Abstract:

This study has been conducted during the academic year 2017-2018 in order to find out science high school language learners’ attitudes towards English language. The study is limited with the 9th graders in 75.Yıl Science High School located in Muğla province in Turkey. Two questionnaires (5-Likert scale format) and semi-constructed interview questions have been used with the aim of determining science high school language learners’ attitude towards English language and English lessons. The questionnaires and interview questions have been administered in two randomly chosen 9th grade classrooms (totally 57 participants) in 75. Yıl Science High School during the fall semester of the academic year 2017-2018. The results of the study show that although the students have emphasized the importance of English language in the research, this importance has been restricted only with reaching and understanding social media and pc or console games. Another issue was about their awareness of the relationship between their careers and English language, which revealed that the impact of English language on their careers is neither comprehended by the students nor explained to them by their instructors or teachers.

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