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Promoting English Speaking Confidence through Online Expanding Circle Communication

SHS Web of Conferences, 2021, Vol.102, p.1010 [Peer Reviewed Journal]

2021. This work is licensed under https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ (the “License”). Notwithstanding the ProQuest Terms and conditions, you may use this content in accordance with the terms of the License. ;ISSN: 2261-2424 ;ISSN: 2416-5182 ;EISSN: 2261-2424 ;DOI: 10.1051/shsconf/202110201010

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  • Title:
    Promoting English Speaking Confidence through Online Expanding Circle Communication
  • Author: Saito, Arifumi ; Heo, Younghyon
  • Cantu Campos, H.A. ; Fragulis, G. ; Roy, D.
  • Subjects: Attitudes ; Confidence ; Intercultural communication
  • Is Part Of: SHS Web of Conferences, 2021, Vol.102, p.1010
  • Description: This study explores how expanding circle communication (i.e., intercultural communication between “non-native” speakers of English) boosts the confidence of Japanese EFL learners by developing a positive attitude toward their own English. Japanese, Chinese and Vietnamese university students participated in four sessions of online discussion. Since the idea of “English as an International Language” (EIL) is considered as a key to promote the learners’ positive mindset for what had been considered “non-native” English varieties and boost the confidence in their own English, it was introduced in the reading activities in each session. After the completion of four intercultural communication sessions, reflective writings on two questions asking 1) their self-confidence in speaking English and 2) their attitude about EIL were collected. The result shows that the expanding circle communication brought the Japanese participants to raise their confidence in speaking English in relatively high percentage (73%) of all cases. Regarding the attitude on EIL, on the other hand, students were divided into two groups with the negative (43%) and positive (57%) attitude. In this study, therefore, the gap in the percentage between the participants’ confidence in speaking English and attitude on EIL was examined and discussed.
  • Publisher: Les Ulis: EDP Sciences
  • Language: English
  • Identifier: ISSN: 2261-2424
    ISSN: 2416-5182
    EISSN: 2261-2424
    DOI: 10.1051/shsconf/202110201010
  • Source: EDP Open
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