Gender Differences in English Proficiency among Early, Middle and Late Immersion Undergraduate Students: The Role of Individual Difference Factors
Gender Differences in English Proficiency among Early, Middle and Late Immersion Undergraduate Students: The Role of Individual Difference Factors

Summary/Abstract: A number of studies conducted a cross different levels of education have reported that female learners’ capacity to learn second language successfully is higher than male learners ’. However, few writers have been able to question and investi gate the effects of different levels of immersions and various individual factors on male and female lea rners ’ English proficiency at university level . The aim of this study is to exa mine how gender differences in English proficiency is influenced by individual difference factors among early, middle and late immersion undergraduate students . Both qualitative and quantitative methods were used in investigating 221 undergraduate students from various colleges in the city of Gulbarga , India. The results reveal that the female learner’s higher English proficiency compared with the male learners’ is partl y caused by their stronger a ttitude toward English language education and self -confidence to learn the language successfully. Implications of the results and future research directions a re also presented.

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