THE ATTITUDE OF NIGERIAN LEARNERS OF CHINESE LANGUAGE

Sunny Ifeanyi Odinye

Abstract


Language attitudes are opinions, ideas and prejudices that speakers have with respect to language. Attitude may have an effect on second or foreign language learning. Since attitudes cannot be studied directly, the assessment of language attitudes requires asking such questions about other aspects of life.  The measurement of language attitude provides information which is useful in language teaching and language planning. This study investigates the attitude of Nigerian learners of Chinese language. A research question is raised which says, “do Nigerian learners of Chinese language have positive or negative attitude towards Chinese language?â€. To find the answer to the question, a questionnaire survey as a data collection method is employed. At the end, a conclusion was drawn.

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