| Author(s) | Saif H. AI-Ansari*and AIiA. R. Lori** |
| Affiliation | *Associate Professor, Department of English, College of Arts, University of Bahrain, and **Assistant Professor, Department of General Studies, College of Education, Arabian GulfUniversity, Bahrain |
| Title | Motivational and Attitudinal Variables in Foreign Language Learning: A Comparative Study of Two Learning Groups |
| Source | Journal of King Saud University. Arts. Volume 11, No 1. (1999/1419) |
| Abstract | The comparative study reported here is to measure the extent of motivational and attitudinal outlooks which both English and Arabic major students exhibit in their learning of English as a foreign language. The results of the study demonstrate significant differences between the two learning groups. English major students have been found to show more significantly positive motivational and attitudinal valiables than Arabic majors. Results of the findings are first discussed with some explanations for these significant differences. A number of methodological implications ofthe findings are then considered for the Arabic majors. |
