SOURCES OF UNWILLINGNESS TO COMMUNICATE IN EFL LANGUAGE CLASSROOMS
3rd International Conference on Education and New Learning Technologies (EDULEARN), Barcelona, İspanya, 4 - 06 Temmuz 2011, ss.7071-7073, (Tam Metin Bildiri)
- Yayın Türü: Bildiri / Tam Metin Bildiri
- Basıldığı Şehir: Barcelona
- Basıldığı Ülke: İspanya
- Sayfa Sayıları: ss.7071-7073
- Anahtar Kelimeler: Willingness to communicate, EFL learners, Anxiety, personal affect, feedback, situational variables, topic familiarity
- İstanbul Üniversitesi-Cerrahpaşa Adresli: Hayır
Özet
This study investigated sources of learners' unwillingness to communicate in EFL language classrooms. A group of 60 Iranian EFL learners participated cooperatively and voluntarily in different phases of the study. By giving them questionnaires, the most influential factors and sources of unwillingness to communicate in classrooms were determined. Proficiency and anxiety were singled out as the most important reasons for unwillingness to communicate. In addition, the other factors such as the type of feedback they received, situational variables and topic familiarity were also mentioned as influential factors.