English Language Speaking Anxiety, Self-Confidence and Perceived Ability among Science and Technology Undergraduate Students: A Rasch Analysis.
The purpose of this paper is to analyse English language speaking anxiety, self-confidence, and perceived ability in English oral communication among Science and Technology undergraduate students. It also aims to identify any significant differences in these constructs based on selected students' de...
| Publicado en: | Pertanika Journal of Social Sciences & Humanities Vol. 29; pp. 309 - 335 |
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| fields | @attributes: recordID: 1 pdfLink: plink: https://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=hlh&AN=156151628&site=ehost-live header: @attributes: shortDbName: hlh uiTerm: 156151628 longDbName: Humanities International Complete uiTag: AN controlInfo: bkinfo: jinfo: jid: 01287702 TKQ jtl: Pertanika Journal of Social Sciences & Humanities issn: 01287702 maglogo: N pubinfo: dt: 2021 Special Issue vid: 29 pid: 20751 pub: Universiti Putra Malaysia artinfo: ui: 156151628 10.47836/pjssh.29.S3.16 ppf: 309 ppct: 26 formats: fmt: @attributes: type: P size: 5.3MB tig: atl: English Language Speaking Anxiety, Self-Confidence and Perceived Ability among Science and Technology Undergraduate Students: A Rasch Analysis. aug: au: Badrasawi, Kamal J. I. Kassim, Noor Lide Abu Zubairi, Ainol Madziah Johar, Elia Md Sidik, Siti Sakinah affil: Kulliyyah of Education, International Islamic University Malaysia (IIUM), 50728 Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia Akademi Pengajian Bahasa, Universiti Teknologi MARA (UiTM), 40450 Shah Alam, Selangor, Malaysia su: Oral communication Rasch models English language Anxiety Self-confidence sug: subj: Oral communication Rasch models English language Anxiety Self-confidence keyword: Confidence English oral communication skill perceived ability Rasch Model Analysis science and technology undergraduates speaking anxiety ab: The purpose of this paper is to analyse English language speaking anxiety, self-confidence, and perceived ability in English oral communication among Science and Technology undergraduate students. It also aims to identify any significant differences in these constructs based on selected students' demographic variables. The study employed the survey method with a 41-item questionnaire administered to a voluntary response sample of three hundred 3 and 4-year science and technology undergraduates from three Malaysian public universities. The Polytomous Rasch model was used to analyse the data. The analysis showed that the participants experienced English speaking anxiety, low confidence, and high perceived ability in English oral communication. There were significant mean differences in English speaking anxiety across the type of university as well as in confidence and perceived ability based on academic program. The participants were more confident and could perform better in familiar situations and communicate on familiar topics to familiar audiences. The findings suggest that the participants need more training on English oral communication. More authentic situations are also needed for them to practise and improve their proficiency levels. Other suggestions include providing lecturers with training modules, re-assessing the current language policies, and implementing certain programmes at the tertiary education level. Language programmes could be directed towards more social situations to enable undergraduates to make English a social practice, lower English speaking anxiety, and boost confidence. pubtype: Academic Journal doctype: Article src: R language: English refInfo: copyright: @attributes: flag: Y custom: Copyright of Pertanika Journal of Social Sciences & Humanities is the property of Universiti Putra Malaysia and its content may not be copied or emailed to multiple sites without the copyright holder's express written permission. Additionally, content may not be used with any artificial intelligence tools or machine learning technologies. However, users may print, download, or email articles for individual use. item: Pertanika Journal of Social Sciences & Humanities holder: Universiti Putra Malaysia dt: @attributes: year: 2021 holdings: @attributes: islocal: N |
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