Attitude of undergraduate students towards English Teaching as a Foreign Language: A Case Study of BE Students at Emerson University Multan

Abstract

The present research is a an examination of the attitudes of university students conducted by a university lecturer at Emerson University Multan. The study provides insight into the level of motivation these students have for their English language class, their expectations for the course, their responses to the material being taught, and their general mindset regarding English as a foreign language. The instructors interviewed classmates from different programmes with open-ended questions to obtain in-depth qualitative responses and with a questionnaire of closed-ended questions for quantitative analysis as well. According to the research questions, the responses of the students were categorised and analysed to determine the most common responses and the essence of students' feedback in order to improve our educational content and policy on English as a required subject in undergraduate programmes.  The analysis of their responses revealed that the majority of students desired to learn English, but found the course material, teaching methods, and classroom instructions somewhat tedious. The majority of students anticipated instruction in grammar and spoken abilities. Very few students believed that subject-specific English might need to be taught to them in ESP courses. This study's findings are restricted to Emerson University Multan students.