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Speaking self-efficacy among students of Kedah Matriculation College

Symposium of International Language & Knowledge (SiLK 2014), 14th-16th Feb 2014 was held at Hydro Hotel, Penang organized by Centre for International Languages, Universiti Malaysia Perlis.

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Main Author: Anita, Kanestion
Other Authors: anitakanestion@yahoo.com
Format: Working Paper
Language:English
Published: Universiti Malaysia Perlis 2014
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Self-efficacy
Speaking Self-efficacy
Malaysian University English Test (MUET)
Speaking performance
Online Access:http://dspace.unimap.edu.my:80/dspace/handle/123456789/34643
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spelling my.unimap-346432014-05-22T07:58:49Z Speaking self-efficacy among students of Kedah Matriculation College Anita, Kanestion anitakanestion@yahoo.com Self-efficacy Speaking Self-efficacy Malaysian University English Test (MUET) Speaking performance Symposium of International Language & Knowledge (SiLK 2014), 14th-16th Feb 2014 was held at Hydro Hotel, Penang organized by Centre for International Languages, Universiti Malaysia Perlis. One of the many predicaments faced by Malaysian workforce at all levels is the declining level of English proficiency which has not met the requirements of the employers. Many studies have been conducted on self-efficacy in secondary and foreign language learning settings; however research on self-efficacy with regard to speaking ability in second language learning, especially in Malaysia, is still lacking. Using a purposive sample of 169 participants, this study looked into the Self-efficacy among Malaysian ESL students from a matriculation college located in Changlun, Kedah, in their ability to speak in English. These students are majoring in Accounting. A questionnaire designed by Hairuzila and Subarna (2007) adapted from Bandura’s (1990) and Mikulecky et al.’s (1996), was employed to access the speaking self-efficacy of the students on three dimensions: ability, activity perception and aspiration. The findings indicated that, in general, the students had identified to have quite high self-efficacy belief in their speaking ability on all the three dimensions. A series of independent sample t-test indicated significant gender difference in the first dimension, ability. Male students (M = 2.89, SD = .50) were reported to have high self-efficacy than the females (M = 3.13, SD = .53), however in activity perception and aspiration were insignificant. Besides that, the relationship between their Malaysian University English Test (MUET) speaking achievement and self-efficacy level was investigated and the result was significantly negatively associated. The results reported that affective factor influenced the students’ speaking performance. Implications of these results were discussed with respect to the need to develop self-efficacy belief among students that could aid them in enhancing their speaking skills. 2014-05-22T07:58:49Z 2014-05-22T07:58:49Z 2014-02 Working Paper http://dspace.unimap.edu.my:80/dspace/handle/123456789/34643 en Proceeding of Symposium of International Language & Knowledge (SiLK 14);2014 Universiti Malaysia Perlis Centre of International Languages
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topic Self-efficacy
Speaking Self-efficacy
Malaysian University English Test (MUET)
Speaking performance
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Speaking Self-efficacy
Malaysian University English Test (MUET)
Speaking performance
Anita, Kanestion
Speaking self-efficacy among students of Kedah Matriculation College
description Symposium of International Language & Knowledge (SiLK 2014), 14th-16th Feb 2014 was held at Hydro Hotel, Penang organized by Centre for International Languages, Universiti Malaysia Perlis.
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