Ghenghesh Nakhla 2011

Speak Out Students! Why Don’t You Attend English Classes?

1. Références

• Référence complète APA : Ghenghesh, P., & Nakhla, N. (2011). Speak Out Students! Why Don’t You Attend English Classes? Theory and Practice in Language Studies, Vol. 1, No. 1, pp. 8-15.

• Auteur(s) : Pauline Ghenghesh & Nabila Nakhla

• Revue : Theory and Practice in Language Studies

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3. Mots-clés

• absentéisme
• sujet

4. Abstract

This paper aims to focus on the reasons why students do not to attend English classes, and linking this to performance. Data were gathered from three sources: (1) a student questionnaire, (2) a round of semi-structured interviews and (3) attendance records and end of semester grades. The results indicated a number of reasons for non-attendance to include: workload in the faculty, the duration of the classes, time of the day, uninteresting and unchallenging classes, and irrelevant material and writing tasks. A significant positive relationship between attendance and grades was also found.