STUDENTS’ BELIEFS ABOUT ENGLISH LANGUAGE LEARNING; A CASE STUDY AT MAN 2 KOTA SERANG
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This research was conducted to identify students’ beliefs about English learning and its reflection in English classroom. Questionnaire, observation and interview were employed to collect the data in this research. Close-ended questionnaire was adminis- tered to 26 language major students of MAN 2 Kota Serang in order to identify their beliefs. Observations were conducted to three students with different level of beliefs in order to find out the reflections of the beliefs in English classroom. Furthermore, semi-structured interview was also conducted to triangulate the data in this research. This data analysis showed that first, most of the participants (88%) possessed neutral beliefs about English language learning, Second, the students’ beliefs were congruent with their learning behavior. In conclusion, students’ beliefs about English language learning were obviously reflected in their behavior in English teaching and learning activity.
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DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.30870/aiselt.v1i1.11104
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