A Descriptive Study of EFL Learners' Attitude towards the English Language at the Secondary School Level
The study highlighted EFL learners' attitudes toward the English language at the secondary school level. The study's main goals were to compare Urdu EFL secondary school students' attitudes and learning approaches toward English in public and private schools. It was a descriptive study. All public and private secondary school pupils were studied. The study employed a standardized questionnaire. Studies employed the above questionnaire, which was reliable. Samples were surveyed.The most common statistical methods—mean score, standard deviation, and t-test—were employed to examine the data. The study found that private secondary school students are more interested in learning and speaking English than public secondary school students—private secondary school students like English. Encourage and motivate pupils to have a positive attitude toward learning English to reduce their hesitation to speak and write English. Language-centred teaching and classroom involvement can improve English speaking and writing. Confidence boosts English learning.
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English Language, EFL Learners, Secondary School
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(1) Muhammad Qasim Ali
Assistant Professor, Department of Education, Institute of Southern Punjab, Multan, Punjab, Pakistan.
(2) Sana Alvi
Lecturer, Department of English, Government Graduate College for Women, Chowk Azam, Layyah, Punjab, Pakistan.
(3) Ramsha Nazar
Lecturer, Department of Education, Government Graduate College for Women, Chowk Azam, Layyah, Punjab, Pakistan.
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APA : Ali, M. Q., Alvi, S., & Nazar, R. (2023). A Descriptive Study of EFL Learners' Attitude towards the English Language at the Secondary School Level. Global Language Review, VIII(II), 295-303. https://doi.org/10.31703/glr.2023(VIII-II).25
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CHICAGO : Ali, Muhammad Qasim, Sana Alvi, and Ramsha Nazar. 2023. "A Descriptive Study of EFL Learners' Attitude towards the English Language at the Secondary School Level." Global Language Review, VIII (II): 295-303 doi: 10.31703/glr.2023(VIII-II).25
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HARVARD : ALI, M. Q., ALVI, S. & NAZAR, R. 2023. A Descriptive Study of EFL Learners' Attitude towards the English Language at the Secondary School Level. Global Language Review, VIII, 295-303.
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MHRA : Ali, Muhammad Qasim, Sana Alvi, and Ramsha Nazar. 2023. "A Descriptive Study of EFL Learners' Attitude towards the English Language at the Secondary School Level." Global Language Review, VIII: 295-303
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MLA : Ali, Muhammad Qasim, Sana Alvi, and Ramsha Nazar. "A Descriptive Study of EFL Learners' Attitude towards the English Language at the Secondary School Level." Global Language Review, VIII.II (2023): 295-303 Print.
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OXFORD : Ali, Muhammad Qasim, Alvi, Sana, and Nazar, Ramsha (2023), "A Descriptive Study of EFL Learners' Attitude towards the English Language at the Secondary School Level", Global Language Review, VIII (II), 295-303
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TURABIAN : Ali, Muhammad Qasim, Sana Alvi, and Ramsha Nazar. "A Descriptive Study of EFL Learners' Attitude towards the English Language at the Secondary School Level." Global Language Review VIII, no. II (2023): 295-303. https://doi.org/10.31703/glr.2023(VIII-II).25