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- they are subject to change, they are not set in concrete
- poor attitudes can be changed
- yet attempts may not always be successful

- teachers should be aware of the positive/ negative attitudes of their
  pupils towards L2 reading
- awareness of a negative attitude and its source may help
  compensate or even eliminate the bias

4 sources of students attitude towards L2 reading
1. L1 reading attitude
2. previous experiences with learning to read other L2 (if any)
3. attitude toward the L2 language, culture, people
4. L2 classroom environment (teacher, classmates, approach to +
   support for L2 reading, ongoing experiences in L2 reading)