A Review Study on the Attitude of College Students towards Learning and its effect on their communication skill

Paper ID: EIJTEM_2026_13_2_9-15

Author's Name: Dr. Jhuma Saha, and Naveen Kumar Swarnkar

Volume: 13

Issue: 2

Year: 2026

Page No: 9-15

Abstract:

The sole purpose of writing this review article was to make aware to its readers about the meaning and truth, which doesn’t lose its worth, whether it has been conveyed or not. In all cases, there is still a possibility of meaning and truth can co-exist in the presence of its clue that reflects the real attitude of learning from the side of students, which is surpassed by their trivial nature, and hit them hard and confession remains in its placid nature. Academic circumstances, language, errors in writing, and many other flaws depended on the attitude of students, because the problem is not the problem, but the problem is the attitude about the problem, as said by Captain Jack Sparrow.

Keywords: Attitude, Students, College, Communication, Effect, Learning, Study

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