An Undergraduate Tourism Student’s Perception of Self- Confidence in Communicating in English

Abstract

This study reports perceptions of a tourism academy student concerning self-confidence in communication through English. The design of this study is a qualitative case study, which grounded from the qualitative research paradigm. To gather information, the author conducted an interview with one participant who was enrolled in the tourism undergraduate study program at a private tourism academy in Yogyakarta The data were analyzed using Roth-Rerbst, Borbely and Brooks-Gunn’s (2008) parameter on self-confidence namely identity (coherent sense of self), self-concept (specific evaluation of the self), self-esteem (motivational orientations in self-enhancement), and self-efficacy (individual's belief to succeed). This study showed that the four factors of self-confidence shaped the participant’s self-confidence in communicating in English.