The Attitudes of Parents and Students towards Teaching English in the Secondary Stage at Public and Private Schools in Jordan

Abstract

This study aimed at investigating Parents’ and Students ‘attitudes towards teaching English at public and private schools for the secondary stage in Jordan through answering the following questions. A questionnaire was designed to measure parents’ and students’ attitudes towards Teaching English at Public and Private Schools using the descripted method. Participants of the study consisted of (114) students from public and private schools, and (37) parents. Means, standard deviations and T-test were used to analyze the data. The results revealed that parents of public and private schools students show neutral attitudes towards English language teaching, as well as students’ attitudes towards. No statistically significant differences in attitudes towards teaching English were found from parents' or students due to the type of school (public / private).