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This paper examines the association between students’ self-efficacy in academic discourse and their linguistic and cultural backgrounds. The study involved 108 university students from Australia, The United States of America and China studying at an Australian university. The students responded to a survey evaluating their self-efficacy in academic discourse. Data showed a link between students’ self-efficacy and their linguistic and cultural background. Australian and American students’ results were similar and they demonstrated a high level of self-efficacy. This contrasted with the results of the Chinese students who exhibited a consistently low level of self-efficacy in academic discourse. Data suggested the language-related factors to be significant to the way students perceived own abilities. The paper concludes with suggestions on modifying self-efficacy.
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This conference paper was consequently published as:
Malczewska-Webb, B. (2014). Academic discourse and self-efficacy in diverse settings. In K. Warchal, & A. Lyda (Eds.), Cultural interfaces in academic setting and beyond (pp. 35-50). University of Silesia .
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This conference paper was consequently published as:
Malczewska-Webb, B. (2014). Academic discourse and self-efficacy in diverse settings. In K. Warchal, & A. Lyda (Eds.), Cultural interfaces in academic setting and beyond (pp. 35-50). University of Silesia .
| Original language | English |
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| Publication status | Unpublished - 2011 |
| Event | 2nd International PRISEAL Conference: Publishing and Presenting Research Internationally: Issues for Speakers of English as an Additional Language - Sosnowiec, Poland Duration: 9 Jun 2011 → 11 Jun 2011 Conference number: 2nd |
Conference
| Conference | 2nd International PRISEAL Conference |
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| Abbreviated title | PRISEAL |
| Country/Territory | Poland |
| City | Sosnowiec |
| Period | 9/06/11 → 11/06/11 |
| Other | Addressed to applied linguists working in fields such as genre analysis (esp.academic genres) and intercultural rhetoric, journal publishers, editors and referees, authors' editors and translators,conference interpreters |
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Academic discourse and self-efficacy in diverse settings
Malczewska-Webb, B., 2014, Cultural interfaces in academic setting and beyond. Warchal, K. & Lyda, A. (eds.). Katowice, Poland: University of Silesia , p. 35-50 16 p.Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter › Research › peer-review