خلاصة:
Locus of control is said to affect learners' academic achievement. This effect has scarcely been examined within general English context. This study is concerned with examining the differences in General English (GE) course achievement among university students of humanities، sciences، and engineering. It also explores the effect of locus of control (LOC) in GE course achievement among these three groups of university students. The results of the study indicate that: 1. There is a significantly positive relationship between the university students' LOC and their GE achievement course، 2. There are significant differences in GE course achievement among the three groups of students، and 3. There are significant differences in LOC among the three groups of university students. The results of the participants' interviews were also in agreement with those of the questionnaires. The findings of this study postulate that encouraging students to seek ways to improve their self-efficacy can be really helpful for them to achieve higher scores in GE course.
ملخص الجهاز:
The Journal of Teaching Language Skills (JTLS) Vol. 2, No. 1, Spring 2010, Ser. 59/4 (Previously Journal of Social Sciences & Humanities) Validating Locus of Control Questionnaire and Examining its Relation to General English (GE) Achievement ∗ Dr. B.
This study is concerned with examining the differences in General English (GE) course achievement among university students of humanities, sciences, and engineering.
Table 2: Factors affecting causal attributions of success and failure (Jarvis, 2005: 125) Stable control Unstable control Internal locus Controllable uncontrollable Typical effort Ability Atypical effort Mood External locus Controllable Uncontrollable Teacher bias Task difficulty Atypical help Luck Several researchers have shown that internal locus of control is linked to higher levels of academic achievement.
Since to the best of the researchers’ knowledge there has been no research on the effect of locus of control on General English Course achievement of university students of Engineering, Sciences, and Humanities in Iran, the present study aims at addressing this effect.
" In general, more than 80% of Engineering students spent more time on homework, worked harder to gain better scores in GE course and had higher levels of motivation to learn English.
7. Conclusion This study began with the main question of examining the relation of Locus of control and general English course achievement of university students of humanities, sciences, and engineering.