A longitudinal investigation into English speaking self-efficacy in a Japanese language classroom

Abstract Self-efficacy is the belief in one’s own ability to carry out a given task, and has been shown to be a powerful predictor of performance. Although researchers have considered self-efficacy within language learning, it remains a relatively underused and unexplored construct. This longitudina...

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Main Author: Paul Leeming
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: SpringerOpen 2017-09-01
Series:Asian-Pacific Journal of Second and Foreign Language Education
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Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s40862-017-0035-x