Linguistics and Literature Studies, Volume (4), No (2), Year (2016-1) , Pages (129-133)

Title : ( An Iranian Case Study on the Relationship between EFL Teachers’ Self-confidence Level and Learners’ Speaking Development )

Authors: Atiyeh Kamyabi Gol , fahimeh Aleabbas ,

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Abstract

Self-confidence of English language teachers has been discovered to be a significant factor in learners' achievement. This study aimed to find the relationship between English teachers’ self-confidence level and second language (L2) learners' development of conversational skills. The participants of this study were 60 Higher Intermediate L2 learners at Shayan Language Institute in Torbat Heydarie, Iran. A self-confidence questionnaire was used for the present article. The teachers of Shayan institute were asked to answer this questionnaire. Then, two male teachers, one with high self-confidence and one with normal level of self-confidence were selected as the teachers of experimental and control groups, respectively. The course lasted for 12 sessions (6 weeks with two weekly sessions); in each session both teachers provided their students with the same techniques, including conversations, role plays, speaking about pictures, etc. To homogenize the students a conversation-based proficiency test (CPE speaking test) was administered. Afterwards, 30 second language learners were selected and divided into the experimental and control groups. At the end of the course a posttest was administered. The results of t test analysis indicated that participants in the self-confident group could significantly outperform those in the control group. The results of this study can provide pedagogical implications for English teachers to be self-confident and can convey this quality of L2 learners in the class.

Keywords

, English Teachers, EFL Students, Self-confidence, Speaking Development
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@article{paperid:1055061,
author = {Kamyabi Gol, Atiyeh and Aleabbas, Fahimeh},
title = {An Iranian Case Study on the Relationship between EFL Teachers’ Self-confidence Level and Learners’ Speaking Development},
journal = {Linguistics and Literature Studies},
year = {2016},
volume = {4},
number = {2},
month = {January},
issn = {2331-642X},
pages = {129--133},
numpages = {4},
keywords = {English Teachers; EFL Students; Self-confidence; Speaking Development},
}

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%T An Iranian Case Study on the Relationship between EFL Teachers’ Self-confidence Level and Learners’ Speaking Development
%A Kamyabi Gol, Atiyeh
%A Aleabbas, Fahimeh
%J Linguistics and Literature Studies
%@ 2331-642X
%D 2016

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