Investigating First Year Students’ Attitudes to Learning English at Faculty of Science, Azzaytuna University

Abstract

The objective of this investigation is to assess the prevailing attitudes among Faculty of Science students at Azzaytuna University, Libya, concerning the learning English as a foreign language. The study will also investigate the existence of any significant differences in students' attitudes towards learning English in terms of their gender. The population of the study comprised 200 first-year students enrolled at the Faculty of Science during the autumn semester of 2025. A sample of 80 male and female university students was selected at random to complete a questionnaire designed to reflect their attitudes towards learning English. The data collected were subjected to statistical analysis, which involved the implementation of various statistical methodologies, including the calculation of the arithmetic mean and the execution of a T-test. The T-test was conducted to ascertain whether there were any significant differences in students' attitudes towards learning English due to their gender. The findings indicated that the students exhibited a predominantly positive attitude towards English language learning. The findings further demonstrated that there were no statistically significant differences observed among students' attitudes toward English language learning related to their gender.