LITERATURE REVIEW
Factors that causes lack of confidence in speaking English
The English speaking performance of students are mainly affected by psychological factors whereby they have good level of grammar and vocabulary in English, however, they lack of confidence to speak. According to Elia & Irianti (2015), psychological factors are the mental factors that support or deter people for making ‘frame of mind’ to accomplish things.
Lack of confidence is the feeling of uncertain of their self-worth and a sense of inferior to the others. This type of people tend to disengage themselves because they are sneaking suspicion of their own wisdom and talent. Lack of confidence implication begin from the shortcoming in various personality aspect (Elia
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Therefore, this situation signify that the fear of making mistakes is also due to shyness as the students want to avoid failure in pronouncing the accurate English word in front of the whole class as well as the lecturers. A few students also confirmed the fact that shyness is part of their cultural background which are …show more content…
Concerning to the fear of making mistake, it is very much influenced by the students’ fear of being laughed at by other students or being criticized by the teacher. As a result, students commonly stop participating in the speaking activity (Hieu, 2011). With respect to this issue, Juhana (2012) also stated that the fear of making mistake is largely connected to the concern of negative evaluation and correction. Students are very much concern on their images as they are unwilling of looking foolish in front of others and that they are worried about the judgement from people as how other will see them. Most students are afraid to try to speak in a foreign language they learn because they are avoiding negative evaluations and do not want to be laugh at by their peers in case if they make mistakes. Relating to the condition in IIUM, it is no doubt that students insecurities with their peers stop them from conversing in English. The thought that making mistakes is somewhat embarrassing is the one factor that totally affect student’s
Furthermore, jealousy and feelings of self-inadequacy may
A famous artist once said, “Vanity can overtake wisdom. It usually overtakes common sense.” Personal gain often overshadows the sagacious decision that a person should take. Although many people do not realize, they often tend to value other people’s perception of them rather than what is considered sensible in a situation. Most people’s behavior is often derived from their concern of pride and social status.
People throughout history, and present, live in fear of judgment. They believe that their self-worth lies in the hands of other people. The fear of judgement restricts them from reaching their full capacity and potential. It molds them into what their discouraging peers want them to be. Theodore Roosevelt stressed the importance of not concerning himself of what others thought of his choices.
Conversely, contemporary figures try not to boast to avoid negative criticism from the public because aggrandizing oneself can be seen as
They had grown and learned about themselves yet managed to find others with whom they belonged. Self-actualization is found by the few who leave this comfort in order to seek further understanding, to reach their potential. It is the understanding that even among like-minded peers, everyone is utterly unique and has their own
Roots. Commonly associated with stability and strength as they are the foundation of everything. Trees have roots and leaves. One has roots and heritage. But at the root of confidence is insecurity and distrust.
For examples, doctors such as surgeons who have obtained ownership in a skill that is needed and that many cannot perform. As they worked hard by going to school for eleven years to retrieve that skill and have dedicated a chunk of their lives to becoming a doctor and pursuing that profession. When receiving their skill their minds have matured and caused them to realize that the skill they have is intangible for many and can be used to save lives. Once people such as surgeons own a skill that many don't have their sense of selves develops. As they don't want to keep their skills to themselves since they want to integrate their knowledge to go and help people's lives improve.
As individuals age older, they tend to slow down on their productively and begin retirement (Torges, Stewart, & Duncan, 2008). Erikson stated that during this stage, individuals reflect their lives and come to terms of their accomplishments or failures which have defined them of who they are (Capp, 2004). Individuals who accept the life they lived and view it as unchangeable will result in self-acceptance. Erikson described the importance of this acceptance in order to achieve ego integrity (Torges, Stewart, & Duncan, 2008).
Isolation could also make someone have doubts about their social value and could also lead
Human beings are naturally social with one another. Therefore, the mere feeling of being socially isolated is likely caused by another's ethnicity, status, mental capability, or, by appearance. When socially unaccepted, the emotion of loneliness quickly rushes into the mind along with a negative path of thinking, such as self-critical thoughts. This inner critic feeds on the feelings of isolation and loneliness, causing the victim to remain remote from crowds, or urging the need to find people they can meaningfully connect with. Although when surrounded in the company of others, the victim does not always feel a sense of belonging, due to the incapability of overcoming mental obstacles, lack of understanding, and unawareness to the idea of quality over quantity.
Their passion leads them to have goals that they put all their effort into. Unfortunately, end up unsuccessful and unhappy due to their over confidence. Arrogance and ignorance often prevent one from achieving goals by leading to an inevitable
They also suffer from their personal negative self-esteem that has an impact on their values and relationships with other people. This affects their desire to commit suicide and harm themselves. In addition, people with this disorder may also feel disconnected from their bodies, which results in the inexplicable feeling of guilt and paranoia. This disorder can be applied to Hamlet’s famous quote “To be, or not to
A wise man named Samuel Butler once said ,``The truest characters of ignorance are vanity and pride and arrogance. Does having too much pride trap or serve us? Some believe that having a healthy self-worth means taking pride in the achievements we make. But if value is linked to our self-image or accomplishments then it is built on a tenuous foundation. Pride is a characteristic proven to prevent us from acknowledging our vulnerabilities as a human.
But they have become so good at deceiving themselves that they never actually notice. Naturally, this would be the appeal of delusion. The sad contradiction is that no matter what they own or become they continue to ask if they are good enough. This is because they haven’t yet found a gauge for true success and on some level they know that success at the expense of another is an empty achievement. I must add that knowing this does not stop