Aptitude, Attitude, And Motivation In English Language Learning Of College Freshmen

Abstract

The research was conducted to determine the roles of aptitude, attitude, and motivation in English Language Learning of Freshman College students in Isabela State University – Cauayan Campus. This study is focused on the freshman students who are taking up four – year bachelor’s degree courses. The descriptive – correlational method of research was used in the study and the tools utilized to gather data from the respondents were the questionnaire, the Attitude/Motivation Test Battery(A/MTB), and the English Proficiency Test from CHED, documentary analysis on the result of Scholastic Abilities Test for Adults ( SATA ) and unstructured interview were used to gather needed information for the study. The statistical treatments used were Frequency and Tally Percent, Mean, Weighted Mean, Standard Deviation, One Way Analysis of Variance, Tamhane’s T2 post hoc test, Chi-square Test for Independence and Kendall’s Tau-b Rank Correlation Coefficient. The study revealed that majority of the respondents are of average age for college freshman and Ilocano – speaking; they are taking up Bachelor of Science in Business Administration and are predominantly female.. It also showed that the students are not well inclined in learning the English language although a majority of the respondents have average proficiency level. The majority of the respondents have average English Proficiency levels while aptitude, attitude, and motivation of the respondents in English do not vary when grouped according to their age, sex and languages are spoken at home. The only aspect that shows the difference in their course. Among all the personal status in the profile of the respondents, only course significantly affects their English Proficiency Level Hence, to make students more confident in the use of language, opportunities for enhancing English proficiency like the use of English in communicating should be strengthened in the school and home.