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ERIC Number: EJ1392283
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2023
Pages: 17
Abstractor: As Provided
ISBN: N/A
ISSN: ISSN-2644-058X
EISSN: EISSN-2578-9813
Foreign Language Speaking Anxiety and Its Link to Speaking Self-Efficacy, Fear of Negative Evaluation, Self-Perceived Proficiency and Gender
Okyar, Hatice
Science Insights Education Frontiers, v17 n2 p2715-2731 2023
This research study aimed to explore the speaking anxiety of Turkish learners of English as a foreign language (EFL) and its relation to EFL speaking self-efficacy, fear of negative evaluation (FNE), self-perceived English speaking proficiency, and gender. 293 (132 females, 161 males) university-level EFL students completed the EFL speaking anxiety scale, EFL speaking self-efficacy scale, and FNE scale. Four main findings were obtained as a result of the statistical analyses: (1) students' speaking anxiety had a negative relationship with both self-perceived oral English proficiency and speaking self-efficacy; (2) a positive relationship was determined between FNE and speaking anxiety; (3) EFL speaking anxiety was found to be lower in boys than in girls; and (4) speaking self-efficacy, FNE, and self-perceived oral proficiency were identified as meaningful predictors of students' EFL speaking anxiety. In light of these findings, the study offers some pedagogical implications.
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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: Turkey
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