2017
DOI: 10.5539/jedp.v7n2p124
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Students’Attitudes towards Foreign Languages

Abstract: This paper analyses similarities and differences in attitudes and beliefs towards learning the German and the Italian language. The testing tool used for evaluating the attitudes is a questionnaire composed in accordance with the questionnaires used for examining attitudes towards foreign languages. The obtained results indicate that the students of both languages highly agree with the statement that the knowledge of foreign languages leads to a better social status, more successful socialisation and benefit i… Show more

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“…Since attitudes can be effective in learning as mentioned above, there have been studies about effects of attitudes on learning in various fields of study including science, mathematics, Turkish language, learning a foreign language, use of technology and acquisition of communication skills (Akamca and Hamurcu, 2005;Ünal and Ergin, 2006;Özgen and Pesen, 2008;Bosede, (2014) ;Yaman, 2014;Harb et al, 2014;Kovac and Zdilar, 2017;Wan and Lee, 2017). Also, there have been many studies showing that attitudes towards teaching as an occupation varied with gender, field of study, age and personality (Oral, 2004;Doğan and Çoban, 2009;Başbay et al, 2009;Bulut, 2009;Demirtaş et al, 2011;Bulut, 2011;Aslan and Yalçın, 2013;Edwards, 2014).…”
Section: Attitudes To Learningmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…Since attitudes can be effective in learning as mentioned above, there have been studies about effects of attitudes on learning in various fields of study including science, mathematics, Turkish language, learning a foreign language, use of technology and acquisition of communication skills (Akamca and Hamurcu, 2005;Ünal and Ergin, 2006;Özgen and Pesen, 2008;Bosede, (2014) ;Yaman, 2014;Harb et al, 2014;Kovac and Zdilar, 2017;Wan and Lee, 2017). Also, there have been many studies showing that attitudes towards teaching as an occupation varied with gender, field of study, age and personality (Oral, 2004;Doğan and Çoban, 2009;Başbay et al, 2009;Bulut, 2009;Demirtaş et al, 2011;Bulut, 2011;Aslan and Yalçın, 2013;Edwards, 2014).…”
Section: Attitudes To Learningmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…Most students in this study look forward to expressing themselves in L2. According to Kovac & Mrsic (2017) learners' attitudes towards speaking a second language increase their selfconfidence, which is related to the student's behavior. Hence, a positive impact for students is increased self-confidence during and after using the WhatsApp application.…”
Section: Discussionmentioning
confidence: 99%