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Article: Self-efficacy and english public speaking performance: A mixed method approach

TitleSelf-efficacy and english public speaking performance: A mixed method approach
Authors
KeywordsEnglish language proficiency
EPS performance
Self-efficacy
Structure equation modeling
Issue Date2020
PublisherPergamon. The Journal's web site is located at http://www.elsevier.com/locate/esp
Citation
English for Specific Purposes, 2020, v. 59, p. 1-16 How to Cite?
AbstractEnglish public speaking (EPS) is increasingly gaining prominence and popularity around the world, and this is especially true for university students in China. While self-efficacy is typically strongly correlated with language performance in general (Pajares & Graham, 1999), very little is known about self-efficacy and EPS performance specifically. Grounded in self-efficacy theory (Bandura, 1997) and research on English for academic purposes and English-as-a-foreign-language (EFL) literature, the main purpose of this study is to postulate and test against data a hypothesized model of EPS performance predictors to examine the relationships among student background characteristics, theoretically postulated sources of EPS self-efficacy, and the relationship between EPS self-efficacy and EPS performance. Participants were 82 EFL students enrolled in a university-level EPS course in China. Both quantitative and qualitative methods were employed for data collection and analysis. ANOVA results indicated substantial EPS self-efficacy and speech performance growth throughout the semester. Path analysis results provided evidence regarding hypothesized relationships among variables; qualitative data helped gain more fine-grained understanding of such relationships. These results add knowledge to self-efficacy theory in the EPS domain, provide a foundation for more robust models in other contexts, and affirm the importance of EPS instructional practices.
Persistent Identifierhttp://hdl.handle.net/10722/293962
ISSN
2023 Impact Factor: 3.2
2023 SCImago Journal Rankings: 1.204
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dc.contributor.authorZhang, X-
dc.contributor.authorArdasheva, Y-
dc.contributor.authorAustin, BW-
dc.date.accessioned2020-11-23T08:24:21Z-
dc.date.available2020-11-23T08:24:21Z-
dc.date.issued2020-
dc.identifier.citationEnglish for Specific Purposes, 2020, v. 59, p. 1-16-
dc.identifier.issn0889-4906-
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10722/293962-
dc.description.abstractEnglish public speaking (EPS) is increasingly gaining prominence and popularity around the world, and this is especially true for university students in China. While self-efficacy is typically strongly correlated with language performance in general (Pajares & Graham, 1999), very little is known about self-efficacy and EPS performance specifically. Grounded in self-efficacy theory (Bandura, 1997) and research on English for academic purposes and English-as-a-foreign-language (EFL) literature, the main purpose of this study is to postulate and test against data a hypothesized model of EPS performance predictors to examine the relationships among student background characteristics, theoretically postulated sources of EPS self-efficacy, and the relationship between EPS self-efficacy and EPS performance. Participants were 82 EFL students enrolled in a university-level EPS course in China. Both quantitative and qualitative methods were employed for data collection and analysis. ANOVA results indicated substantial EPS self-efficacy and speech performance growth throughout the semester. Path analysis results provided evidence regarding hypothesized relationships among variables; qualitative data helped gain more fine-grained understanding of such relationships. These results add knowledge to self-efficacy theory in the EPS domain, provide a foundation for more robust models in other contexts, and affirm the importance of EPS instructional practices.-
dc.languageeng-
dc.publisherPergamon. The Journal's web site is located at http://www.elsevier.com/locate/esp-
dc.relation.ispartofEnglish for Specific Purposes-
dc.subjectEnglish language proficiency-
dc.subjectEPS performance-
dc.subjectSelf-efficacy-
dc.subjectStructure equation modeling-
dc.titleSelf-efficacy and english public speaking performance: A mixed method approach-
dc.typeArticle-
dc.identifier.emailZhang, X: xuezhang@hku.hk-
dc.description.naturelink_to_subscribed_fulltext-
dc.identifier.doi10.1016/j.esp.2020.02.001-
dc.identifier.scopuseid_2-s2.0-85081249299-
dc.identifier.hkuros319266-
dc.identifier.volume59-
dc.identifier.spage1-
dc.identifier.epage16-
dc.identifier.isiWOS:000540860500001-
dc.publisher.placeUnited Kingdom-
dc.identifier.issnl0889-4906-

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