Exploring the Role of Positive Mental Imagery in Public Speaking Performance of English as Foreign Language Taiwanese College Students

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Title:	Exploring the Role of Positive Mental Imagery in Public Speaking Performance of English as Foreign Language Taiwanese College Students
Authors:	Rattanapatniyom, Rynyarat
Contributors:	心理學系
Keywords:	Public speaking anxiety、mental imagery、visualization、positive Thinking、EFL speakers
Date:	2017
Issue Date:	2018-05-31 03:45:04 (UTC+0)
Publisher:	亞洲大學
Abstract:	Abstract Objective. The study explored the role of Positive Mental Imagery (PMI) in public speaking performance including speaking scores, public speaking confidence (PSC), public speaking anxiety (PSA), and speech disfluencies among English as foreign language (EFL) Taiwanese college students. Method. Twenty-two students (18 females, 4 males aged 18-24) voluntarily participated in this experimental study. Participants were randomly assigned to either the PMI or control group. Both groups attended a public speaking contest. The PMI group received the PMI training as the treatment which included PMI education, and practice before the speech contest. PSA was measured by State-Trait Anxiety Inventory. PSC was assessed by A short-form of the Personal Report of Confidence as a Speaker. Speech disfluencies were counted. Speaking scores were rated by five judges. Results. The PMI scores of PMI group increased significantly after PMI training. There were no significant differences between the control and PMI groups in public speaking performance including speaking scores, PSA, PSC and public speaking disfluencies (p = .71, .84, .80, and .62 respectively). For participants as a whole, traveling in an English-speaking country and PSC successfully predicted speaking scores (p = .002 and .020 respectively) while speaking scores was the successful predictor towards PSC (p = .006). Conclusion. In addition to native speakers, PMI training effectively improved PMI scores of EFL college students in Taiwan. Public speaking performance were predicted by college students’ prior experience, such as traveling in an English-speaking country and public speaking confidence. Keywords: public speaking anxiety, mental imagery, visualization, positive thinking, EFL speakers
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