The
Role of Self-Concepts of Technical School Students in Their Learning
of a Second Language
C.-L. Luk & J.L.-C. Yuen |
Global
self-esteem, the evaluative component of self-concept, and the eight
Chinese person-perception dimensions, the descriptive component of
self-concept, were correlated with scores attained in standard school
tests of English usage in 207 technical school students. Students
who perceived themselves as higher on Intellect had had higher scores
in the English test three months ago. High Intellect and low Emotional
Stability could jointly predict better English test result three
months later. Replicating Luk and Bond's (1992) result, global self-esteem
could be jointly explained by the SAPPS (Sino-American Person Perception
Scale) factors of Application, Intellect, Extroversion, and Emotional
Stability. However, global self esteem was not related to any English
test result. These results were discussed in relation to personality
dynamics. Key words: Sino-American Person Perception Scale (SAPPS), global self-esteem, self-concepts |