ERIC Number: EJ1257218
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2020
Pages: 7
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ISSN: ISSN-2094-3938
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Influence of Small Group Discussion on the English Oral Communication Self-Efficacy of Filipino ESL Learners in Central Luzon
Tan, Richard K.; Polong, Ronald B.; Collates, Leila M.; Torres, Joel M.
TESOL International Journal, v15 n1 p100-106 2020
Attitudes toward a learning task deals with one's reaction to anything associated with the immediate context in which the language learning takes place. As such, the construct of self-efficacy, which is the belief in one's capabilities to carry out, organize and perform a task successfully, have always been underscored in the academic setting. Using a quasi-experimental, non-probability sampling method that included 30 senior high school students from a public secondary Science school in Central Luzon, the study examines the influence of small group discussion method on the students' English oral communication self-efficacy. Student satisfaction on EFL speaking classes questionnaire developed by Asakereh and Dehghannezhad (2015) was used to determine participants' self-efficacy. Results of the paired-sample t-test on English oral communication self-efficacy showed that the mean score after the small group discussion intervention (X-bar=3.605, SD=0.356) is statistically equal to the mean score before intervention (X-bar=3.463, SD =0.398, t[subscript (29)]= -1.273, p>0.05), indicating that the intervention used did not statistically increase English communication oral self-efficacy.
Descriptors: Group Discussion, Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction, English (Second Language), Intervention, Teaching Methods, Foreign Countries, High School Students, Public Schools, Oral Language, Self Efficacy, Communicative Competence (Languages), Scores, Student Attitudes, Comparative Analysis, Small Group Instruction, Teacher Student Relationship, Instructional Effectiveness
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: High Schools; Secondary Education
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: Philippines
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