University of Isfahan Applied Research on English Language 2252-0198 4 1 2015 02 01 Testing a model of L2 communication among Iranian EFL learners: A path analysis framework 59 78 15494 10.22108/are.2015.15494 EN Nasser Fallah English Department, University of Zabol, Iran Habibollah Mashhady English Department, University of Zabol, Iran Journal Article 2014 09 23 Using  willingness  to  communicate  (WTC)  and  socio-educational  models  as  a  framework,  the <br />present study aimed at examining WTC in English and its underlying variables in a sample of 372 <br />Iranian  non-English  major  EFL  learners.  The  data  were  collected  through  self-reported <br />questionnaires.  Path  analysis  framework  using  the  Amos  Program  with  maximum  likelihood <br />estimation  was  also  utilized  to  examine  the  hypothesized  model  and  the  potential  relationships <br />between the variables. The final model showed a very good fit to the data. The results of structural <br />equation  modeling  revealed  that  self-perceived  communication  competence  (SPCC),  international <br />posture  and  motivation  were  significant  predictors  of  L2WTC.  The  findings  also  showed  that  L2 <br />communication anxiety (CA), motivation, personality trait of agreeableness and teacher immediacy <br />could exert indirect effects on L2WTC. Furthermore, each of teacher immediacy and agreeableness <br />variables  predicted  both  international  posture  and  CA  among  the  EFL  learners.  Following  these <br />findings,  potential  factors  affecting  learners  WTC  should  receive  sufficient  attention  by  teachers, <br />administrators  and  learners  alike.  By  adopting  more  immediacy  behaviors,  EFL  teachers  can  also <br />establish relaxing and supportive classroom climate and lower the learners’ affective filter. In such <br />an  atmosphere  learners  are  more  emotionally  secured,  suffer  less  communication  apprehension, <br />perceive themselves to be more proficient and motivated, obtain promoted international posture by <br />forming  realistic  attitudes  toward  different  cultures,  and  consequently  become  more  willing  to <br />communicate in English. https://are.ui.ac.ir/article_15494_4bba9d29383de7b20d5f20b81d602ca7.pdf