Abstract

BURGOS, Eric Gómez  and  MOLINA, Soledad Sandoval. University Students’ Attitudes Towards EFL: A Case From the South of Chile. profile [online]. 2020, vol.22, n.1, pp.43-56.  Epub May 28, 2020. ISSN 1657-0790.  https://doi.org/10.15446/profile.v22n1.75401.

Attitude towards English as a foreign language is a new field of study in tertiary education in Latin-American countries, especially in Chile. However, its importance in the process of learning a language has been reported upon around the world. The aim of the current study was to identify the attitudes towards English as a foreign language of 131 university students from different educational institutions in Chile; the students’ programs included English courses as part of their study plan. The three components of attitude were analyzed by means of the participants’ replies to the statements of a questionnaire. Results gave evidence that university students hold a positive attitude towards English as a foreign language; nonetheless, the behavioral aspect of attitude obtained the lowest average of agreement among the respondents.

Keywords : Attitudes; Chile; English as a foreign language; undergraduate students.

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