The perceived value of english: the case of tunisian university students

• Abstract
  
  • 3.3. Students experience with learning English: past experience, motivators, and
    
  • 3.4. Prospects of adopting English and Arabic at science higher education university
    
  • 1.0. Introduction
    
  • 1.1. Aspects of English spread worldwide
    
  • 1.1.1. Landmarks in the history of English
    
  • 1.1.2. The status of English around the world
    
  • 1.1.3. Kachru's three concentric circles
    
  • 1.2. Explanations of English spread worldwide
    
  • 1.2.1. Historical reasons
    
  • 1.2.2. Political reasons
    
  • 1.2.3. Economic reasons
    
  • 1.2.4. Practical reason
    
  • 1.3. Perspectives to the spread of English
    
  • 1.3.1. Resistance to English spread
    
  • 1.3.2. Supporters of English spread
    
  • 1.3.3. Predictions about English in the future
    
  • 1.4. English in Tunisia
    
  • 1.4.1. The introduction phase: from independence until the end of the 1970s
    
  • 1.4.2. The generalisation phase: from 1970s until 1984
    
  • 4.3. The Promotion phase: from 1984 until 2000
    
  • 4.4. The present phase: from 2000 until 2007
    
• Conclusion
  
  • 2.0. Introduction
    
  • 2.1. Research design
    
  • 2.2. The participants
    
  • 2.4. Data collection
    
  • 2.5. Data handling
    
  • 3.0. Introduction
    
  • 3.1. Science students' claimed proficiency in English
    
  • 3.2. English in students' plans
    
  • 3.3. Students' experience with English: Past experience, motivators, and obstacles
    
  • 3.3.1. Students' past experience with learning English
    
  • 3.3.2. Motivation behind studying English
    
  • 3.3.3. Obstacles to learning English
    
  • 3.4. Prospects of adopting English and Arabic at science higher education university institutions
    
  • 3.4.1. Prospect of adopting English in education
    
  • 3.4.2. Prospect of adopting Arabic
    
  • 3.4.3. Measures to promote learning English
    
  • 3.5. The use of English among students
    
• Conclusion
  
  • 4.1. Tunisian university science students' claimed proficiency in English
    
  • 4.1.1. Exams results
    
  • 4.1.2. Reported communicative abilities
    
  • 4.1.3. English vs. French in science students' daily use
    
  • 4.2. Tunisian university science students' perception of the value of
    
  • 4.2.1. English in students plans
    
  • 4.2.2. The reasons for English
    
  • 4.2.3. Science and the question of language choice
    
  • 4.2.4. Obstacles of learning English and some suggested solutions
    
  • 4.2.4.1. Obstacles of learning English
    
  • 4.2.4.2. Some proposed solutions
    
  • 4.3. The use of English among Tunisian university students
    
• Conclusion
  
  • 5.1. Major findings
    
  • 5.4. Suggestions for further research
    
  • 5.5. Recommendations
    
  • 2.2. Could you understand people speaking English in life or in an authentic English film or TV program? (Please use a tick)
    
  • 2.3. Could you communicate with someone using only English?
    
  • 2.4. When you find English and French versions of your favourite film do you choose
    
  • 2.5. If you have a choice when using the internet (to find information for your course or research, to download music...), do you use
    
  • 3.1. Which of the statements below apply to your case?
    
  • 4.1. Have you ever studied English out of public institutions (British Council, American Centre, private teacher, private school...)?
    
  • 4.2. Do you consider command of English important To succeed in education
    
  • 4.5. What obstacles can prevent you from achieving your goal?
    
  • 5.1. If you were in charge of education in Tunisia, would you teach science and technology in English?
    
  • 5.2. If you were in charge of education in Tunisia, would you teach science and technology in Arabic?
    
  • 5.3. If you were in charge of education in Tunisia, what would you do to promote English language teaching at universities?
    
  • 6.1. Have you ever sent e-mails written only in English?
    
  • 6.2. Have you ever found yourself obliged to use English?
    
  • 6.3. What is the language of your mobile phone?