Published: 2023-02-06

Chinese University Students’ Beliefs about English Language Learning and Self-efficacy

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Abstract

Learners’ beliefs on language learning and perceived self-efficacy are important to the success of their second/foreign language (SL/FL) learning. To reveal the general profiles of and relationship between Chinese students’ beliefs about English learning and self-efficacy, the present study examined beliefs about English learning and self-efficacy held by Chinese university EFL (English as a FL) learners at differing English proficiency levels. A total of 1,698 students from a top university in Beijing answered a battery of questionnaires. The results revealed a general overview of the students’ beliefs about the nature of language learning and the roles of teachers, feedback and learning strategies, and self-efficacy. Another major finding was that participants at different English proficiency levels differed significantly from one another in beliefs about language learning and self-efficacy.

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Liu, M. (2023). Chinese University Students’ Beliefs about English Language Learning and Self-efficacy. Theory and Practice of Second Language Acquisition, 9(1), 1–25. https://doi.org/10.31261/TAPSLA.12797

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Vol. 9 No. 1 (2023)
Published: 2023-04-21


ISSN: 2450-5455
eISSN: 2451-2125
Ikona DOI 10.31261/tapsla

Publisher
Wydawnictwo Uniwersytetu Śląskiego | University of Silesia Press

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