Investigating EFL learners’ attitudes towards English variety in EFL context : a case study of EFL students at Sudanese universities, (2022)‎

Abstract EN

The study aims at: investigating EFL Sudanese learners’ attitudes toward English variety used in EFL context and measuring learner’ speaking performance of English language in relation to the English variety used in Sudan.

The study adopted the descriptive analytical method.

Pre and post tests were used as tools for data collection.

The sample of the study were twenty (20) EFL under- graduate students who were randomly selected from Sudanese Universities.

The sample were firstly requested by the researcher to take the pre-test on performing oral interaction on selected topics related to their academic courses.

Then, before they were given the post-test, students received a week instructions on how to present orally topics related to their academic studies and justifying answers.

Then after the a week training on oral interaction, they were given the post-test on similar tasks.

The collected data were statistically analyzed by SPSS program.

The results indicated that: EFL Sudanese learners have different attitudes toward using EFL variety, speaking generally is a difficult task for many of EFL learners and using effective teaching instructions in EFL classroom develops learner’ speaking performance.

The study recommends: instructions of improving speaking skills should be highlighted in EFL classes and EFL students should be encouraged to speak English language according to the language variety of EFL context.