Nursing Students’ Attitude and Motivation towards Learning English Communication Skills at Nursing College, Lahore: Attitude and Motivation towards Learning English

Asifa Jamil; Nimra Jamil; Zulfiqar Azeem; Ghulam Mustafa; Shagufta Parveen; Umbreen Dildar

doi:10.54393/nrs.v4i03.109

Authors

Asifa Jamil Department of Nursing, Akhtar Saeed Medical and Dental College of Nursing, Lahore, Pakistan
Nimra Jamil Department of English, Kinnaird College for Women University, Lahore, Pakistan
Zulfiqar Azeem Department of English, Islamabad Model College, Islamabad, Pakistan
Ghulam Mustafa Department of Mathematics, University of Narowal, Narowal, Pakistan
Shagufta Parveen Department of Nursing, College of Nursing, Rawalpindi, Pakistan
Umbreen Dildar Department of Nursing, Polyclinic Hospital, Islamabad, Pakistan

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.54393/nrs.v4i03.109

Keywords:

: Gardner’s Attitude/Motivation Test Battery scale, English Learning, Communication Skills

Abstract

English has become an international language and has been used in the whole world as a primary mode of communication. Unfortunately, English speaking has become a challenge for students and a hurdle in communicating with other nations. Objectives: To assess the motivation and attitude toward English learning among Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN) students at the Akhtar Saeed Medical College of Nursing. Methods: This current study employed a quantitative design. A questionnaire-based cross-sectional survey was conducted at Akhtar Saeed Medical College of Nursing, Lahore, Pakistan. Data were collected from a sample of sixty-six BS Nursing students out of a population of two hundred, selected using the convenience sampling technique. The research tool used for this study was adopted from Gardner’s Attitude/Motivation Test Battery (AMTB). An analysis of the gathered data was conducted using SPSS statistics IBM 26. Results: The findings showed nursing students as highly motivated. More than 80% of students know its importance in career advancement, Job opportunities, getting a Grade ‘A’, higher education, knowledge advancement, and going abroad. Half of the students showed a positive attitude. Few students showed negative attitudes due to the anxiety of making mistakes while speaking in front of others. Conclusions: It was concluded that after analyzing the results It is clear that although students are driven to study English, they are afraid to speak in front of others. Because of the small sample size, more studies on a larger sample and in other Pakistani educational institutions should be done in the future.

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