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Identify adolescents' attitudes when learning English as a foreign language in 10th graders

Resumen en inglés

This study aims to investigate the influence of teenagers' attitudes in English language learning and what is behind those attitudes to improve the student's willingness to learn. Thus, the sample consists of 26 ten graders in Gimnasio Los Pinos who are students from 14 to 16 years old. The students are interviewed and observed within the context; in this sense, the data collection focuses on how the previous experiences affect their current attitudes toward English and whether there is any other factor that can affect the attitude, such as the aptitude or ability to develop activities in the target language. The preliminary conclusions will focus on understanding the students’ attitudes and their perspectives on the language. Thus, by understanding those attitudes the English learning process would be facilitated based on the factors that shape the students’ attitudes.