The Correlations between Shy College EFL Students in Taiwan and Their English Learning
Open Access
Author:
Liao, Chien-Tzu
Graduate Program:
Curriculum and Instruction
Degree:
Doctor of Philosophy
Document Type:
Dissertation
Date of Defense:
June 21, 2006
Committee Members:
Ladislaus M Semali, Committee Chair/Co-Chair Thomas Daniel Yawkey, Committee Member Edgar Paul Yoder, Committee Member Roger C Shouse, Committee Member
Keywords:
English EFL college students shy Taiwan
Abstract:
The study explores the impact of shyness and communication apprehension on Taiwanese college EFL students’ English learning, and also discovers the relationship between shyness and communication apprehension.
The research procedure begins with conducting surveys from two self-report scales to measure the levels of shyness and communication apprehension and then, proceeds to analyzing the survey results by appropriate statistical methods in the SPSS program.
The results show that shyness and communication apprehension do not influence Taiwanese college EFL students’ English learning in the aspects of speaking, listening, and reading, Gender shows no differentiation regarding shyness and communication apprehension, but has a weak correlation with reading achievement. Shyness can only predict or classify communication apprehension at a low percentage.
