The Impact of Learners' Attitudes toward English on Learning Process in National University of the Inner Mongolia

Journal: Journal of Higher Education Research DOI: 10.32629/jher.v3i2.786

Naixin Wang

The University of Edinburgh, Holyrood Rd, Edinburgh, EH8 8AQ, UK

Abstract

Nowadays, the acquisition of language is not a passive learning process influenced by teacher and learning environment, but an active cognition happening in student's mind. Therefore, student's attitude toward certain language can be seen as an important factor in language learning and acquisition. Especially in today's multilingual world, how learners view different language and the speakers of that language impact the achievement of language to some extent. In order to illustrate the relationship between language attitude and language acquisition, this study analyzes the secondary data of students' attitudes toward English in National University of the Inner Mongolia. Through comparing different students' attitudes and their learning achievements, the conclusion that language attitude is a multilayered concept and it plays an essential role in English language acquisition can be revealed.

Keywords

language attitude, learners, English acquisition, multilingual

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