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English Language use among EFL learners in Sunway University College

This paper presents the results of an investigation into patterns of English language use among English as Foreign Language (EFL) learners at Sunway University College, Malaysia. A sample of 47 respondents participated in this survey. Data collection was carried out through questionnaires. The resul...

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Main Author: Juliana Othman,
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Sunway University College 2005
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LB Theory and practice of education
PE English
Online Access:http://eprints.sunway.edu.my/16/1/juliana93.pdf
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spelling my.sunway.eprints.162017-02-08T09:28:22Z http://eprints.sunway.edu.my/16/ English Language use among EFL learners in Sunway University College Juliana Othman, LB Theory and practice of education PE English This paper presents the results of an investigation into patterns of English language use among English as Foreign Language (EFL) learners at Sunway University College, Malaysia. A sample of 47 respondents participated in this survey. Data collection was carried out through questionnaires. The results indicate that the respondents use English in both their social and academic domains. The findings also reveal that the EFL learners in this private institution are more inclined towards instrumental goals—passing examinations and future career developments—in their learning of English. The implications of this research are discussed. Sunway University College 2005 Article PeerReviewed text en http://eprints.sunway.edu.my/16/1/juliana93.pdf Juliana Othman, (2005) English Language use among EFL learners in Sunway University College. Sunway Academic Journal, 2. pp. 93-100.
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PE English
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PE English
Juliana Othman,
English Language use among EFL learners in Sunway University College
description This paper presents the results of an investigation into patterns of English language use among English as Foreign Language (EFL) learners at Sunway University College, Malaysia. A sample of 47 respondents participated in this survey. Data collection was carried out through questionnaires. The results indicate that the respondents use English in both their social and academic domains. The findings also reveal that the EFL learners in this private institution are more inclined towards instrumental goals—passing examinations and future career developments—in their learning of English. The implications of this research are discussed.
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author Juliana Othman,
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title English Language use among EFL learners in Sunway University College
title_short English Language use among EFL learners in Sunway University College
title_full English Language use among EFL learners in Sunway University College
title_fullStr English Language use among EFL learners in Sunway University College
title_full_unstemmed English Language use among EFL learners in Sunway University College
title_sort english language use among efl learners in sunway university college
publisher Sunway University College
publishDate 2005
url http://eprints.sunway.edu.my/16/1/juliana93.pdf
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