Attitudes of Students Towards Learning the Hausa Language. Interest, Pride and Effect

      Аннотация: It has been proved that the motivation, self-esteem, self-concept and indeed attitudes of a learner, among others, directly or indirectly affect his/her learning outcomes. Learning results from the active involvement of the learner. Meanwhile, the learner’s involvement is, to high extent, determined by his/her attitudes towards the course in question. This research work delves into attitudes of students towards learning the Hausa language. Four research questions are raised for the study. Two sets of questionnaires are framed and administered to teachers and students at UDUSOK, Nigeria fittingly. The findings of this study are expected to be relevant to the government, educational planners and administrators, parents, language educators and indeed students. The aforementioned categories of beneficiaries will be provided with knowledge of the inter-connectivity between attitudes, interest, pride and values a student attached to a course on one hand and the student’s academic achievement on the other. Finally, the findings could serve reference functions to researchers who wish to conduct related researches.

Ключевые слова: Attitude, interest, pride, Hausa Language