Communication Efficacy and University Experiences of Vietnamese Students

Minh-Quang Duong

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Communication efficacy is important especially during the process of seeking job and is essential to the success of both the student and the teacher in learning environment. This study explored the students’ communication efficacy in Vietnamese higher education, and how students’ communication efficacy was affected by university experience variables. A quantitative research method was used in the study; out of the 618 third-year students of 24 faculties and departments in the University of Social Sciences and Humanities - Vietnam National University Ho Chi Minh City responded to the study and were study participants. The finding of this study presents that students were moderated with their communication efficacy. The study also shows that of university experiences persistently exhibited significant positive effects on students’ communication efficacy. Recommendation of study was discussed.


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DOI: https://doi.org/10.5296/jet.v3i1.8904

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