Attitudes of law students at Al-Istiqlal University Jericho towards learning legal terminology course in English

Abstract EN

This study aimed to shed light on the attitudes of law students at Al-Istiqlal University in Jericho Governorate towards learning legal terminology course in English.

The researcher surveyed the perceptions of 105 (61 male, 44 female) students using a questionnaire developed according to a 5 –point Likert Scale.

Cronbach Alpha Formula was used to determine the reliability coefficient of the questionnaire.

A descriptive analysis was made to measure the target students’ attitudes (percentages, means and standard deviations).

Gender differences were also considered via an independent T-test.

Results revealed that law students at Al-Istiqlal University have positive attitudes towards learning legal terminology course in English in general, especially the students who have got high accumulative average at the university, with no gender differences.