The Girls are Better at Language Learning: A Comparative Approach

Abstract

The sex plays a very important role in language learning when compared to opposite sex. Some factors such as; cognitive, social and educational are essential for better learning foreign language. Each factor functions differently in boys and girls. But the girls have the combination of all factors when compared to boys.This study investigates the motivational factors for English language learning of Albanian private school students (girls). The qualitative and quantitative methods were was employed together. A questionnaire was distributed among class 10 and 11 students to obtain data. The study was carried out in second semester of academic year in two separate schools requesting anonymity. The results reveal that private school students (girls) have more instrumental and intrinsic motivation for English language learning, by dint of its usefulness in career planning and also students` utilitarian approach for learning English language. The limitation is that less students participated in the questionnaire. If there were more than 300 participants, it would increase the reliability of the study. For further study, more participants should be considered. This research revealed that private school students’(girls) motivation towards English language learning is better than boys, because Girls have a combination of social, cognitive and educational factors that affect better foreign language learning.

DOI: 10.5901/jesr.2014.v4n2p17