Non- English Department Students’ Attitudes towards English Learning

Several internal and external factors can influence the eventual result of language acquisition of the target language. Some people believe that mental competency and proficiency are the most important in determining the success of language learning. However, language learning success did not depend only on mental capacity or linguistic competency but also on the student's attitude and perspectives toward the target language. Attitude may also play a critical part in language acquisition because it influences students' success or failure in learning. This quantitative and qualitative research was conducted to determine the non-English department students' attitudes toward English learning and the factors influencing their attitudes toward English learning. This research took 30 non-English department students in the sixth semester from the Physics Education Department, Mathematics Education Department, and Biology Education Department of UIN Ar-Raniry as participants. Purposive sampling was used to choose the students who met specific criteria. This research used two data collection methods: quantitative data from a questionnaire distributed through Google Forms and qualitative data obtained from an interview. The data from the questionnaire were analyzed with simple percentages, and the data from the interview were analyzed with the Miles and Huberman analysis model. According to the findings, the three education majors (Physics, Mathematics, and Biology) had positive attitudes, especially on conative and feeling components. The three departments were motivated to learn English and showed a positive attitude by making an effort to learn to understand English. The findings also revealed that various factors influence students' attitudes to learn English.