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ATTITUDE AND ITS ASPECTS TOWARDS ENGLISH LANGUAGE LEARNING AMONG THE STUDENTS OF PUBLIC AND PRIVATE SCHOOLS OF GUJRANWALA

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http://dx.doi.org/10.31703/grr.2018(III-I).20      10.31703/grr.2018(III-I).20      Published : Dec 2018

Attitude and its Aspects towards English Language Learning among the Students of Public and Private Schools of Gujranwala

Abstract

    This comparative study investigates the learners' attitudes towards learning English from two comparative education systems (private and public sector) of Pakistan. This study is an attempt to measure the cognitive, emotional and behavioral attitudes of these young learners towards English. The research methodology is quantitative in nature. The tool used for data analysis by the researchers is questionnaire. Steal's (2004) questionnaire has been used to measure the attitude of the learners towards English language. The data has been collected from 100 students of four different schools including two private and two public schools in Gujranwala district. The quantitative analysis of the data is executed by SPSS and the findings reveal that the students of private schools show positive attitude towards English language as compared to the public schools' students. The researchers also suggest a large-scale study from various parts of the country with larger population to know the reason behind the positive or negative attitude of students.

    L2 Attitude, Public Schools, Private Schools, Gujranwala Pakistan

    (1) Muhammad Shahbaz
    Assistant Professor, Department of English, GC Women University, Sialkot, Punjab, Pakistan.
    (2) Behzad Anwar
    Assistant Professor,Department of English, University of Gujrat, Gujrat, Punjab, Pakistan.
    (3) Muhammad Babar Jamil
    Assistant Professor,Department of English,Gift University, Gujranwala, Punjab, Pakistan.
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APA

    APA : Shahbaz, M., Anwar, B., & Jamil, M. B. (2018). Attitude and its Aspects towards English Language Learning among the Students of Public and Private Schools of Gujranwala. Global Regional Review, III(I), 281-293. https://doi.org/10.31703/grr.2018(III-I).20

CHICAGO

    CHICAGO : Shahbaz, Muhammad, Behzad Anwar, and Muhammad Babar Jamil. 2018. "Attitude and its Aspects towards English Language Learning among the Students of Public and Private Schools of Gujranwala." Global Regional Review, III (I): 281-293 doi: 10.31703/grr.2018(III-I).20

HARVARD

    HARVARD : SHAHBAZ, M., ANWAR, B. & JAMIL, M. B. 2018. Attitude and its Aspects towards English Language Learning among the Students of Public and Private Schools of Gujranwala. Global Regional Review, III, 281-293.

MHRA

    MHRA : Shahbaz, Muhammad, Behzad Anwar, and Muhammad Babar Jamil. 2018. "Attitude and its Aspects towards English Language Learning among the Students of Public and Private Schools of Gujranwala." Global Regional Review, III: 281-293

MLA

    MLA : Shahbaz, Muhammad, Behzad Anwar, and Muhammad Babar Jamil. "Attitude and its Aspects towards English Language Learning among the Students of Public and Private Schools of Gujranwala." Global Regional Review, III.I (2018): 281-293 Print.

OXFORD

    OXFORD : Shahbaz, Muhammad, Anwar, Behzad, and Jamil, Muhammad Babar (2018), "Attitude and its Aspects towards English Language Learning among the Students of Public and Private Schools of Gujranwala", Global Regional Review, III (I), 281-293

TURABIAN

    TURABIAN : Shahbaz, Muhammad, Behzad Anwar, and Muhammad Babar Jamil. "Attitude and its Aspects towards English Language Learning among the Students of Public and Private Schools of Gujranwala." Global Regional Review III, no. I (2018): 281-293. https://doi.org/10.31703/grr.2018(III-I).20