EXPLORING THE EFFECT OF VERBAL ENCOURAGING PHRASES (VEP) ON CHINESE LANGUAGE LEARNERS’ ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT AT UNIVERISTY LEVEL

Abstract

This study examines the effect of verbal encouraging phrases on Chinese language learners’ academic achievement at university level. In this research, ex-post facto research design based on post-test approach was applied on 50 students. Through purposive sampling technique, 25 students were selected as experimental group and remaining as control group. The data were analyzed by SPSS software and the findings indicate that verbal encouraging phrases shows the effect on Chinese language learners’ academic achievement. Moreover, verbal encouraging phrases stimulates students for accomplishment of any task. So, it is suggested that teachers should use verbal encouraging phrases to motivate their students to boost their learning. For further researches, it is recommended to find how verbal encouraging phrases promote learners’ self-efficacy.