The impact of teaching communication strategies on EFL learners’ Willingness to Communicate
Mesgarshahr, A; Abdollahzadeh, E
Date: 1 January 2014
Journal
Studies in Second Language Learning and Teaching
Publisher
Department of English Studies, Faculty of Pedagogy and Fine Arts, Adam Mickiewicz University, Kalisz
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Abstract
One of the pedagogical implications of the research on the Willingness to
Communicate (WTC) might be to propose practical ways of making language
learners more willing to communicate in the classroom. This study investigated
the impact of teaching communication strategies (CSs) on Iranian EFL learners’
WTC. To this end, 8 intact ...
One of the pedagogical implications of the research on the Willingness to
Communicate (WTC) might be to propose practical ways of making language
learners more willing to communicate in the classroom. This study investigated
the impact of teaching communication strategies (CSs) on Iranian EFL learners’
WTC. To this end, 8 intact classes were included as the experimental and control
groups. The control group underwent regular language instruction, while
the experimental group received the treatment (i.e., communication strategy
training). The self-report measurement of WTC (MacIntyre, Baker, Clément, &
Conrad, 2001) was done before (pre-test) and after the treatment (post-test).
The results of the independent-samples t test showed that the degree of WTC
of the treatment group was significantly higher compared with that of the control
group. It was concluded that teaching CSs helps learners become more
willing to communicate in the classroom.
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Faculty of Humanities, Arts and Social Sciences
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