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JOURNAL OF LANGUAGE AND LINGUISTIC STUDIES

ISSN: 1305-578X Journal of Language and Linguistic Studies, 11(2), 67-82; 2015

Students' attitudes towards learning English grammar: A study of scale development

Emel Akay a *, ?etin Toraman b

a Anadolu University, School of Foreign Languages, Eskiehir 26470, Turkey b Ministry of National Education, Ke?i?ren Guidance and Research Center Directorate, Ankara 06135, Turkey

APA Citation: Akay, E., & Toraman, ?. (2015). Students' attitudes towards learning English grammar: A study of scale development: Journal of Language and Linguistic Studies, 11(2), 67-82.

Abstract Learning a language means not only studying four skills of proficiency, but also understanding the system of rules underlying. In this respect, learners' attitudes towards grammar are also of vital importance. The main objective of this descriptive study is to determine English language learners' attitudes towards grammar and to analyze these attitudes in the framework of several variables (gender, age, faculty, time spent on learning English, and proficiency level). The data were collected from 293 students who have English language education in preparatory school of Anadolu University in six different proficiency levels (beginner, elementary, preintermediate, intermediate, upper-intermediate, pre-faculty) during 2014-2015 spring semester. The scale designed by the researchers to investigate the attitudes of learners towards learning grammar was determined as a reliable and valid tool including two factors. The analyses revealed that gender, age, time spent on learning English, and proficiency level variables did not create significant differences in the attitudes (p>.05) The only variable which created significant difference in the attitudes of learners was the faculties of students, and this was observed in the "Positive Attitude and Contribution" factor of the scale (p ................
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