FACTORS INFLUENCING AN EFL LEARNER’S PROFICIENCY: AN ENGLISH TEACHER’S PERSPECTIVE

Pariyanto Pariyanto
Bramatya Pradipta

Anaphora: Journal of Language. Literary and Cultural Studies
Vol 2 No 2 (2019): DECEMBER

This study investigated the factors affecting an EFL learner's success in learning English. An experienced English teacher was chosen as a model of a successful learner of English and was interviewed on how she learned English. The findings indicate that the factors contributing to her success in learning English include (1) internal motivation, (2) social context, and (3) a positive attitude towards English. The findings of this study are in line with second language learning theories. This implies that such factors as motivation, social context, and positive attitude towards target language need to be taken into account to succeed in learning English as a foreign language.