INVESTIGATING THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN SELF-ESTEEM AND SPEAKING PERFORMANCE OF IRANIAN EFL LEARNERS

The current study was executed to explore the probable relationship between self-esteem and the speaking performance of intermediate iranian efl (english as a foreign language) learners. Materials for this research study involved rosenberg's questionnaire, english placement test, and test of speaking task. A total of 32 intermediate female students, studying at nourelahi language institute in tabriz, contributed in the present study. The participants first of all were enquired to fill the rosenberg's questionnaire to be characterized as either low or high self-esteem. To exam the research hypothesis presented in the existing study, pearson correlation coefficient was used as the key statistical analysis. The upshots showed a strong significant relationship between self-esteem and the speaking performance of the students. The achieved scores of speaking performance had a positive relationship with the high self-esteem of the learners, that is, the higher self-esteem the learners, better their performance on speaking.