Learners' orientations in second language learning: Determining their performance in ESL / Khalid Mat Pardi …[et al.]

• Main Authors: Mat Pardi, Khalid, Abd Kadir, Nor Aziah, Joseph, Caroline, Aminullah, Rosita, Bakar, Sulaila
• Format: Conference or Workshop Item
• Language: English
• Published: 2013
• Subjects: Performance. Competence. Academic achievement; English language; Higher Education
• Online Access: http://ir.uitm.edu.my/id/eprint/40807/1/40807.PDF; http://ir.uitm.edu.my/id/eprint/40807/

Students' achievements in English as a second language (ESL) have always been an issue in Malaysia. The government has put in efforts to improve students' proficiency level of English; yet students have not been performing well. This paper is an attempt to determine the purpose of the le...