A PRELIMINARY SURVEY ON VIETNAMESE UNIVERSITY STUDENTS’ EFL SPEAKING MINDSETS

DOI: 10.18173/2354-1075.2025-0109

Abstract

Language mindsets play a crucial role in learners’ motivation and achievement in foreign language learning. However, learners’ mindsets regarding specific linguistic skills remain underexplored. This study aimed to identify patterns of Vietnamese tertiary students’ EFL speaking mindsets. A total of 701 non-Englishmajored undergraduates were surveyed using a six-item, six-point Likert scale. The findings revealed that university students endorsed distinct mindset patterns about EFL speaking. Their mindsets were also not different across demographic variables. This study extends current literature and offers implications for English language pedagogy that nurtures growth in EFL speaking mindsets while cultivating mixed and fixed mindsets among students.