Relationship Between English Language Attitude and Proficiency

DOI

10.2991/assehr.k.201215.010How to use a DOI?

Keywords

Attitude, motivation, Papuan students, proficiency level

Abstract

It is essential to study language attitudes as influential aspects of learning languages. Having a positive attitude may result in a better student’s performance; the negative could hamper the learning process and degrade the student’s performance. This study examines the participants’ attitudes towards the English language and some factors contributing to developing the attitude and the relationship between their English attitude and proficiency level. The participants in this research consisted of five Papuan men and five women pursuing a bachelor’s degree at a private university in Jakarta. We collected data through the in-depth interview, which prompted them to answer fifteen questions. A descriptive-qualitative method was used in this research. The result showed that even though the overall attitude towards all participants’ English language was positive, some had a negative impression of English due to their difficulties when learning English. Six factors were influencing the attitude, but social status and education access were among the most contributing factors.

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© 2020, the Authors. Published by Atlantis Press.

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This is an open access article distributed under the CC BY-NC license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/).

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TY  - CONF
AU  - Angelina Arini Larasati
AU  - Masda Surti Simatupang
PY  - 2020
DA  - 2020/12/17
TI  - Relationship Between English Language Attitude and Proficiency
BT  - Proceedings of the 4th International Conference on Language, Literature, Culture, and Education (ICOLLITE 2020)
PB  - Atlantis Press
SP  - 63
EP  - 68
SN  - 2352-5398
UR  - https://doi.org/10.2991/assehr.k.201215.010
DO  - 10.2991/assehr.k.201215.010
ID  - Larasati2020
ER  -