Attitudes of Teachers Training Institutes Students` towards Learning English as a Foreign Language

Attitudes have a vital role in the life of each individual and a society as they determine what each individual will see, hear, think and do. The role of attitudes is a topic of much attention of specialists and educators especially in the field of teaching English as a foreign language as it is considered  as  one  of  the  most  important  factors  that  impact  on  learning  the  language. On the basis of the above statement, the present study aims at identifying the students’  attitudes towards learning English as a foreign language and finding out the differences between male and female students’ attitudes towards learning English as a foreign language. After the selection of the sample of 40 male and female students of level 5 at Teachers Training Institutes, a questionnaire is developed and students' responses are tabulated and analyzed. The results of the study show that most students have very positive attitudes towards learning English. It is also found that female students generally have higher rates than male students indicating more positive attitudes towards learning English. Within the findings of the study, some recommendation and suggestions for further studies have emerged.