University Students’ Attitudes Towards Learning English

Abstract

Attitude plays an important role in language acquisition because it influences students' success or failure in learning a language. This study employed a quantitative research method to investigate the perspectives of students from non-English departments towards English learning. The sample consisted of 30 students from the Physics Education Department, Mathematics Education Department, and Biology Education Department at UIN Ar-Raniry. A purposive sampling technique was utilized to select participants who fulfilled specific criteria. The data were collected through a questionnaire. The results showed that students' language attitudes fell into the “moderate” category, with all aspects of language attitude showing only slightly different scores.