Community is one of the main forces that shapes individuals' beliefs, values, and behaviors. The community perceptions can influence students at many levels especially at the level of learning foreign languages. Therefore, this study aims to examine and analyze how community perception of EFL can influence the students' willingness to learn and use English language. The study highlights some of the recent studies conducted about the importance of learning English in Saudi Arabia, and the community perception and its effect in the low EFL achievement level of Saudi learners. The aim of this study is to assess the community perception of English and their effect on EFL use by King Khalid university students. The study followed the quantitative method of data collection and analysis. A survey was conducted to collect data through a questionnaire containing 17 items that was completed by 89 students from the first to the fourth year in the languages and translation department at King Khalid University, Abha. The data were analyzed through statistical analysis (SPSS) and the use of multiple regression analysis for the data analysis. Subsequently, the findings showed that the students have a high willingness to study and practice English, whereas the community has a middle effect on students’ attitudes in the use of English language. Additionally, the study shows that the community have a middle to high negative effect on the students’ language competency mainly, in the improperly teaching methods and the lack of extracurricular activities provided by the educational system. Cite as: Alshehri, A. H.A. (2018). Community Perceptions of English and its Effect on EFL Students’ Attitudes Towards Learning the Language. Faculty of Languages and Translation, King Khalid University (M.A.Thesis). Retrieved from Arab World English Journal (ID Number: 252. March 2020, 126. DOI: https://dx.doi.org/10.24093/awej/th.252 COMMUNITY PERCEPTIONS OF ENGLISH AND ITS EFFECT ON EFL STUDENTS’ ATTITUDES TOWARDS LEARNING THE LANGUAGE A thesis submitted in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the Master degree in Applied Linguistics Faculty of Languages and Translation, King Khalid University Master of Arts in Applied Linguistics

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社区对英语的认知及其对 EFL 学生语言学习态度的影响

社区是塑造个人信仰、价值观和行为的主要力量之一。社区观念可以在许多层面上影响学生，尤其是在学习外语的层面上。因此，本研究旨在检验和分析社区对 EFL 的看法如何影响学生学习和使用英语的意愿。该研究重点介绍了一些近期关于在沙特阿拉伯学习英语的重要性的研究，以及社区认知及其对沙特学习者低 EFL 成绩水平的影响。本研究的目的是评估社区对英语的看法及其对哈立德国王大学学生使用 EFL 的影响。该研究遵循数据收集和分析的定量方法。进行了一项调查以通过包含 17 个项目的问卷收集数据，该问卷由阿卜哈哈立德国王大学语言和翻译系的 89 名学生从第一年到第四年完成。数据通过统计分析（SPSS）和多元回归分析进行数据分析。随后的研究结果表明，学生学习和练习英语的意愿较高，而社区对学生使用英语的态度具有中等影响。此外，研究表明，社区对学生的语言能力有中到高的负面影响，主要是教学方法不当和教育系统提供的课外活动不足。引用为：Alshehri, AHA (2018)。社区对英语的看法及其对 EFL 学生学习语言态度的影响。哈立德国王大学语言与翻译学院（数学）。检索自阿拉伯世界英语杂志（ID 号：252。2020 年 3 月，126。DOI：https://dx.doi.org/10.24093/awej/th.252 COMMUNITY PERCEPTIONS OF ENGLISH 及其对 EFL STUDENTS' ATTITUNING TOWARDS 态度的影响语言 提交的论文部分满足哈立德国王大学语言与翻译学院应用语言学硕士学位的要求 应用语言学硕士