ERIC Number: EJ1366031
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2022
Pages: 15
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ISSN: ISSN-2639-0043
EISSN: EISSN-2639-0035
Exploring the Relationship between Chinese College Students' English Learning Strategies and Their Self-Efficacy Beliefs: A Path Analysis Approach
Wang, Zhuoying; Tong, Fuhui; Guo, Haitao; Zhang, Wenwen
NABE Journal of Research and Practice, v12 n2 p69-83 2022
In this study, we conducted a path analysis to explore the effect of English language learning strategies across four domains (i.e., listening, speaking, reading, and writing) on English as foreign language (EFL) learners' self-efficacy beliefs. A total of 216 undergraduates from a coastal Chinese university responded to two survey instruments that were translated and adapted to fit the research setting. The hypothesized model was revised based on modification indices and theoretical and empirical underpinning. Final model revealed significantly positive paths from (a) English listening, speaking, and reading strategies to learners' self-efficacy beliefs in the corresponding domain; (b) English listening and reading strategies to self-efficacy beliefs in English writing; and (c) English listening strategies to self-efficacy beliefs in speaking and reading. Further, we failed to identify the factor of English writing strategies in the model. Findings are expected to offer research evidence and pedagogical implications in engaging college students' English learning, which may be applicable for EFL classrooms in a global context.
Descriptors: English (Second Language), Second Language Learning, Learning Strategies, Listening Skills, Speech Skills, Reading Skills, Writing Skills, Self Efficacy, Undergraduate Students, Student Attitudes, Foreign Countries
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Higher Education; Postsecondary Education
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: China
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