Using Online Literature Circles to Engage EFL Students in Collaborative Learning and Its Effect on Student’ Self-efficacy

Abstract

Online literature circles can be powerful and beneficial for promoting the learning of English as a foreign language (EFL). This study aims to investigate the influence of using online literature circles as an instructional method on EFL students’ English self-efficacy. This study involves 228 second-year college students at a university in North China. A pretest-posttest quasi-experimental design was conducted to examine whether students’ English self-efficacy would change after their participation in the online literature circles activities. The results indicated that the students’ self-efficacy in English listening, speaking, reading, and writing has all improved after participating in online literature circles activities.