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Mediation effects of language anxiety and prior learning experience on academic speaking challenges and strategies among Libyan students in Malaysian universities

This study examined the academic speaking challenges faced by Libyan students in Malaysian universities, explored the strategies they used to overcome these challenges, and investigated the influence of prior learning experience and language anxiety on their academic communication abroad. The resear...

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Main Authors: Halali, Ahlam Ali Salim, Ismail, Lilliati, Abd Samad, Arshad, Razali, Abu Bakar, Noordin, Nooreen
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Language:English
Published: Sciedu Press 2023
Online Access:http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/109455/1/22550-77711-1-PB.pdf
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spelling my.upm.eprints.1094552024-12-10T03:17:13Z http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/109455/ Mediation effects of language anxiety and prior learning experience on academic speaking challenges and strategies among Libyan students in Malaysian universities Halali, Ahlam Ali Salim Ismail, Lilliati Abd Samad, Arshad Razali, Abu Bakar Noordin, Nooreen This study examined the academic speaking challenges faced by Libyan students in Malaysian universities, explored the strategies they used to overcome these challenges, and investigated the influence of prior learning experience and language anxiety on their academic communication abroad. The research also highlighted the role of self-regulated learning in helping Libyan students tackle their academic challenges and implement effective communication strategies in their new international academic setting. The study employed an explanatory mixed-mode research design, involving a questionnaire with 223 respondents, interviews with 15 informants, and a focused group discussion. Field notes and member checks were used for validation. Correlational procedures, structural equation modeling (SEM), and bootstrapping resampling analyses were conducted to examine the relationships between variables, validate study models, and test research hypotheses. NVivo analysis was utilized to code and generate themes from interviews, focus group discussions, and field notes. Findings revealed that Libyan students in Malaysian universities displayed strong self-regulated learning characterized by positive motivation and self-awareness, enabling them to overcome communication challenges through the implementation of various strategies to achieve academic success. The study also demonstrated that language challenges, language anxiety, and prior experience influenced the adoption of academic speaking strategies. These results emphasize the need for stakeholders to address the negative prior experiences faced by Libyan international students and highlight the importance of further research on previous experiences and emotional factors to gain a deeper understanding of the learning experiences of international EFL students in higher education institutions. Sciedu Press 2023-06-14 Article PeerReviewed text en http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/109455/1/22550-77711-1-PB.pdf Halali, Ahlam Ali Salim and Ismail, Lilliati and Abd Samad, Arshad and Razali, Abu Bakar and Noordin, Nooreen (2023) Mediation effects of language anxiety and prior learning experience on academic speaking challenges and strategies among Libyan students in Malaysian universities. World Journal of English Language, 13 (6). pp. 385-401. ISSN 1925-0703; eISSN: 1925-0711 https://www.sciedupress.com/journal/index.php/wjel/article/view/22550 10.5430/wjel.v13n6p385
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description This study examined the academic speaking challenges faced by Libyan students in Malaysian universities, explored the strategies they used to overcome these challenges, and investigated the influence of prior learning experience and language anxiety on their academic communication abroad. The research also highlighted the role of self-regulated learning in helping Libyan students tackle their academic challenges and implement effective communication strategies in their new international academic setting. The study employed an explanatory mixed-mode research design, involving a questionnaire with 223 respondents, interviews with 15 informants, and a focused group discussion. Field notes and member checks were used for validation. Correlational procedures, structural equation modeling (SEM), and bootstrapping resampling analyses were conducted to examine the relationships between variables, validate study models, and test research hypotheses. NVivo analysis was utilized to code and generate themes from interviews, focus group discussions, and field notes. Findings revealed that Libyan students in Malaysian universities displayed strong self-regulated learning characterized by positive motivation and self-awareness, enabling them to overcome communication challenges through the implementation of various strategies to achieve academic success. The study also demonstrated that language challenges, language anxiety, and prior experience influenced the adoption of academic speaking strategies. These results emphasize the need for stakeholders to address the negative prior experiences faced by Libyan international students and highlight the importance of further research on previous experiences and emotional factors to gain a deeper understanding of the learning experiences of international EFL students in higher education institutions.
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author Halali, Ahlam Ali Salim
Ismail, Lilliati
Abd Samad, Arshad
Razali, Abu Bakar
Noordin, Nooreen
spellingShingle Halali, Ahlam Ali Salim
Ismail, Lilliati
Abd Samad, Arshad
Razali, Abu Bakar
Noordin, Nooreen
Mediation effects of language anxiety and prior learning experience on academic speaking challenges and strategies among Libyan students in Malaysian universities
author_facet Halali, Ahlam Ali Salim
Ismail, Lilliati
Abd Samad, Arshad
Razali, Abu Bakar
Noordin, Nooreen
author_sort Halali, Ahlam Ali Salim
title Mediation effects of language anxiety and prior learning experience on academic speaking challenges and strategies among Libyan students in Malaysian universities
title_short Mediation effects of language anxiety and prior learning experience on academic speaking challenges and strategies among Libyan students in Malaysian universities
title_full Mediation effects of language anxiety and prior learning experience on academic speaking challenges and strategies among Libyan students in Malaysian universities
title_fullStr Mediation effects of language anxiety and prior learning experience on academic speaking challenges and strategies among Libyan students in Malaysian universities
title_full_unstemmed Mediation effects of language anxiety and prior learning experience on academic speaking challenges and strategies among Libyan students in Malaysian universities
title_sort mediation effects of language anxiety and prior learning experience on academic speaking challenges and strategies among libyan students in malaysian universities
publisher Sciedu Press
publishDate 2023
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