ATTITUDE QUESTIONNAIRE

This questionnaire is part of a study being conducted by Oyedeji Monsur in the pursuit of
his N.C.E certificate. The purpose of this study is to assess student attitudes toward the
development of Arabic Language. I want to find out how you think, feel and your behavior
with Arabic language.

The results from this research will be used to predict how student attitudes toward Arabic
language affect the development of Arabic language . Also,丨 expect information from this
study will help to develop the interest of students, teachers and the society at large in the
learning of Arabic language.

Please be informed:
-This is not a test; there are no right or wrong answers.

-Your answers will be kept confidential.

-Your teacher will not see your individual responses to any of the questions.

-Your answers will not affect your grades in any way.

-You are free to discontinue at any time.

Please answer the items as honestly as possible. Your cooperation in completing this
questionnaire is greatly appreciated. Thank you for your support.

Directions:
This questionnaire asks about your attitudes toward small group learning in this
classroom.

Use your experiences from this class to answer these statements.

Instructions:

1. Please use an HB pencil.

2. Place your answers directly on this questionnaire.

3. Fill in only one answer per question (i.e., do not tick the the two answers).

4. Do not leave answers blank (if you are uncertain make your best guess).

5. If you change your answer, make sure that you erase your previous answer

completely. For each of the statements, tick the the the answer that most closely
corresponds to how you think and feel about the statement.
Response Scale:

a) Strongly agree b) Agree c) Undecided d) Disagree e) Strongly disagree

If you strongly agree with the statement, tick the "a" box; if you agree with the

statement, tick the "b" box; if you can not decide, or feel in between, tick the "c" box
; if you disagree with the statement, tick the "d" box ; and if you strongly disagree
with the statement, tick the "e" box.

Name : _______________________________________________

Class : ___________ Sex: Male or Female (underline) Age: ____________

Your last birthday : ____________ (e.g 19/10/2018) Religion : ____________

S/ Questions a b c d e
N
1 Language is a tool of communication
2 I am interested in learning Arabic
3 I don't think that I will need Arabic in my future job
4 Learning Arabic is a waste of time
5 Arabic can serve as a secondary language for us
6 I find learning Arabic very interesting
7 I prefer to focus on other subjects rather than Arabic
I would like to spend as much time as possible to learn
8 Arabic
9 Arabic should be learnt, since it's also a foreign language
10 Studying foreign language like Arabic is enjoyable
I think learning Arabic language will give one the advantage of
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communicating with other speakers
12 I learn Arabic to be able to read and understand its meaning
13 I believe I can learn Arabic very well
14 I don't understand it because we use only English in the class

15 I don't like speaking Arabic in the class

16 I understand some useful Arabic words and vocabularies
17 The use of classroom is really helping me to understand Arabic

18 Arabic language learning is not for the Muslims only

 a b c d e
19 My Arabic teacher is not friendly with me
My Arabic teacher is a good example of the ideal Arabic techer
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My Arabic teacher is able to simplify difficult material so I can
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understand
22 My Arabic teacher teaches in a manner that helps me learn
23 I understand my Arabic teacher's pronunciation easily
24 My Arabic teacher speaks Arabic frequently during lesson
25 I am not satisfied with my performance in the Arabic subject
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I do not feel excited to come to class when Arabic is being taught
27 I feel like my teacher should use both English and Arabic during
lesson
28 Many of my Arabic lessons are important and helpful
29 I do not get the grade/score that I deserve
30 I do not pay any attention when my Arabic teacher is explaining
the lesson
31 My parents like Arabic
32 My parents encourage me to learn Arabic
33 My parents believe Arabic will help me in the future
34 My parents like my Arabic teacher very much
35 Those who study Arabic are respected in the society
36 The government provides job for those who study Arabic
language
37 We don't have textbook for Arabic
38 We don't use textbook during Arabic classes
39 The school awards the best student in Arabic every year
40 This school is the best place for me to learn Arabic