APPROACHES TO SELF-EFFICACY IN SECOND LANGUAGE SPEAKING: THE STATE OF THE ART

This paper aims to paint a picture of approaches to self-efficacy in second language (L2) speaking. More specifically, it posits assessable self-efficacy dimensions in L2 speaking as instruments for assessing such particular domain are scanty. Dimensions of the self-efficacy hinge on the four sources of self-efficacy namely mastery experience, vicarious experience, verbal persuasion, and psychological and affective states, whereas the dimensions of L2 speaking employ Goh’s (2007) model for speaking skill for effective communication, namely phonological skills, speech function skills, interaction management skills, and extended discourse organization skills. In conclusion, all the dimensions of self-efficacy are juxtaposed with Goh’s (2007) model for speaking skill for effective communication thereby constructing assessable instrument for assessing students’ speaking selfefficacy.