Chapter 2

1. Do you like
learning
English?
Chapter 2

2.  How are pupils’
attitude formed?
What influences
their attitudes
towards English and
learning?

3. 1- Pupils’ attitudes to learning
English and what influences
them.
2- Finding out about pupils’
attitudes.
3- Ways of developing positive
attitudes towards English.
4- Teachers’ attitudes to their
own English.

4. 1- PUPILS’ ATITTUDE TO
LEARNING ENGLISH
Through the pupils’ comments
teachers can guess what are
their attitudes towards learning
the English Language.

5. Some of the factors that
influence pupils are:
Teaching methods
Seeing a need for English
outside school
Personal preferences, interest
in languages

6. Difference in attitudes
beteween age groups
YOUNGER CHILDREN OLDER CHILDREN
Influenced by their
feelings for their
teacher and parents
opinions.
Tend to be more
enthusiastic.
Teaching methods.
Influenced by what
they friends feel about
English.
Less interested,
embarrased and
hostile.
Teaching methods

7. 2- FINDING OUT ABOUT
PUPILS’ ATTITUDE
Teachers’ views towards their pupils’
attitudes:
Children have to study English
because it is in the curriculum.
Pupils’ attitudes change as they move
up the school.
Children are influenced by the youth
culture.

8. Action plan to find out what
pupils feel about learning
English
Make a questionnaire
Record answers
Discuss results

9. 3- WAYS OF DEVELOPING POSITIVE
ATTIUDES TOWARDS ENGLISH
Why don’t pupils like learning English?
Pupils only enjoy the lessons when the
teachers is doing games or singing songs.
Pupils study English just to pass their exams.
Pupils rely on the teacher to motivate them.
The teacher may have limited resources or
materials to teach English.

10. Positive
attitudes
Successful
Learning

11. 4- TEACHER ATTIUDES TO
THEIR OWN ENGLISH
Teachers attitudes may affect
the students’ attitudes.
If you boost your confidence,
you will improve your
performance.

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