Investigating the Importance of Students Motivation and Attitudes towards English as a Foreign Language Learning (A case study of Third year students -College of Languages in SUST)

Abstract

This study aimed at investigating the impact of students’ Motivation and Attitudes towards learning English as a foreign language. The researcher adopted the descriptive and analytical method for data collection. A questionnaire was used as an instrument for data collection. A number of thirty (30) teachers of English language at the Sudan University of Science and Technology expressed their opinions on the contents of the questionnaires. The study carried some results of which: Motivation and Attitudes have a high influence on learning English as a foreign language and Students with positive attitudes and high motivation to learn English will achieve high standards and that University teaching staff members adopt attractive teaching techniques to motivate students to learn English as a foreign Language. The researcher presented some points as recommendations in addition to some suggestion for further studies; English teachers have to use videos to attract EFL students. And they also should use authentic materials in English language classes. Finally English teachers should use activities and employ a teaching technique that encourages the growth of intrinsic motivation while boosting the integrative motivation of students.