Exploring self-perceived communication competence in foreign language learning

• Authors: Thomas Lockley
• Languages of publication: EN

Abstracts

EN

Speaking self-perceived communication competence (SPCC) is a construct with many potential implications for foreign language learning, but one that has been little studied. SPCC itself is a major predictive factor in willingness to communicate, a construct which has been widely conceptualised and researched. This study (N = 103) used a repeated measures ANOVA to investigate SPCC and its correlation with actual L2 speaking proficiency over the course of a year; there was no significant correlation. Qualitative data was then treated with grounded theory to establish why SPCC was inaccurate and to provide pointers as to how SPCC accuracy might be improved. The findings are discussed with reference to the literature in an attempt to establish a deeper understanding of SPCC, particularly in the Japanese context, its formulation and its implications for foreign language learning.

Keywords

EN

self-perceived communication competence, willingness to communicate; learner self-perceptions; foreign language anxiety

• Publisher: Uniwersytet im. Adama Mickiewicza w Poznaniu
• Journal: Studies in Second Language Learning and Teaching
• Year: 2013
• Volume: 3
• Issue: 2
• Pages: 187-212

Dates

cover

2013-06

Contributors

author

Thomas Lockley

• Nihon University College of Law in Tokyo, Japan

Identifiers

ISSN

2083-5205

DOI

10.14746/ssllt.2013.3.2.3