| dc.description.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. | en_US |
