Exploring self-perceived communication competence in foreign language learning
Loading...
Date
2013-06
Authors
Advisor
Editor
Journal Title
Journal ISSN
Volume Title
Publisher
Zakład Filologii Angielskiej Wydział Pedagogiczno-Artystyczny Uniwersytetu im. Adama Mickiewicza w Kaliszu
Title alternative
Abstract
Speaking self-perceived communication competence (SPCC) is a construct with many potential implications for foreign language learning, but one that has been little studied. SPCC itself is a major predictive factor in willingness to communicate, a construct which has been widely conceptualised and re-searched. This study (N= 103) used a repeated measures ANOVA to investigate SPCC and its correlation with actual L2 speaking proficiency over the
course of a year; there was no significant correlation. Qualitative data was
then treated with grounded theory to establish why SPCC was inaccurate
and to provide pointers as to how SPCC accuracy might be improved. The
findings are discussed with reference to the literature in an attempt to establish a deeper understanding of SPCC, particularly in the Japanese context,its formulation and its implications for foreign language learning.
Description
Sponsor
Keywords
self-perceived communication competence,, willingness to com- municate, learner self-perceptions, learner self-evaluations, foreign language anxiety
Citation
Studies in Second Language Learning and Teaching, 2013, vol. 3, no. 2, pp.187-212