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EFL learners perceptions and attitudes towards English for Specific…
EFL learners perceptions and attitudes towards English for Specific Purposes by Arslan and Akbarov (2012)
RESEARCH:
students' attitudes towards GE and ESP
Al-Khatib (2005) - ESP should be integrated to our preparatory school syllabus
SPSS data analysis
15 questions in total and over 100 upper-intermediate Bosnian students
2 parts: GE and ESP
Attitudes of students towards English for Specific Purposes
Knowing some basic terms in English from the occupational field (24 out of 100)
Agreement to the importance of field-related English (88 out of 100)
Agreement to integrate some basic occupational terms into the syllabus (71 out of 100)
Having compulsory field-related English course (36 out of 100)
Having field-related English course (72 out of 100)
Attitudes of students towards General English
English as a threat to the native language (47 out of 100)
English as a sign of prestige and civilization (78 out of 100)
English as means to communicate internationally ( 98 out of 100)
Feeling confident in writing and speaking (88 out of 100)
use English outside (74 out of 100)
English is interesting (92 out of 100)
English is not boring (85 out of 100)
English is liked more than any subjects (50 out of 100)
English will be useful for future job (93 out of 100)
English is not the least important subject. (76 out of 100)
Conclusion: Awareness of their insufficient field-related lexical resources and feeling need to solve this issue
My conclusion and insights
Field-related vocabulary should be included in the syllabus
Learning English is becoming purposive
Teaching English should be student-centered.