英语专业学生自我效能感与口语学习策略相关性研究的开题报告.docx

英语专业学生自我效能感与口语学习策略相关性研究的开题报告

Title:TheCorrelationbetweenEnglishMajorStudents’Self-EfficacyandOralLanguageLearningStrategies

Introduction:

EnglishlanguagelearningisanessentialpartofacademicandprofessionaldevelopmentforstudentsmajoringinEnglish.Speakingskillsarejustasimportantasreading,writing,andlisteningskillsinachievinglanguageproficiency.However,manyEnglishmajorstudentsmaylackconfidenceintheirspeakingabilitiesandcanbenefitfromlearningappropriatestrategiestoimprovetheiroralcommunicationskills.ThisstudyaimstoinvestigatethecorrelationbetweenEnglishmajorstudents’self-efficacyandtheiruseoforallanguagelearningstrategies.

ResearchQuestions:

1.Whatisthelevelofself-efficacyamongEnglishmajorstudentsregardingtheirorallanguageabilities?

2.WhatarethecommonorallanguagelearningstrategiesusedbyEnglishmajorstudents?

3.IsthereasignificantcorrelationbetweenEnglishmajorstudentsself-efficacyandtheiruseoforallanguagelearningstrategies?

LiteratureReview:

Self-efficacyisacriticaldeterminantofachievementinlanguagelearningthatinfluenceslearners’choices,effort,perseverance,andoverallperformance.AccordingtoBandura’sSocialCognitiveTheory,self-efficacybeliefscanbestrengthenedthroughmodeling,feedback,andsuccessfulexperiences.

Orallanguagelearningstrategiesaretechniquesusedbylearnerstoenhancetheirspeakingskills.Thesestrategiesincludeparaphrasing,summarizing,elaborating,questioning,monitoring,andself-talkamongothers.Severalstudieshaveestablishedapositivecorrelationbetweentheuseoforallanguagelearningstrategiesandlanguageproficiency.

Methodology:

Thestudywilluseasurveyresearchdesign.TheparticipantswillbeEnglishmajorstudentsatauniversityinChinawhoarecurrentlyenrolledinspokenEnglishcourses.Aself-administeredquestionnairewillbeusedtocollectdataonstudent