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A Study on the Self-efficacy in English Learning of Ethnic Minority Students in Vocational College

Author(s)

Yani Lu1,*, Cuiping Huo1, Wei Tu2

Affiliation(s)

1Nanjing Institute of Tourism and Hospitality, Nanjing, Jiangsu, China 2Nanjing Xiaozhuang University, Nanjing, Jiangsu, China *Corresponding Author.

Abstract

Ethnic minority students face transferring native language, Chinese and English to each other in English learning, so attention should be paid to them in English teaching. By applying qualitative and quantitative research methods and adopting such research modes as questionnaire and semi-structural interview, this thesis chooses the ethnic minority students in vocational colleges as the research objects, and carries out detailed empirical analysis and research to ethnic minority students’ self-efficacy level in English learning and its influencing factors. It also discusses how to apply effective methods to enhance students’ self-efficacy in English learning in the process of teaching and learning.

Keywords

English Learning; Self-efficacy; Influence Factors; Vocational College; Ethnic Minority Students

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