STUDENTS’ BELIEFS ON THE ENGLISH LEARNING IMPORTANCES FOR AGRIBUSINESS MAJOR STUDENTS AT ISLAMIC UNIVERSITY OF INDRAGIRI

Authors

  • Sri Erma Purwanti
  • Maizarah Universitas Islam Indragiri

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.32520/eji.v6i2.2015

Keywords:

Students’ belief, English learning

Abstract

This research aimed to know students’ beliefs toward the importance of English Learning for Agribusiness students at Islamic University of Indragiri. The research design was qualitative approach. There were 15 students of Agribusiness major took part as participants in this study. To collect the data, 17 open-ended questionnaire was distriuted to them using 5 themes: language learning aptitude, difficulty of learning language, nature of language learning, learning and communication strategies, and motivation and expectations. The answers of the questionnaire were analyzed in four steps, namely data collection, data reduction, data display, and verification. The result of this study shows that the students of agribusiness major believe that learning English is very important for them.

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Published

2022-07-05

How to Cite

Purwanti, S. E., & Maizarah. (2022). STUDENTS’ BELIEFS ON THE ENGLISH LEARNING IMPORTANCES FOR AGRIBUSINESS MAJOR STUDENTS AT ISLAMIC UNIVERSITY OF INDRAGIRI. EJI (English Journal of Indragiri) : Studies in Education, Literature, and Linguistics, 6(2), 317–335. https://doi.org/10.32520/eji.v6i2.2015