The Attitudes of Students and Teachers, Future and Former Seafarers, Towards the Importance of Maritime English

Abstract

Maritime English is an important factor in education of seafarers and acquisition of their highest powers and competencies. The aim of this research was to look into the attitudes of the students of Nautical Studies at the Maritime Departments of the University of Dubrovnik and the University of Zadar towards the importance of Maritime English with regard to their education and future profession. The study also included teachers at MET institutions in Dubrovnik, Zadar, Rijeka and Kotor. Two online questionnaires were created in Google forms and distributed during March/April 2021. The data were analysed by means of Fisher’s Exact Test and Spearman’s correlation. Both students and teachers set forth a positive attitude towards the importance of being fluent in English.