Self-efficacy and self-concept as predictors of language learning achievements in an Asian bilingual context

Self-efficacy and self-concept as predictors of language learning achievements in an Asian bilingual context

• Chao, Chih Nuo Grace The Chinese University of Hong Kong
• McInerney, Dennis M. The Australian Catholic University
• Bai, Barry The Chinese University of Hong Kong

Asia-Pacific Education Researcher, 28(2), 139-147, 2019

Springer

2019

• A Human Growth & Development
  • AC Socialization, Self-concept, Self-esteem, Identity, Affective, Emotional, Psycho-social & Moral Development
• F Learning & Teaching
  • FE Medium of Instruction, Language of Teaching, Bi-& Multilingual Education, Problems of Bilingualism, Code-mixing & Code-switching

Self-efficacy Self-concept Academic Achievement Language Learning

• Hong Kong

• 1997.7 onwards

• Secondary Education

This study investigated the relationships between students' self-efficacy and self-concept for learning languages and students' academic achievement in learning English and Chinese. 1092 eighth to eleventh graders from four Hong Kong secondary schools completed questionnaires reporting their self-efficacy, self-concept and academic results for Chinese language and English language. Results indicated that Chinese language self-efficacy and self-concept were significant predictors for Chinese language learning achievements. English language self-efficacy and self-concept predicted both students' English and Chinese learning achievements. These results provide some support for both the domain specificity of self-efficacy and the internal/external frame of reference effect. There is also support for the notion that learning English language facilitates the learning of Chinese language but not the other way around.
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• English

Journal Articles

• 01195646

• 10.1007/s40299-018-0420-3

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2020-06-08