A study on self-efficacy of students majoring in the Chinese language at a university in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam

Abstract

This article investigates the belief in self-efficacy in learning among Chinese language students in Vietnam, looking for differences in demographics, and the effect of self-efficacy beliefs on student academic performance. The results of a questionnaire survey with 142 students of a university in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam showed that: First, the self-efficacy of Vietnamese Chinese language majors has a high level; Second, there is no significant difference in the self-efficacy in learning the Chinese language between male students and female students; Third, there is no significant difference in the self-efficacy in learning the Chinese language between students from urban areas and students from rural areas; Fourth, there exists a significant difference in the self-efficacy in learning the Chinese language between first-year students and third-year students; Fifth, there is no correlation between the self-efficacy and Chinese language learning’ academic performance. The findings provide a basis for the future cultivation of Vietnamese students’ self-efficacy in the Chinese language classroom. Based on the research results, the article makes some recommendations.