lacks, wants, expectations, preferred style of learning and teaching, and interest in the English for Dentistry course. For the quantitative data analysis, descriptive statistics were utilized, while thematic analysis was adopted for the qualitative data analysis. The results indicated the perceived importance of English is related to studying dentistry in their program and practicing dentistry in their future careers as dentists, the sense of lack is demonstrated in the inadequacy of English learning courses in their program curriculum as well as their current low level of English proficiency, and the need to focus on reading, writing, and vocabulary skills in order to write and read research articles in English. The study recommends implementation of a comprehensive branch of English language instruction that include English for General Purposes and English for Specific Purposes, such as English for Dentistry, English for Dental Consultation, and English for Writing Research Articles.

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confidence: 99%

Needs Analysis of Chilean Students of Dentistry for Dental English Course Development

Lasekan¹,

Salazar-Aguilar²,

Botto-Beytía³

et al. 2022

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“…A major factor that nurtures positive attitudes toward learning English for specific purposes lies in the important instrumental functions that this language grants to its speakers. It has been shown in the literature review that many ESP students are interested in learning English because they are aware of the potential usefulness and considerable benefit of this language in their future careers (El Kandoussi, 2019;Elyazale, 2019;Martinović & Poljaković, 2010;Otanjac, 2021). To put it in Elinson's (2013) words, learning a foreign language such as English now "is viewed as necessary for success in a wide range of fields including science, technology, and business" (p. 716).…”

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confidence: 99%

“…In the Moroccan context, Research on attitudes toward learning languages is not a new area of investigation. Elyazale (2019) is one of the researchers who investigated the attitudes of students who do not major in English toward learning ESP. To that end, a questionnaire was used to elicit the attitudes of 244 first-year master economy students at the faculty of economics and law in Meknes.…”

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ESP Instruction in Morocco: A Study of University Students’ Attitudes and Perceptions

Farmati¹,

Yeou²,

Benzehaf³

2022

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<p><em>Language attitude is one of the key factors in foreign language development. In this regard, a plethora of studies has recently provided evidence suggesting that Moroccan students adopt positive attitudes towards learning English as a foreign language for general purposes. These studies focused on students belonging to different streams of study and from different educational levels. However, very few studies have attempted to explore university students’ attitudes toward learning English for specific purposes. Therefore, the present article tries to understand better the status of English for specific purposes in Morocco from different perspectives. It investigates the Moroccan ESP university students’ attitudes toward learning English and attempts to explain the motives behind these attitudes. To meet this end, 125 respondents belonging to various disciplines and from four different Moroccan higher educational institutions completed a survey about the use of English inside and outside school, the importance of this language, and whether these attitudes are driven by instrumental or integrative reasons. Findings revealed that Moroccan ESP university students have positive attitudes towards learning English for specific purposes and want to use it for both instrumental and integrative reasons. In light of these findings, a number of implications are offered.</em></p>

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“…Another issue explored in the present study is EFL learners' attitudes. Banaji and Heiphetz (2010) defined an attitude in this way. It is a set of emotions, beliefs, and behaviors toward a particular object, person, or event.…”

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Using Adobe Connect application in an EFL context: Does it have an effect on learners' speaking skills

Janfeshan

2024

Forum Linguist. Stud.

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The main aim of the present study was to explore the impact of Adobe Connect on Iranian English as a foreign language (EFL) learners’ speaking skills. Furthermore, the study investigated whether the learners’ attitudes to language learning changed after using Adobe Connect. For that purpose, 100 upper-intermediate EFL students were chosen through the convenience sampling method. The selected students were randomly assigned to two classes. The experimental group applied the Adobe Connect application; however, the conventional teacher-fronted instruction was used for the control group. The results showed that the Adobe Connect class considerably outperformed in speaking skills in comparison to the control group. This demonstrated that the Adobe Connect application is effective in improving learners’ speaking skills. The findings suggest that Adobe Connect has a positive impact on enhancing learners’ speaking skills. The platform’s interactive features promote engagement and collaboration, leading to improvements in fluency, accuracy, pronunciation, and confidence. The results also revealed that there was a difference in attitude change between the participants in experimental and control classes. Adobe Connect has enhanced EFL learners’ attitudes toward language learning as well as speaking skills. Thus, it can be suggested that the Adobe Connect application is an effective online instrument that can be used by EFL teachers.

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Attitudes towards English and ESP Learning for University Students: The Case of School of Economics and Law in Meknes

Cited by 6 publications

References 17 publications

Needs Analysis of Chilean Students of Dentistry for Dental English Course Development

Needs Analysis of Chilean Students of Dentistry for Dental English Course Development

ESP Instruction in Morocco: A Study of University Students’ Attitudes and Perceptions

Using Adobe Connect application in an EFL context: Does it have an effect on learners' speaking skills

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