Год выпуска: 2011 Автор: Gebrekiros Hailu Yaebyo Издательство: LAP Lambert Academic Publishing Страниц: 120 ISBN: 9783846534809
Описание
The purpose of this study was to examine language attitudes of Kunama minority linguistic group students towards learning Tigrigna as a second language and to investigate the correlations between language attitudes and academic results of these students. The subjects involved in the study were one hundred and eighty in number selected by prospective convenience sampling methods. The study was conducted in four Kunama upper primary schools located in the countryside and one secondary school at Sheraro. Questionnaire, interviews and observations were sources of data for the study. Information obtained through the questionnaire was analyzed and interpreted quantitatively using SPSS, version 17. Frequency, percentages, mean, mode and standard deviations data were computed and correlation between language attitudes and academic results of students were examined. Information obtained from interviews were qualitatively expressed by textual explanations. Finally, it was attested that...
