• SAGUFTA SAHIN

English has been taught as a second language for many years in India. Teaching English language requires not only the skills, knowledge of content, methods and approaches but also infrastructural facilities like language laboratory, teaching aids, teaching-learning materials and teacher’s resources books and audio-visual aids etc. and classroom environment plays vital role in teaching- learning of English language. But it is very regrettable to say that most of the students in the schools under West Bengal Board suffer from the problem in learning English. Higher- secondary level is a turning point in career. Whatever subject they choose after H.S. English is essential to study and go ahead in their career. Though English learning is a common problem of the students of West Bengal Board but in rural areas this problem is more serious and terrific and gradually this problem is getting the shape of an alarming issue. In this article an attempt is made by the researcher to find out the attitude of under-graduate students toward learning English as a Second language using ICT. With the world moving rapidly into digital media and information, the importance of ICT in education increasing gradually.The present study has been made with four objectives and four hypotheses. The data has been collected from the samples with standardized scales, analysed with Statistical analysis of data i.e. mean, SD, t-test using MS OFFICE EXCEL 2010 version. The study has found that the mean of attitude of rural students and the mean of attitude of urban students differs from each other. It means that rural students and urban students are differing in some opinions related to problems of learning English and learning English as a second language with the help of ICT and there are no such gender wise differences in the attitude toward learning English as a second language using ICT.

ESL, ICT, ATTITUDE, ENGLISH LANGAUGE LEARNING,UG STUDENTS.

"Attitude of Students Towards Use of ICT in Learning English as a Second Language at Under-graduate Level", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.7, Issue 11, page no.912-921, November-2020, Available :http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIR2011262.pdf

"Attitude of Students Towards Use of ICT in Learning English as a Second Language at Under-graduate Level", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org | UGC and issn Approved), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.7, Issue 11, page no. pp912-921, November-2020, Available at : http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIR2011262.pdf