BELIEFS ABOUT ENGLISH LANGUAGE LEARNING OF FIRST YEAR STUDENTS AT HANOI LAW UNIVERSITY

Abstract

Every field examining human behaviour and language learning highly appreciates personal beliefs as a means of success in thorough understanding. This study investigated first-year English major students' beliefs about second language acquisition, particularly English language learning. The descriptive quantitative method was employed by using the researcher-made questionnaire focusing on evaluating five factors such as foreign language aptitude, difficulty of language learning, nature of language learning, learning and communication strategies, motivations and expectations, which was floated with 192 participants at Hanoi Law University during the first term of the academic year 2021-2022. The results revealed that first-year English major students had learnt English for a long time, so they expressed positive attitudes towards English language learning. Besides, the disparity of gender does not reflect the different beliefs in English language learning. The findings of this study would help the school administrators formulate some innovative English teaching policies, adjust teachers’ pedagogical practices, and serve as a resourceful reference for the future research.