Conclusion
To conclude, one can say that the analysis of the
questionnaire data covered in this chapter reflected students' views concerning
particular issues. These issues are mainly their proficiency in English, their
attitude towards the questions related to it, and their actual use of English
in daily life, in mobile phones, and when using the internet. The results
illustrated in this chapter are going to be discussed in the forthcoming
chapter.
Chapter Four: Discussion of the findings 4.0.
Introduction
The general aim of this paper is to study the perceived value
of English among Tunisian university students in the scientific fields. In
order to realise this goal, two research questions have been asked:
1. What is the perception of Tunisian university students
concerning the importance of English in their studies and future careers?
2. What are the domains of use that English occupies in the
lives of Tunisian university science students?
The aim of this chapter is to discuss the findings gathered in
the previous chapter concerning the data collected from the students. Three
sections constitute the components of this chapter. The first section is
entitled `Tunisian university science students' claimed proficiency in English'
and it is composed of three sub-sections. While the first sub-section concerns
`exams results' and the second concerns `reported communicative abilities', the
third sub-section tracks `English vs. French in science students' daily use'.
The perception of students concerning the value of English is going to be
discussed in the second section that contains four sub-sections. Such a
discussion is going to go through `English in students plans', `the reasons for
English', `science and the question of language choice', and obstacles of
learning English and some suggested solutions'. This last sub-section is going
to be divided into `obstacles of learning English' and some proposed
solutions'. Finally, in the last section of this chapter the concern is going
to be `the use of English among Tunisian university science students'. Thus,
the starting point of this chapter is `Tunisian university science students'
proficiency in English'.
4.1. Tunisian university science students' claimed
proficiency in English
As it was previously stated in the introduction to this
chapter, the concern of this section is going to be `exams results', `reported
communicative abilities, and English vs. French in science students' daily
use'.
4.1.1. Exams results
The analysis of the self-reported results indicates that 44%
of the investigated students obtained more than 13 in their last English exam,
which reveals «Good» proficiency. This fact could legitimate drawing
the conclusion that those students are competent in English especially that 42%
of them claimed that they obtained a mark between 8 and 12. Thus, it could be
said that more than half the students investigated might have obtained the
passing ten in their last exam in English. Therefore, the level of Tunisian
science students in English is promising and this could, actually, be
understood as an important number of them in the investigated institutions are
said to be brilliant learners who used to work hard in all subjects in their
secondary schools.
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