Secondary English Students' Attitudes toward Learning English: A case study in Cambodia

Registration ID: 525619 Page Number g46-g56 Post-Publication Downlaod eCertificate, Confirmation Letter editor board member JETIR front page Journal Back Page UGC Approval 14 June W.e.f of CARE List UGC Approved Journal no 63975 Share This Article ShareFacebookTwitterWhatsApp PinterestLinkedInGmailLiveJournalYahoo Mail Important Links: Current Issue Archive Call for Paper Submit Manuscript online Jetir RMS Title Secondary English Students' Attitudes toward Learning English: A case study in Cambodia Authors Kruy Kroeun Pheng Sophea Abstract A group of students from a well-known private school in Banteay Meanchey Province, Cambodia, were randomly selected as a sample for this study. Most of these students' parents work to the best of their lives for their children's education, mainly English education, whether they are employees of Thai businesspeople or business owners in Thailand. Despite frequently communicating in Thai for business purposes, those parents always encourage their children to learn English. Accordingly, educational stakeholders around Cambodia and the globe can benefit from this study by being informed of the student's reflections in general. The study aimed to investigate the attitudes of secondary-level students studying English and the comparison of the attitudes of males and females towards learning English. Mythologically, this study employed a quantitative method and an Independent sample test to compare the students' genders using SPSS 22. The findings indicate that the secondary students highly valued the 5th item on the list provided in the questionnaire, which showed that they positively encouraged all Cambodian students to consider English as the must language to learn. That is why obtaining academic credentials is necessary for those to continue their education after high school, which is likely one of their primary goals. Next, they preferred English to take advantage of the technological advances of the present day. After that, they felt motivated to pursue opportunities to study ...