ERIC Number: EJ1097363
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2015
Pages: 11
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The Role of Language Proficiency in Self-Related Personality Traits
Zarei, Abbas Ali; Zarei, Nasrin
Journal on English Language Teaching, v5 n3 p1-11 Jul-Sep 2015
The purpose of the present study was to investigate the effect of Iranian EFL learners' proficiency level on their self-related personality traits (self-esteem and self-efficacy). To this end, 141 English major students, male and female, studying at Imam Khomeini International University (IKIU) and Kar Non-profit University in Qazvin, Iran were asked to respond to the Rosenberg Self-esteem Test, the General Self-efficacy Scale, the Academic Self-efficacy Scale, and the Self-efficacy for Self-regulated learning Scale. Also, the Michigan Test of English Language Proficiency (MTELP) was administered to determine their language proficiency level. Kruskal-Wallis procedure was used to analyze the data. Based on the findings, no significant difference was found in the participants' self-esteem and self-efficacy across proficiency levels. The results of this study may have theoretical and pedagogical implications for teachers, learners and syllabus designers.
Descriptors: Language Role, Personality Traits, Language Proficiency, Foreign Countries, Self Esteem, Self Efficacy, Self Concept Measures, College Second Language Programs, English (Second Language), Second Language Learning, Language Tests, Self Concept, Self Evaluation (Individuals), Academic Achievement, Second Language Instruction, Majors (Students), Questionnaires, Statistical Analysis, Higher Education
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Higher Education
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: Iran
Identifiers - Assessments and Surveys: Michigan Test of English Language Proficiency; Rosenberg Self Esteem Scale
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