Authors : Kruy Kroeun

Volume/Issue : Volume 8 - 2023, Issue 9 - September

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DOI : https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.8402888

Abstract : Learning a foreign language improves cognitive abilities, personality, job prospects, global knowledge, communication skills, creativity, and cultural engagement. English is essential for global understanding and communication, especially among ESL students in Cambodia. A positive attitude towards learning languages is crucial for personal and professional success, impacting language performance. The study aims to explore the extent of attitudes of primary-level students toward learning the English language. Moreover, the author determined whether there is any difference between male and female students regarding their attitudes toward learning English. According to feedback from English primary students studying in Poipet Town, Banteay Meanchey Province, Cambodia, there is strong support for learning English language skills to pursue international education. The high rankings of value items 13 and 5 emphasize English's significance, which supports this sentiment. These rankings suggest that the students are profoundly aware of the worldwide significance of English language proficiency. Additional findings of the research demonstrate that there is no statistically significant disparity in the extent of attitudes between males and females, as evidenced by an F value of 1.11 and a p-value (P =.30). Future studies similar to this topic should be conducted with a larger number of samples in different areas.

Keywords : Attitude, Cognitive, Affective, English, Learning, Behavioral.