Abstract:
This study aims to investigate University students’ motivations and attitudes towards Learning English as foreign Language .The study targeted Second year students, University of Nyala, Faculty of Education, and English Language Department. It explores some factors that may affect English Language learning process. The sample of the study consists of 50, Students male and female from University of Nyala, Faculty of Education. The Tool used in this study questionnaire ,which comprises 15 statements to achieve objectives of the study .The data’s obtained from the students are proceed and analyzed by using the statistical package for social sciences program (SPSS) ,and results of this study are critically described and discussed. The results of this study revealed that students are more aware of importance and purposes of English Language , Students have higher motivation towards Learning English Language, Students have strong positive attitudes towards Learning English Language and students are obsessed with internal and external factors that push them towards learning English Language. According to the results of this study, the researcher recommended that the university students in order to be more successful, they should prepared psychologically and teachers should enhance students’ motivation towards learning process.