The Correlation between Self-Efficacy and EFL Students' Speaking Performance: A Case Study at English Department Batch 2019 = The Correlation between Self-Efficacy and EFL Students' Speaking Performance: A Case Study at English Department Batch 2019

This research aims to analyse the correlation between students’ English speaking self-efficacy and their English speaking performance; and its significance. The research was carried out at Hasanuddin University. With the population of 108 students of English Literature major batch 2019, a sample of 21 students was chosen, and the data was collected through a questionnaire and standardized speaking performance test scores. Quantitative correlational research is used to measure the correlation with speaking self-efficacy as variable X and speaking performance as variable Y. The data was analysed by calculating the Pearson Product-Moment Correlation calculated using Statistical Package for Social Sciences (SPSS) Statistics 22.0 Program.

The results showed a positive correlation between speaking self-efficacy and speaking performance with Pearson correlation of 0.713. With the rcount (0.713) being higher than the table (0.433) under the significance level of 5%, the hypothesis of this research is accepted. On the significance level of the impact, the result of the correlation analysis showed that there is a strong significance between the two variables. These findings suggested that the higher the level of a student’s speaking self-efficacy, the more persistent, determined, and confident the individual in delivering their speech, resulting in the enhancement of their speaking performance. In line with that, the lower the level of the speaking self-efficacy, the more reluctant, anxious, and self-conscious they are in attempting to perform speaking.

Keywords : Self-Efficacy, English Speaking