4th Annual Research Conference of SLIIT CITY UNI

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    Investigating the Role of Self-Talk Practice in Developing Spontaneous Speaking Confidence Among Foundation Students at a Private University in Sri Lanka
    (SLIIT City UNI, 2025-07-08) Wahalawatte, D.A.; Tharuka, P.V.Y.; Pannilavithana, M.Y.; Baghavan, A. A; Bhagya, K. M. H.; Nilaweera, W.R.I.U.
    Successful spontaneous conversation is an essential skill for an ESL learner. Spontaneous conversations become difficult as they involve instant thinking and processing. This study investigates whether self-talk would be an efficient strategy to improve the confidence level in spontaneous conversations in ESL learners. The study was done among a group of students from SLIIT City Uni, semester 1 February intake batch. A Mixed method was used in a pre-test/post-test design for data collection, namely pretest and post-test. A self-talk intervention was implemented over a period of seven days between these interview sessions. The findings indicated a significant improvement in ESL Learners’ confidence levels during spontaneous conversations following the implementation of the self-talk strategy. In this study, the qualitative analysis complemented the quantitative findings, and several important recommendations were proposed based on the integrated results.