فهرست نشریات علمی دسترسی آزاد ایران

The dominance of English as an international language is quite accepted worldwide and many countries are teaching it in their public and private institutes. Iran and Turkey are two neighboring countries with a long tradition of relationship. This study aimed to investigate attitudes towards learning English among language students in these two countries. In this survey-based research, the participants, both male and female, completed a 39-item Likert-scale questionnaire (Iranian = 72 and Turkish = 73). They ranged in age between 20-30 and were from Akdeniz and Urmia Universities. T-test Analyses revealed students in both countries did not differ significantly in holding positive attitudes towards English. However, specifically, Iranian students were more positive with regard to studying other subjects through English, feeling relaxed when answering questions in English, and applying English in real life; while their Turkish counterparts were more positive as concerns speaking English fluently, being more knowledgeable if knowing more languages, and English letting them create new thought. Both groups scored similar in items related to communication with English speaking people and English helping them improve understanding, as well as feeling proud when speaking and learning English. To make the outcome of language programmes more efficient and productive, having a team of experts, both native and non-native can be invited to brainstorm in planning and revising the educational programmes, so that students’ needs and feelings can be considered. Detailed findings along with complete discussion and implications are presented in the paper.