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Looking Into Intricacies of Positive Attitudes Towards English for Academic Purposes Courses: a Review of Literature and Its Implications

Year: 2020

Type: article

Abstract: Against the backdrop of the spectacular dissemination of the English language worldwide, extensive and sustained efforts have been geared towards establishing and employing the most effective strategies that can lead to students' academic success in courses of English for academic purposes (EAP).This paper is aimed at offering literature review on attitudes to EAP courses in various higher education contexts and its implications.It considers a variety of reasons, both linguistic and non-linguistic, such as cultural aspects, attitude to the target language, various types of motivation and multicultural background of learners, as influential on students' positive attitudes towards learning English within the realm of higher education.The literature points to the crucial influence of those variables on students' positive attitudes.The paper concludes that there is a dire need for further research into the role of other aspects pertaining to teaching EAP courses that make the process more motivating and engaging for students.

Source: Alford Council of International English & Literature Journal

DOI: 10.37854/acielj.2020.3208

Authors: Dr. Roman Michaelan, Dr. Inna Smirnov-Oknin

Institutions: Kaye Academic College of Education, Sami Shamoon College of Engineering

Language: English

Topic: EFL/ESL Teaching and Learning

Subfield: Language and Linguistics

Field: Arts and Humanities

Domain: Social Sciences

SDG: Quality education

Open Access status: bronze

OpenAlex ID: W3083486891

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