Self-Efficacy Profiles Among English-as-a-Second-Language Learners

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  In Roundtable Session: Understanding the Roles of Identity, Motivation, and Self-Efficacy in Second, Foreign, and Heritage Language Learning

Abstract

This study used latent profile analysis (LPA) to examine different patterns of English as a Second Language (ESL) learners’ self-efficacy beliefs for learning English. The Questionnaire of English Self-Efficacy was completed by undergraduate students in Korea. The LPA analysis revealed a clear and unambiguous three groups representing low, medium, and high self-efficacy profiles. The high and medium self-efficacy profiles represent students who spent more years of studying English and are disproportionately female compared to the low self-efficacy profile. The ESL learners’ self-efficacy profiles identified in this study can be used to tailor instructions appropriately.

Authors

• Do-Hong Kim, University of North Carolina - Charlotte

• Chuang Wang, University of North Carolina - Charlotte

• Mimi Bong, Korea University

• Hyun Seon Ahn, Korea University - Brain and Motivation Research Institute