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The purpose of this study was to investigate whether segmenting lectures with various teaching materials and methods had any effect on learners’ attitudes and attention toward learning English. This study of 33 students was carried out at a two year college in the first semester of 2018. Three questionnaires were administered to measure learner attitudes, attention and attentive factors. Both quantitative and qualitative research methods were combined. The results of the study show that there were significant differences in attitude before and after lectures depending on the way lectures were segmented with various teaching materials and methods. Using print materials with white space during lectures made learners attentive and enhanced their memory. However, while the teacher was explaining grammar or new concepts without interaction with them, they found lectures boring and had difficulty concentrating. Moreover, if the learners turned their attention to their classmates because they were less able to get a teacher’s attention, this was distracting. The strategy of segmenting lecture had positive effects in terms of helping students regain motivation. Based on the findings of this study, segmenting lectures with print materials with white space turned out to be a pedagogically appropriate teaching strategy to keep learners’ attention.