SOURCES OF UNWILLINGNESS TO COMMUNICATE IN EFL LANGUAGE CLASSROOMS
3rd International Conference on Education and New Learning Technologies (EDULEARN), Barcelona, Spain, 4 - 06 July 2011, pp.7071-7073, (Full Text)
- Publication Type: Conference Paper / Full Text
- City: Barcelona
- Country: Spain
- Page Numbers: pp.7071-7073
- Keywords: Willingness to communicate, EFL learners, Anxiety, personal affect, feedback, situational variables, topic familiarity
- Istanbul University-Cerrahpasa Affiliated: No
Abstract
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.