A Research On The English Learning Attitude Of Rural Primary School Students

This thesis includes some aspects as follows.(1) It is concerned with the cause, purposeand significance of choosing this topic, the general situation both at home and abroad and thedefinition of related concepts.(2) Investigate and analyze the attitude toward English learningof students from Grade3to Grade5in rural areas, using approaches of document retrieval,questionnaire and individual interview, as well as referring to the writer’s relevant workexperience.(3) Propose some countermeasures and suggestions for leading students in ruralareas to develop good attitude toward English learning.This thesis divides attitude toward English learning into four dimensions: learning interest,learning behavior, learning method and learning habit. It was found out that the followingthree factors influence the four dimensions in various degrees.(1) The attitude toward English learning is under the influence of own factors, which can’tbe neglected. These factors include gender, age and score. Gender has a significant influenceon the attitude toward English learning. In the dimensions of learning interest, learningbehavior, and learning habit, there are significant differences between boys and girls. Theaverage score of girls is significantly higher than that of boys. Age has some influence on theattitude toward English learning, too. The learning interest of lower-class pupils is more thanthat of senior students. But senior students are more active. They can discipline themselvesbetter and have better habits. They can discover their own learning styles more easily as well.The interest of students who get high grades is more than that of students who get low grades,and their behavior, habit and method are better.(2) The attitude toward English learning is under the influence of their parents, which can’t be sniffed. For example, parents’attention, tutorial and so on. Most parents of students withgood attitude and habit pay more attention to their children’s learning, which illustrates thatthe development of habit and attitude of most students with good attitude are interrelated totheir parents’attention, and they are in proportion. Most parents of students with bad attitudeand habit can’t pay attention to their children’s learning. Parents’ tutorial can help childrento improve their grades.(3) The attitude toward English learning is under the influence of teachers, which is apparent. This factor includes age, quality and attention to students. The interest of studentswhose teacher is young is apparently more than that of students whose teacher is old. Buttheir habit, method and behavior are not as good as students’ whose teacher is old. Teacherswith high quality have more influences on the four dimensions. Moreover, the more teacherspay attention to students, the better the students’ attitude is.According to the results of the survey, this thesis proposes some countermeasures andsuggestions which include suggestions for school, suggestions for teachers, suggestions forparents and suggestions for students.