Willingness to Communicate among Less Intelligent and More Intelligent Learners: A Case of Iranian EFL Learners across Gender
Willingness to communicate (WTC) refers to the possibility of being involved in communication when one has the freedom to do so. Less and more intelligent people might demonstrate different WTC level in language learning classrooms. Since WTC and intelligence are two key factors in language learning...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Lasting Impressions Press
2020-01-01
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| Series: | International Journal of English Language and Translation Studies |
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| Online Access: | http://www.eltsjournal.org/archive/value7%20issue4/14-7-4-19.pdf |
| Summary: | Willingness to communicate (WTC) refers to the possibility of being involved in communication when one has the freedom to do so. Less and more intelligent people might demonstrate different WTC level in language learning classrooms. Since WTC and intelligence are two key factors in language learning, the present study was an attempt to investigate the willingness to communicate among less intelligent and more intelligent learners across gender among Iranian EFL learners. For this purpose, 46 EFL leaners (homogenized by a placement test) were given the Raven’s intelligence Test. Next, based on their scores, they were divided into one less and one more intelligent groups. Then, they received the WTC questionnaire to fill out. The result of the data analysis showed that: 1) there was a statistically significant difference between the less and more intelligent groups considering their WTC level, 2) there was no statistically significant difference between the male and female participants regarding their WTC level. It was concluded that less intelligent learners had less tendency to engage in communication. Language teachers, L2 researchers, and teacher educators may benefit from the findings of this study. |
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| ISSN: | 2308-5460 2308-5460 |