Abstract

GOMEZ BURGOS, Eric  and  PEREZ PEREZ, Sandra. Chilean 12^th graders' attitudes towards English as aforeign language. Colomb. Appl. Linguist. J. [online]. 2015, vol.17, n.2, pp.313-324. ISSN 0123-4641.  https://doi.org/10.14483/udistrital.jour.calj.2015.2.a10.

A favourable attitude towards a language is a crucial factor in the process of learning a foreign language (Shams, 2008). In light of this premise, this article reports on a case study conducted in two subsidised secondary schools that involved 154 students from Puerto Montt, Chile. A questionnaire of five dimensions was given to the participants in order to identify their attitude towards teachers' methodology and language use in the English classroom, English as a subject at school, English as a global language, and learning EFL in Chile. Results indicated that the students' attitudes towards English are favourable; however, the dimensions related to attitudes towards learning English and English as a subject at school obtained unfavourable responses. These findings reassert the notion that students appreciate English as a global language, but they are not committed to learning it at school.

Keywords : attitudes; Chile; EFL; secondary learner; language learning.

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