EFL learners’ willingness to communicate in speaking activities in online and face-to-face English lessons in Turkish context

Authors : Melike BOZCA, Didem KOBAN KOÇ

Pages : 515-529

Doi:10.29000/rumelide.1330568

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Publication Date : 2023-07-23

Article Type : Research Paper

Abstract :The purpose of this study is to explore the participants’ general willingness to communicate insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(WTC); levels in communicative pair or small group activities in English lessons which were taught via different mediums like face-to-face or online insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(during the COVID-19 pandemic);. In order to address this aim, a quantitative research method was adopted in the study. A total of 88 students enrolled at the School of Foreign Languages of Izmir Institute of Technology participated in the study. The quantitative data were gathered from the participants through a questionnaire insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(WTC in English scale, by Peng & Woodrow, 2010);. The results showed that all the participants had a moderate level of WTC in English. The study provides several recommendations for researchers, institutions and language teachers.
Keywords : English as a foreign language, willingness to communicate, communicative activities, speaking, face to face education, online education

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