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Vol. 12 No. 2 (2024)
Argentinian Journal of Applied Linguistics

Special Issue Articles

Indonesian Learners’ L2 Reticence in English for Specific Purposes Classes and Its Influence on L2 Confidence

Published 18.11.2024

  • Lusiana Puspita Dewi
    • ,
  • Adaninggar Septi Subekti

Lusiana Puspita Dewi
Universitas Kristen Duta Wacana, Yogyakarta, Indonesia

Adaninggar Septi Subekti
Universitas Kristen Duta Wacana, Yogyakarta

Abstract

The present article reports on a research study on Indonesian English for Specific Purposes (ESP) learners' level of L2 reticence and its influence on L2 confidence. 213 ESP learners from different departments participated in this study. Data was collected through a survey. By means of descriptive statistics, it was found that learners generally reported a low-moderate level of L2 reticence. Most participants seemed unafraid of being the centre of attention or making mistakes in English class. Through bivariate linear regression, this study also found that L2 reticence significantly influenced L2 confidence. It accounted for 23.80% of the total variance in L2 confidence. Informed by these findings, pedagogical implications include incorporating class activities that allow more learner talk and the creation of a psychologically safe environment for learners to engage in risk-taking behaviours in L2 learning. Future studies might investigate the possible relationship between L2 reticence and other L2 learning aspects.

Keywords

Confidence, English for Specific Purposes (ESP), influence, reticence, second/foreign language (L2)

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Author Biography

Lusiana Puspita Dewi

Lusi is an upper-semester student at the English Language Education Department of Universitas Kristen Duta Wacana, Yogyakarta, Indonesia. Her research interest is mainly on Second Language Individual Differences.

E-mail: lusiana.dewi@students.ukdw.ac.id

ORCiD: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6641-0307

Adaninggar Septi Subekti

Adaninggar, who obtained her M.Sc. in TESOL from University of Edinburgh, Scotland, UK, currently works as a lecturer at the English Language Education Department, Faculty of Education and Humanities of Universitas Kristen Duta Wacana (UKDW), Yogyakarta, Indonesia. She is currently also pursuing her doctoral degree at the Language Education Science Department at the Faculty of Languages and Arts of Universitas Negeri Yogyakarta, Indonesia. The Editor-in-Chief of SAGA Journal UKDW, she is also a reviewer of SiELE Journal, Syiah Kuala University, Banda Aceh, Englisia Journal, UIN Ar-Raniry Banda Aceh, IJELTAL Journal, UINSI Samarinda, LLT Journal, Sanata Dharma University, Pedagogy Journal, IAIN Metro, Indonesia, and Colombian Applied Linguistics Journal, Universidad Distrital Francisco José de Caldas, Bogota, Colombia. Her research interest includes L2 learners’ individual differences, Global Englishes, L2 writing, and inclusive education in ELT.

Google Scholar: https://scholar.google.co.id/citations?user=f03gmioAAAAJ&hl=en&oi=ao

Web of Science Researcher ID: ADG-6215-2022

ORCiD ID: http://orcid.org/0000-0002-6641-0307 

SCOPUS ID: 57202583019 https://www.scopus.com/authid/detail.uri?authorId=57202583019