[
    {
        "id": "osp-14303",
        "type": "article-journal",
        "title": "Students’ Perceived Cultural Styles, Second Language Communication, and Confidence in Communication",
        "author": [
            {
                "family": "Gürbüz",
                "given": "Akin"
            },
            {
                "family": "Abi",
                "given": "Mehmet"
            },
            {
                "family": "Canlı",
                "given": "Bekir"
            }
        ],
        "URL": "https://omanscience.com/en/articles/students-perceived-cultural-styles-second-language-communication-and-confidence-in-communication",
        "language": "en",
        "issued": {
            "date-parts": [
                [
                    2023
                ]
            ]
        },
        "container-title": "Journal of Business, Communication and Technology",
        "volume": "2",
        "issue": "1",
        "page": "13-25",
        "DOI": "10.56632/bct.2023.2102",
        "publisher": "Gulf College",
        "abstract": "A common challenge for most students in intercultural contexts both in their academic studies ‎and future careers is balancing speaking opportunities for talkative and less talkative students. ‎The differences in individuals’ communication styles due to their backgrounds may lead to ‎some concerns about intercultural competencies. In this respect, this study intends to explore the ‎possible relationship between students' confidence in communication levels, their self-‎perception of English proficiency levels, and cultural styles. For this purpose, three ‎questionnaires were carried out by the participation of 106 students at a state university. The ‎obtained data were analyzed by conducting ANOVA tests. The findings indicated that ‎participants have low to medium levels of English proficiency and as their language levels ‎increase, their cultural self-awareness and cross-cultural communication levels increase as well. ‎In addition, there is a significant relationship between their levels of confidence in ‎communication and having outgoing personalities.‎"
    }
]