Learning English language in rural area / Juanneysah Juanis

English in rural areas is mostly learned by the non-native speakers as their second language; since English is important as a medium of communication with people around the world. Non-native speakers in Sabah are reluctant to speak or even to learn English because they are afraid that they would be laugh at since English is not their mother tongue. In addition, students in rural areas are unable to analyse, synthesize and evaluate the English text they are reading. This lack of mastery of English language was due to not frequently speak or read in English. Therefore, this research is to identify the approaches in learning English language in the rural area by non-native speakers and what are the best approaches applied by non-native speakers to learn English language in the rural area. There were 101 respondents in rural areas involved in this study and they were students, adults, and youth. This study applied descriptive statistic frequencies and inferential analysis on how the non-native speakers learn English and approach they use in their daily life. This study anticipated on the approaches in learning English by non-natives. Hopefully, the findings of the study is useful to assist educators, counselors, and researchers and most importantly to the non-native speakers.