The Effects of Positive Self-Talk on EFL Learners' Speaking Skills, Language Learning Motivation, Autonomy, And Self-Confidence
نویسندگان
1 Associate Professor, Department of Foreign Language Education, Alanya Alaaddin Keykubat University, Antalya, Turkey
2 Assistant Professor, English Department, College of Sciences and Humanities, Prince Sattam Bin Abdulaziz University, Al-kharj, Saudi Arabia
doi
10.22132/tel.2025.462466.1629چکیده
As there are different psychological variables involved in English language learning, this study investigated how English as a Foreign Language (EFL) students’ speaking ability, motivation for language acquisition, learner autonomy (LA), and self-confidence were affected by positive self-talk (PST). To achieve this goal, the researchers recruited sixty EFL learners using the convenience sampling method and then divided them into two groups. Subsequently, both groups were pretested for speaking ability, language learning motivation, LA, and self-confidence. The participants in one group received an intervention through PST, while those in the other group received traditional training without applying PST. After the treatment, both groups took post-tests on their speaking ability, motivation for language acquisition, LA, and self-confidence. The results displayed variations in the post-test scores of the two groups, with the experimental group (EG) outperforming the control group (CG). Some implications and conclusions were drawn from the results.
