The propensity of students to use English in their studies: a study based on the undergraduates in faculty of Islamic Studies and Arabic language at South Eastern University of Sri Lanka

Abstract

English language plays a major role in higher education. This study was conducted among the students studying in the third year at the Faculty of Islamic Studies and Arabic Language at the South Eastern University of Sri Lanka. The objective of this research was finding about how to use the English Language in their studies and how to address its shortcomings. The data was collect from online survey and analyze the data using frequency analysis method. When this study reviewed those responses, this study found out those students whose mother tongue Tamil natives were proficient in English, but their English-speaking skills needed to be further improved. It is revealed that there is a certain deficient atmosphere in improving the English language in the faculty. Students have a variety of practical options when it comes to solving those problems. Conducting all academic activities in the English medium etc. It seems that the implementation of those proposals will benefit not only the students whose mother tongue is Tamil but also the students who are studying in other mediums. It will also determine the quality of the degree that they are going to receive as a whole.