Confidence Is Everything: The Mediating Effects of Self-Efficacy on Task Value and Social Media Participation

Autor/inn/en	Bailey, Daniel R.; Rakushin-Lee, Andrea
Titel	Confidence Is Everything: The Mediating Effects of Self-Efficacy on Task Value and Social Media Participation
Quelle	In: TESL-EJ, 24 (2021) 4, (20 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1072-4303
Schlagwörter	Self Efficacy; Value Judgment; College Students; Late Adolescents; Student Participation; Social Media; Collaborative Writing; Student Educational Objectives; Language Skills; Second Language Learning; English (Second Language); Correlation; Foreign Countries; South Korea + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Self-efficacy; Selbstwirksamkeit; Werturteil; Collegestudent; Halbstarker; Schülermitarbeit; Schülermitwirkung; Studentische Mitbestimmung; Soziale Medien; Language skill; Sprachkompetenz; Zweitsprachenerwerb; English as second language; English; Second Language; Englisch als Zweitsprache; Korrelation; Ausland; Korea; Republik
Abstract	Social networking for language learning (SNLL) entails students practicing second language (L2) writing on social media platforms like Facebook. Language learning through social media activities occurs through active participation resulting in language output. This examination of how L2 output influences language learning highlights the importance of interactions when participating on social network sites. Self-efficacy refers to confidence to succeed and task value refers to the value SNLL has towards helping students meet their language learning goals. Self-efficacy and task value in the context of SNLL are two motivational factors that influence participation and, consequently, language acquisition. This quantitative study surveyed a group of students (n = 203) who participated in a six-week SNLL program in South Korea to investigate the relationships among task value, self-efficacy, and participation. Furthermore, a mediation model was carried out. Results showed that self-efficacy completely mediates the relationship between task value and participation, indicating that increasing levels of self-efficacy explain the relationship between the value SNLL contributes to language learning goals and participation in EFL class Facebook groups. Results-driven pedagogical implications on SNLL are given. (As Provided).
Anmerkungen	TESL-EJ. e-mail: editor@tesl-ej.org; Web site: http://tesl-ej.org
Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2024/1/01