Journal of English Literacy Education
Vol 5, No 1 (2018): The Journal of English Literacy Education

LANGUAGE LEARNING BELIEFS OF INDONESIAN ENGLISH EDUCATION STUDY PROGRAM STUDENTS

Amrullah Amrullah (English Education Study Program Sriwijaya University)
Machdalena Vianty (English Education Study Program Sriwijaya University)
Fiftinova Fiftinova (English Education Study Program Sriwijaya University)



Article Info

Publish Date
06 Aug 2018

Abstract

Abstract: This study aimed to investigate students’ beliefs about language learning. BALLI (Beliefs About Language Learning Inventory) was administered to a total of seventy five first year students of English Education Study Program, Faculty of Teacher Training and Education within Sriwijaya university in South Sumatera, Indonesia. The findings showed that  among the five categories of BALLI, the beliefs associated with motivation were the strongest, while those associated with the difficulty of language learning are the weakest. The findings also support significant difference in motivation associated with gender. Key words: language learning beliefs, motivation, Indonesian college students

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