Applied Research on English Language

Mediation and EFL Learners’ Willingness to Communicate: A Micro Sociocultural Study

Behrouz Jamalvandi; Manoochehr Jafarigohar; Alireza Jalilifar; Hassan Soleimani

Volume 9, Issue 4 , November 2020, , Pages 449-476

https://doi.org/10.22108/are.2020.117283.1465

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Exploring various dimensions associated with classroom Willingness to Communicate (WTC) appears to have become a focal issue among researchers. Despite previous studies on WTC, there ... Read More

Structural Equation Modeling of EFL Learners' Willingness to Communicate and Their Cognitive and Personality Traits

Zahra Amirian; Zeinab Karamifar; Manijeh Youhanaee

Volume 9, Issue 1 , January 2020, , Pages 103-136

https://doi.org/10.22108/are.2019.116248.1451

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This study aimed at investigating the relationship between Willingness to Communicate and EFL learners’ Communication Apprehension, Self-perceived Communicative Competence, Self-regulation, ... Read More

Willingness to Write in EFL Contexts

Shiva Kaivanpanah; Behzad Ghonsooly; Nasser Salari Beynabaj

Volume 8, Issue 3 , July 2019, , Pages 339-364

https://doi.org/10.22108/are.2019.114160.1387

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This research was conducted to measure Persian EFL students’s degree of willingness to write in English. To reach the goal, semi-structured interviews were conducted, deriving ... Read More

Do Perceived Communication Behavior and International Posture Impact Iranian English Learners’ Communication in English?

Mehdi Sarkhosh; Hassan Ali Lotfi

Volume 7, Issue 3 , July 2018, , Pages 383-398

https://doi.org/10.22108/are.2018.112098.1331

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Many studies have been conducted on the ways of promoting willingness to communicate in learners in EFL/ESL contexts. While different scholars have undertaken studies on many of these ... Read More Many studies have been conducted on the ways of promoting willingness to communicate in learners in EFL/ESL contexts. While different scholars have undertaken studies on many of these variables, few of these studies have aimed at EFL university students in Iran. This study reports on the role of international posture and perceived communication behavior on Iranian EFL learners’ communication in English. The participants who accepted to attend the survey completed questionnaires on WTC, international posture and perceived communication behaviors. The results driven based on this research indicated that Iranian English BA students are generally tended to speak in English. The participants' willingness to communicate in English was found to have a significant relationship with their perceived communication behaviors and international posture. The findings of this study will be beneficial for various policy makers and practitioners, including those dealing with curriculum development and teacher education to focus more on the elements influencing communication in English. Many studies have been conducted on the ways of promoting willingness to communicate in learners in EFL/ESL contexts. While different scholars have undertaken studies on many of these variables, few of these studies have aimed at EFL university students in Iran. This study reports on the role of international posture and perceived communication behavior on Iranian EFL learners’ communication in English. The participants who accepted to attend the survey completed questionnaires on WTC, international posture and perceived communication behaviors. The results driven based on this research indicated that Iranian English BA students are generally tended to speak in English. The participants' willingness to communicate in English was found to have a significant relationship with their perceived communication behaviors and international posture. The findings of this study will be beneficial for various policy makers and practitioners, including those dealing with curriculum development and teacher education to focus more on the elements influencing communication in English.

Willingness to Communicate, Learner Subjectivity, Anxiety, and EFL Learners' Pragmatic Competence

Rasoul Mohammad Hosseinpur; Reza Bagheri Nevisi

Volume 6, Issue 3 , July 2017, , Pages 319-338

https://doi.org/10.22108/are.2017.78045.0

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: Individual learner differences play an integral role in second language acquisition and interested researchers and practitioners cannot get a full appreciation of second language ... Read More : Individual learner differences play an integral role in second language acquisition and interested researchers and practitioners cannot get a full appreciation of second language learning if they ignore these significant variables. This study investigated how willingness to communicate (WTC), learner subjectivity, and anxiety in learning the L2 correlate with Iranian students’ English pragmatic knowledge. To this end, a total of 140 participants received instruction on request strategy types and their internal and external modification devices for seven weeks through consciousness-raising tasks. The data were obtained through WTC questionnaire, learner subjectivity questionnaire, foreign language classroom anxiety scale, and discourse completion test. The findings indicated that WTC and learner subjectivity correlated positively with the participants’ L2 pragmatic competence. However, no relationship was observed between the learners’ anxiety and their pragmatic achievement. The results suggest that some personal characteristics such as WTC and learner subjectivity are significant contributors to success in acquiring L2 pragmatic knowledge. چکیده: تفاوت های فردی زبان آموزان نقش غیر قابل انکاری در یادگیری زبان دوم ایفا میکنند و محققان علاقه مند نخواهند توانست به درک کامل و درستی از یادگیری زبان دوم برسند اگر چنین متغیرهای مهمی را نادیده بگیرند. این مطالعه به بررسی چگونگی ارتباط تمایل به برقراری ارتباط کلامی (WTC)، فردیت زبان آموز و اضطراب در یادگیری زبان دوم با دانش منظور شناسی زبان آموزان ایرانی می پردازد. برای این منظور، در مجموع 140 نفر در مورد انواع استراتژی های درخواست و ابزارهای اصلاحی داخلی و خارجی آنها برای هفت هفته از طریق وظایف آگاهی-دهنده (آگاهی برانگیز) مورد آموزش قرار گرفتند. داده ها با استفاده از پرسشنامه های تمایل به برقراری ارتباط کلامی، فردیت، مقیاس اضطراب در کلاس های زبان خارجی و آزمون تکمیل گفتمان جمع آوری گردیدند. یافته های تحقیق حاکی از این داشتند که تمایل به برقراری ارتباط کلامی و فردیت زبان آموزان به طور مثبت با توانایی منظور شناسی آنها در زبان دوم ارتباط داشت. با این وجود، بین اضطراب زبان آموزان و توانایی منظور شناسی آنها در زبان دوم ارتباطی مشاهده نشد. نتایج نشان می دهند که برخی ویژگی های شخصی مانند تمایل به برقراری ارتباط کلامی و فردیت زبان آموزان از اهمیت ویژه و نقش بسزایی درکسب موفقیت آمیز دانش منظور شناسی در زبان دوم برخوردار است. واژگان کلیدی:تمایل به برقراری ارتباط کلامی، فردیت، اضطراب، درخواست، توانایی منظور شناسی

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Mediation and EFL Learners’ Willingness to Communicate: A Micro Sociocultural Study

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Structural Equation Modeling of EFL Learners' Willingness to Communicate and Their Cognitive and Personality Traits

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Willingness to Write in EFL Contexts

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Do Perceived Communication Behavior and International Posture Impact Iranian English Learners’ Communication in English?

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Willingness to Communicate, Learner Subjectivity, Anxiety, and EFL Learners' Pragmatic Competence

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