The Effect of Psychological Factors on English Speaking Performance of Students Enrolled in Postgraduate English Language Teaching Programs in Pakistan

http://dx.doi.org/10.31703/glr.2020(V-II).11      10.31703/glr.2020(V-II).11      Published : Jun 2020
Authored by : Habiba Qureshi , Fareeha Javed , Sana Baig

11 Pages : 101-114

http://dx.doi.org/10.31703/glr.2020(V-II).11      10.31703/glr.2020(V-II).11      Published : Jun 2020

The Effect of Psychological Factors on English Speaking Performance of Students Enrolled in Postgraduate English Language Teaching Programs in Pakistan

Abstract

    This research attempted to identify the psychological factors that affect the speaking performance of students enrolled in Postgraduate English Language Teaching programs in Pakistan. A quantitative approach was used to address the main aim of this study. The participants of the research were 100 postgraduate students enrolled in English Language Teaching (ELT) and Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages (TESOL) programs of public sector higher education institutions and universities in Pakistan. The findings revealed that many students in this study reported finding it difficult to speak in English in foreign language classrooms due to psychological factors like lack of selfconfidence, lack of self-esteem, fear of making mistakes, shyness, anxiety and motivation mainly. The findings also revealed that almost all the psychological factors are interlinked with each other and have a direct effect on the speaking performance of the students in this study.

    Psychological Factors, Oral Performance, Speaking Problems, ELT and TESOL, Pakistan

    (1) Habiba Qureshi
    MS Student, Department of TESOL, Lahore College for Women University, Lahore, Punjab, Pakistan.
    (2) Fareeha Javed
    Head of TESOL Department, Lahore College for Women University, Lahore, Punjab, Pakistan.
    (3) Sana Baig
    Lecturer, Department of TESOL, Lahore College for Women University, Lahore, Punjab, Pakistan.
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    APA : Qureshi, H., Javed, F., & Baig, S. (2020). The Effect of Psychological Factors on English Speaking Performance of Students Enrolled in Postgraduate English Language Teaching Programs in Pakistan. Global Language Review, V(II), 101-114. https://doi.org/10.31703/glr.2020(V-II).11

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    CHICAGO : Qureshi, Habiba, Fareeha Javed, and Sana Baig. 2020. "The Effect of Psychological Factors on English Speaking Performance of Students Enrolled in Postgraduate English Language Teaching Programs in Pakistan." Global Language Review, V (II): 101-114 doi: 10.31703/glr.2020(V-II).11

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    HARVARD : QURESHI, H., JAVED, F. & BAIG, S. 2020. The Effect of Psychological Factors on English Speaking Performance of Students Enrolled in Postgraduate English Language Teaching Programs in Pakistan. Global Language Review, V, 101-114.

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    MHRA : Qureshi, Habiba, Fareeha Javed, and Sana Baig. 2020. "The Effect of Psychological Factors on English Speaking Performance of Students Enrolled in Postgraduate English Language Teaching Programs in Pakistan." Global Language Review, V: 101-114

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    OXFORD : Qureshi, Habiba, Javed, Fareeha, and Baig, Sana (2020), "The Effect of Psychological Factors on English Speaking Performance of Students Enrolled in Postgraduate English Language Teaching Programs in Pakistan", Global Language Review, V (II), 101-114

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    TURABIAN : Qureshi, Habiba, Fareeha Javed, and Sana Baig. "The Effect of Psychological Factors on English Speaking Performance of Students Enrolled in Postgraduate English Language Teaching Programs in Pakistan." Global Language Review V, no. II (2020): 101-114. https://doi.org/10.31703/glr.2020(V-II).11