The Relationship between Sudanese Universities Students’ Attitudes Towards learning English as a Foreign language and their Achievement in Reading Comprehension. A case Study of Bakht-er-Ruda University

The objective of this study is to identify the Sudanese universities students’ views towards learning English as a foreign language, the impacts on gender on their views towards learning English and their achievements in reading comprehension. The study sample consisted of (120) students (male =45) (female=75) who were selected randomly from a comprehension course in English as a foreign language. They are from Bakht-er-Ruda university batch ( 15), semester five, English Major. The study ends with the following results: 1. There are positive views among Sudanese universities students towards learning English as a foreign language. 2. There is a significant difference at (α ≤ 0.05 ) in Sudanese universities students’ views towards learning English as a foreign language related to gender in favor of females. 3. There is a significant relationship between Sudanese universities students’ achievements in reading comprehension and their views towards learning English as a foreign language. 4. Studies about the factors which develop learning English as a foreign language should be created (interesting curriculum, learners background, lecture environment).