PERCEIVED SELF-EFFICACY OF MALAYSIAN ESL ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY STUDENTS ON THEIR SPEAKING ABILITY AND ITS PEDAGOGICAL IMPLICATIONS

• Main Authors: Idrus, Hairuzila, Salleh, Rohani
• Format: Article
• Published: MELTA (Malaysian English Language Teaching Association) 2008
• Subjects: LB2300 Higher Education
• Online Access: http://eprints.utp.edu.my/3365/1/Hairuzila_%26_Dr._Rohani_-_article_for_publication.doc; http://eprints.utp.edu.my/3365/
• Institution: Universiti Teknologi Petronas

This study looked into the self-efficacy of Malaysian ESL students (n=338) from a private university in their ability to speak in English. These students are majoring in engineering and technology. A questionnaire, designed by Idrus and Sivapalan (2007) adapted from Bandura’s (1990) and Mikulecky et...