Effect of classmate’s teaching on attitude towards the course of language 1

Current research, performed in 2014 in an experimental method, aimed to recognize effect of classmate’s teaching on changing attitude towards the course of language 1 and its components (joy, motivation, concern and fear). In this regard two classes were selected from the studied society and were located in two groups of experience (n=24) and control (n=22). Used tool was Aiken attitude measurement; after performing pretest, nine sessions of classmate’s teaching were carried out; at the end the two groups were examined by posttest. Obtained data was evaluated using SPSS21 software and covariance method and t-test. Obtained results from covariance with the significance level of p≤0.05 showed that method of classmate’s teaching affected general attitude of students towards language 1 significantly and increased the positive attitude towards the course of language 1 in the experience group. Furthermore method of classmate’s teaching increased the joy of the course of language 1. Regarding incompliance of assumptions of linearity and homogeneity of slope in the components of motivation, concern and fear, independent t-test method was used. The results showed that classmate’s teaching increased motivation of students in the course of language while it is ineffective on concern about the course of language 1 and reducing the fear of this course.

classmate’s teaching, Aiken attitude measuring