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The interplay between emotional intelligence, oral communication skills and second language speaking anxiety: a structural equation modeling approach

The study aimed at identifying the association between Goleman’s emotional intelligence and second language speaking anxiety by employing oral communication skills as the mediating variable. A correlational research design was used. A total of 209 first and second-year Malaysian undergraduate ESL st...

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Main Authors: Ali Alghorbany,, Mohd Hilmi Hamzah,
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Penerbit Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia 2020
Online Access:http://journalarticle.ukm.my/15133/1/37010-122630-1-PB.pdf
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http://ejournals.ukm.my/3l/issue/view/1258
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spelling my-ukm.journal.151332020-09-08T01:15:00Z http://journalarticle.ukm.my/15133/ The interplay between emotional intelligence, oral communication skills and second language speaking anxiety: a structural equation modeling approach Ali Alghorbany, Mohd Hilmi Hamzah, The study aimed at identifying the association between Goleman’s emotional intelligence and second language speaking anxiety by employing oral communication skills as the mediating variable. A correlational research design was used. A total of 209 first and second-year Malaysian undergraduate ESL students were selected from one public university in Malaysia. The study employed the proportionate stratified random sampling. In order to collect data, three questionnaires including ‘Emotional Competence Inventory (ECI)’, ‘Foreign Language Classroom Anxiety Scale (FLCAS)’, and ‘Oral Communication Skills Scale’ were used. Testing the hypotheses required correlational analysis done via Smart PLS 3.0. Results provided support for the proposed conceptual framework, disclosing that emotional intelligence was significantly associated with oral communication skills. Also, oral communication skills were significantly associated with second language speaking anxiety. Lastly, oral communication skills mediated the association between emotional intelligence and second language speaking anxiety. The current study offered ESL students, educator and policymakers several theoretical and practical implications. Penerbit Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia 2020 Article PeerReviewed application/pdf en http://journalarticle.ukm.my/15133/1/37010-122630-1-PB.pdf Ali Alghorbany, and Mohd Hilmi Hamzah, (2020) The interplay between emotional intelligence, oral communication skills and second language speaking anxiety: a structural equation modeling approach. 3L; Language,Linguistics and Literature,The Southeast Asian Journal of English Language Studies., 26 (1). pp. 44-59. ISSN 0128-5157 http://ejournals.ukm.my/3l/issue/view/1258
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description The study aimed at identifying the association between Goleman’s emotional intelligence and second language speaking anxiety by employing oral communication skills as the mediating variable. A correlational research design was used. A total of 209 first and second-year Malaysian undergraduate ESL students were selected from one public university in Malaysia. The study employed the proportionate stratified random sampling. In order to collect data, three questionnaires including ‘Emotional Competence Inventory (ECI)’, ‘Foreign Language Classroom Anxiety Scale (FLCAS)’, and ‘Oral Communication Skills Scale’ were used. Testing the hypotheses required correlational analysis done via Smart PLS 3.0. Results provided support for the proposed conceptual framework, disclosing that emotional intelligence was significantly associated with oral communication skills. Also, oral communication skills were significantly associated with second language speaking anxiety. Lastly, oral communication skills mediated the association between emotional intelligence and second language speaking anxiety. The current study offered ESL students, educator and policymakers several theoretical and practical implications.
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author Ali Alghorbany,
Mohd Hilmi Hamzah,
spellingShingle Ali Alghorbany,
Mohd Hilmi Hamzah,
The interplay between emotional intelligence, oral communication skills and second language speaking anxiety: a structural equation modeling approach
author_facet Ali Alghorbany,
Mohd Hilmi Hamzah,
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title The interplay between emotional intelligence, oral communication skills and second language speaking anxiety: a structural equation modeling approach
title_short The interplay between emotional intelligence, oral communication skills and second language speaking anxiety: a structural equation modeling approach
title_full The interplay between emotional intelligence, oral communication skills and second language speaking anxiety: a structural equation modeling approach
title_fullStr The interplay between emotional intelligence, oral communication skills and second language speaking anxiety: a structural equation modeling approach
title_full_unstemmed The interplay between emotional intelligence, oral communication skills and second language speaking anxiety: a structural equation modeling approach
title_sort interplay between emotional intelligence, oral communication skills and second language speaking anxiety: a structural equation modeling approach
publisher Penerbit Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia
publishDate 2020
url http://journalarticle.ukm.my/15133/1/37010-122630-1-PB.pdf
http://journalarticle.ukm.my/15133/
http://ejournals.ukm.my/3l/issue/view/1258
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