A Study of Self-Efficacy of Chinese Students in English Study

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Weijian Dong

Mahidol University, Facuty of Social Sciences and Humanities

Songsri Soransataporn

Mahidol University

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Date Written: January 1, 2012

Abstract

The purpose of the study was to investigate the self-efficacy of Chinese students in their English study. The sample included 250 third-year students at one Teacher College in China selected by simple random sampling. Questionnaires were used as research tools and consisted of two sections: the General Self-efficacy Scale and Self-efficacy Scale in English learning. The Cronbach’s alpha reliability coefficients of the first and the second sections were 0.78 and 0.84 respectively. Data were analyzed by using descriptive statistics and Pearson’s Correlation Coefficient. The major results of this study showed that students in this college had high self-efficacy in dealing with problems in their daily life; whereas, they had low self-efficacy in their English study.

Keywords: Self-efficacy, Chinese Learner, English Study, EFL

JEL Classification: I21, I23

Suggested Citation

Dong, Weijian and Soransataporn, Songsri, A Study of Self-Efficacy of Chinese Students in English Study (January 1, 2012). PSAKU International Journal of Interdisciplinary Research, Vol. 1, No. 1, 2012, Available at SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=3041099

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