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sources. This study will scrutinize learner beliefs in that way. Besides the scope of beliefs, this study is also limited on the location. It has been mentioned above that
the focus is on the college students of non-English major. This study will be on the university that the researcher is working in, i.e. Faculty of Engineering
Yogyakarta State University, in order to give useful feedback for better English learning.
D. Formulation of Problem
From the problem limitation above, it is known that the research aims at inquiring the following research problem:
“What beliefs do students of Faculty of Engineering Yogyakarta State University hold about English learning?”
E. Objective of the Research
Based on the formulation of problem, this study attempts to investigate the beliefs about English learning among the students of Faculty of Engineering,
Yogyakarta State University. The investigation of beliefs, in this present research, deals with six scopes like beliefs about language, beliefs about language skills,
beliefs about language learning, beliefs about self-esteem, beliefs about learning resources and beliefs about being a learner.
F. Research Benefits
Reffering to many issues in the teching and learning of English in Indonesian college level, this study is intended to contribute to the improvement
of the quality of teaching learning process. The investigation of learners ’ beliefs
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of non-English major provides valuable information that can be used as a reference to develop the English learning for college students. The information
contains the view and expectation owned by the college students related to the English learning. Then, by knowing the result of this research, the English
lecturers, especially in non-English major, could improve their method, techniques as well as material in teaching English to accommodate the learner
beliefs. The research is also beneficial for the students since it makes their beliefs observable so they can evaluate their learning process in order to have other
meaningful perceptions towards language learning.
CHAPTER II LITERATURE REVIEW AND CONCEPTUAL FRAMEWORK
There are two parts discussed in this chapter. They are the theoretical review and the conceptual framework. In the theoretical review, the researcher discusses
some theories and research studies which are relevant with the topic. In the conceptual framework, the researcher relates the theory to the study.
A. Theoretical Review
The review of literatures covers theories related to the research topic. They are theories about
learners’ beliefs and teaching English to college students, especially in non-English major.
Learners’ beliefs in English language learning are elaborated through the heading of definitions of beliefs, understanding beliefs on language
learning and the factors influencing learners’ beliefs. Moving on to the next key construct about teaching English to college students, the characteristics the students
and the implementation of English learning are discussed.
1. Definition of Beliefs
Richardson in Bernat 2005: 1 defines belief as, psychologically held understandings, premises, or propositions about the world that are felt to be true and
it is called as strong filter of reality. In the same line, Puchta 1999 claimed that beliefs are
“guiding principles” of person’s behaviors. He elaborated that beliefs are “generalizations about cause and effect, and they influence our inner representation of
