Why Yemeni students hate English [Archives:2005/866/Education]

By Abdulkreem Al-Aawage
An English-teacher
Al-Sadda, Ibb
[email protected]
There are many students in government and private schools who hate English very much .

Most of them seem to think that it is imposed upon them . It is a foreign language which is absolutely unnecessaryfor their communicative needs .

Another contributory factor for their hatred is that they are taught by teachers who lack the commitment, passion and professionalism,especially at the initial years of learning

Since teachers are the role models for the students, they should cultivate a positive attitude in them for this global language .

For example he/she can say that English is the language used in the important sectors such as :trade,technology, tourism,and teaching, besides for writing significant literary works .

Thus they would be aware of the advantages of English and unleash best efforts study it eagerly .

It is so difficult to persuade people either young or old to accept new ideas because it is a new challenge for them which needs a long time to accept them as is the case of English.

Some students say that English is not a good language and it is not important to be learnt ,although the beginners seem well disposed towards the idea So they should have a sound motivation from the early stages.It is rightly said,' Catch them young'.

So if we want our students love English and study it eagerly we should advise them and clarify why they should pay more labour in learning English and reveal its usefulness and advantages for all its learners.
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