A study of preparatory school students’ attitude towards efl reading:tinishu meti and jain preparatory schools in gambella regionin focus

Abstract

This study was conducted to investigate the EFL reading attitude of Grade 11 and Grade 12 students at Tinishu Meti and Jain Preparatory Schools, Ethiopia, using quantitative and qualitative methods. Systematic random sampl data by filling out questionnaire. Purposive sampling technique was used to choose 32 students to participate in fgds. Quantitative data were analyzed using Statistical Package f (SPSS) version 16.0 software to calculate mean scores to describe the target students’ EFL reading attitude and one sample t between students in the two school analyzed qualitatively, were used to find out why the target respondents held certain kinds of attitude towards EFL reading. The findings of the study indicated that most of the sample student negative attitude towards EFL reading. However, no statistically significant differences were observed between schools and grade levels