Self Efficacy in Foreign Language Learning

ISBN-13: 9783848498178 / Angielski / Miękka / 2012 / 132 str.

Emrah Cinkara

Opis

Learning English as a foreign language is becoming more and more important for educational, cultural, economic, political, and personal reasons. Therefore; learners, parents, teachers, researchers, and institutions are putting many efforts for improved learning environments. Being a part of these efforts, this study investigates self-efficacy, learners judgments of their abilities to organize and perform set of actions. The results of this study reveal that self-efficacy correlates with success in language learning and there are different sources in EFL to contribute self-efficacy beliefs of learners.

O autorze

Emrah Cinkara holds MA degree in EFL with an emphasis on self-efficacy beliefs of learners at tertiary level. He has been studying further and doing research for his PhD in psycholinguistic characteristics of online EFL learners. His research interests encompass topics in foreign language learning and use of technology in education.