This quantitative descriptive survey study was designed with the aim of investigating the awarene... more This quantitative descriptive survey study was designed with the aim of investigating the awareness and attitude of EFL (English Foreign Language) teachers towards gender-sensitivity in language use. The participants of the study were 102 EFL teachers who were comprehensively taken from ten secondary and preparatory schools. Among the 102 participants, 47 are female and 55 are male. This study looks specifically at awareness and attitude of teachers regarding gender sensitivity in language use and their difference up on the variable awareness. Questionnaires with close-ended items for attitude and with mixed type of item for awareness were employed to gather data. Descriptive statistics computing data regarding attitude and Independent T-test to compare the mean of female and male respondents regarding awareness were used. The results from the descriptive statistics show that the participant teachers generally have positive attitude towards the issue gendersensitivity in language us...
This paper attempts to highlight both the instructors' and students' attitudes towards code switc... more This paper attempts to highlight both the instructors' and students' attitudes towards code switching. It was undertaken in a Governmental University in Ethiopia which prescribes English as the medium of instruction for all courses taught. Descriptive survey design was used in a mixed approach of data analysis. 88 instructors and 320 students were taken as a source of data. Self completed questionnaires and interview as tools of data collection were used. The paper, thus, raises some legitimate concerns of the conflict between the instructors and students attitude and the country policy which certainly has some implications on restrictive use of the medium of instruction in higher education institution. The finding in this study revealed that instructors and students attitude were positive regarding code-switching thus it needs a serious attention from each concerned bodies in the educational hierarchy of Ethiopia to keep balance between the policy and the practitioners attitude
This quantitative descriptive survey study was designed with the aim of investigating the awarene... more This quantitative descriptive survey study was designed with the aim of investigating the awareness and attitude of EFL (English Foreign Language) teachers towards gender-sensitivity in language use. The participants of the study were 102 EFL teachers who were comprehensively taken from ten secondary and preparatory schools. Among the 102 participants, 47 are female and 55 are male. This study looks specifically at awareness and attitude of teachers regarding gender sensitivity in language use and their difference up on the variable awareness. Questionnaires with close-ended items for attitude and with mixed type of item for awareness were employed to gather data. Descriptive statistics computing data regarding attitude and Independent T-test to compare the mean of female and male respondents regarding awareness were used. The results from the descriptive statistics show that the participant teachers generally have positive attitude towards the issue gendersensitivity in language us...
This paper attempts to highlight both the instructors' and students' attitudes towards code switc... more This paper attempts to highlight both the instructors' and students' attitudes towards code switching. It was undertaken in a Governmental University in Ethiopia which prescribes English as the medium of instruction for all courses taught. Descriptive survey design was used in a mixed approach of data analysis. 88 instructors and 320 students were taken as a source of data. Self completed questionnaires and interview as tools of data collection were used. The paper, thus, raises some legitimate concerns of the conflict between the instructors and students attitude and the country policy which certainly has some implications on restrictive use of the medium of instruction in higher education institution. The finding in this study revealed that instructors and students attitude were positive regarding code-switching thus it needs a serious attention from each concerned bodies in the educational hierarchy of Ethiopia to keep balance between the policy and the practitioners attitude
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