BUILDING ENGLISH

BUILDING ENGLISH

Kešetović, Selma

This paper is a sociolinguistic and sociopsychological analysis relating to the attitudes of Civil Engineering Students in Tuzla towards the English Language. The empirical research will be conducted in the form of a survey. It involves 40 students from the Department of Civil Engineering at the University of Tuzla. The survey will be carried in February 2014. The aim of this paper is to determine the types and features of attitudes towards English regarding their age, gender and level of education. A standard computer program SPSS will be used in the statistical data processing of responses. It is expected that the results of the survey will support the initial hypothesis that attitudes towards English are positive, that respondents will recognise English its global status and, the most important, that respondents perceive English as the language of business. Keywords: Language Attitudes, Globalisation, Gender, Business English, Age, Gender

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2014

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