THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN COLLEGE STUDENTS’ ATTITUDES TOWARD LEARNING ENGLISH AND THEIR ACTUAL ACHIEVEMENT IN EXAMINATIONS

Abstract

This study aimed to investigate the relationship between college students' attitudes toward Learning English as a foreign language (EFL) and their academic achievement in examinations at the Faculty of Education/Saber - University of Lahij. A total of (60) university students participated in the study as the sample from whom data was gathered. A survey questionnaire and samples of students' scores in examinations were used as the instruments for data collection. The questionnaire aimed to gather information about the students' attitudes toward learning English as a foreign language and the samples of scores were used to carry out a comparison between students' attitudes and their achievement in examinations. The results showed that the students had highly positive attitudes toward learning English. In comparing such results with their achievement in examinations, the data showed that there was a gap between students' attitudes and their achievement in examinations. The study proposed some suggestions and solutions to develop students' attitudes toward learning English and raise their awareness of the importance of English in their academic life.