A case-study of secretarial science students' attitudes towards english language / Kamariah Husin

Husin, Kamariah (1991) A case-study of secretarial science students' attitudes towards english language / Kamariah Husin. GADING Majalah Akademik ITM Cawangan Pahang, 3 (4): 3. pp. 47-54. ISSN 0128-5599

Abstract

Although there has been a considerable research under taken elsewhere to analyse the English achievement of the college students, not many studies have been carried out as far as Malaysia is concerned. This study apart from attempting to examine the nature of the students' attitudes towards English also tries to fill in the vacuum created. The subject for this study consisted of 45 Part III and Part IV Secretarial Science students randomly selected from the population. The attitudinal variables incorporated into the analysis are measured through the following components:
i) students' perception of English as a subject
ii) profitability of learning the language
iii) whether it is boring or not
iv) studying English because of no choice
v) to secure good jobs
vi) its relevance to the course
vii) the usefulness of the language to be learnt by everyone
The results indicated that the role of the attitudinal variables was more dominant for the final year students but not for the semester III group. In the latter case it seems that other factors might have played a part in affecting their achievement in English.

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Item Type: Article
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Husin, Kamariah
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Subjects: L Education > LB Theory and practice of education > Performance. Competence. Academic achievement
L Education > LB Theory and practice of education > Performance. Competence. Academic achievement > Malaysia
L Education > LB Theory and practice of education > English language
Divisions: Universiti Teknologi MARA, Pahang > Jengka Campus
Journal or Publication Title: GADING Majalah Akademik ITM Cawangan Pahang
UiTM Journal Collections: Others > GADING
ISSN: 0128-5599
Volume: 3
Number: 4
Page Range: pp. 47-54
Keywords: English language, College students, Malaysia
Date: 1991
URI: https://ir.uitm.edu.my/id/eprint/66054
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