LEARNER’S PERCEPTION AND ITS DEMEANOUR ON SECOND LANGUAGE LEARNING (Pages 11-19) by Mr. R. Naganathan in THE INTERNATIONAL RESEARCH SPECIALIST / ISSN: 2350-1499 (Online); 2350-0751 (Print)

This paper empirically studies the existing and emerging pedagogy in teaching English and the learners’ response and fulfillment in a second language learning environment. The researcherg has selected the group of students pursuing different under graduate courses after secondary examination in Tamilnadu, a state in India. While the paper discusses learner’s attitude it also highlights the teacher’s approach and methodology to teach the pre-designed curriculum. Proficiency in English Language can only make you successful – this is the belief distribution all over giving rise to the study of the learners’ needs from the grass root level. Today learners want English Language Teaching to be customized according to their needs. Pursuing a pre-designed syllabus does not always satisfy their needs. The paper will study the curriculum followed by various universities in relation to the attitude of the learners learning English language, who feel that learning English Language for their use and pursuing a diploma syllabus to pass an examination are two different situations and it effects their attitude towards learning English. The paper also studies the sociolinguistic factors responsible for their attitude towards language learning.English language, who feel that learning English Language for their use and pursuing a diploma syllabus to pass an examination are two different situations and it effects their attitude towards learning English. The paper also studies the sociolinguistic factors responsible for their attitude towards language learning.Keywords: Language Learner, Language Learning, perception, attitude, behaviour, L1, L2, second language learning environment.