THE IMPACT OF COLLABORATIVE LEARNINGTO THE ORAL PROFICIENCY AND SELF EFFICACYOF THE KOREANS LEARNING ENGLISH AS A FOREIGN LANGUAGE IN LSPU, PHILIPPINES.

Motivation is a powerful and effective variable in the second language acquisition (Liu M. 2007). Hence, in the learning of the second language, motivation is affected by numerous language related factors like culture, community; learner factors such as self-efficacy, causal attribution, goal orientation and the learning situation; and the learning situation about the teacher, the teaching method, the syllabus, among others. Every year, Changwon Moonsung University, the partner of Laguna State Polytechnic University in Korea, send students to participate in a one-month Intensive English Language Proficiency Course in LSPU, as part of the international academic collaboration of two universities. As expected, upon arrival in LSPU, these Korean students could scarcely use the English language orally due to lack of ability to carry out the task, and inadequate confidence to cope with the challenges associated with language learning. But after a few days of rigid English language exposure, observable changes take place. Hence, during the learning process, it is necessary for learners to have strong sense of confidence within them as they make efforts to learn a foreign language in a short period of time. After one month, this study revealed the significant impact or effect of collaborative learning to the oral proficiency and self-efficacy level of the Koreans learning English as a foreign language in Laguna State Polytechnic University.