L2 Willingness to Communicate, Openness to Experience, Extraversion, and L2 Unwillingness to Communicate: The Iranian EFL Context

This study examines the relationship between L2 willingness to communicate (L2WTC), L2 unwillingness to communicate (L2UWTC) and the personality traits of openness to experience and extraversion in an Iranian context. The Pearson correlation and descriptive statistics were used to analyse the result...

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Published in:RELC journal 2017-08, Vol.48 (2), p.241-255
Main Authors: Khany, Reza, Nejad, Ali Mansouri
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Communication (Thought Transfer)
English (Second Language)
English as a second language
English as a second language learning
Extraversion Introversion
Foreign Countries
Goodness of Fit
Majors (Students)
Measures (Individuals)
Motivation
Personality
Personality Measures
Personality Traits
Predictor Variables
Regression (Statistics)
Second Language Instruction
Second Language Learning
Statistical Analysis
Structural Equation Models
Undergraduate Students
Willingness to communicate
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Summary:This study examines the relationship between L2 willingness to communicate (L2WTC), L2 unwillingness to communicate (L2UWTC) and the personality traits of openness to experience and extraversion in an Iranian context. The Pearson correlation and descriptive statistics were used to analyse the results from a study with 217 English major students. A model for L2WTC was proposed and examined by employing structural equation modelling (SEM). The results showed that openness to experience and extraversion were the main predictors of L2WTC. The paths from openness to experience and extraversion to L2UWTC were not significant. In addition, a negative path was found from L2UWTC to L2WTC. The proposed model proved to be a good fit to the data collected. The results provided implications for the applicability of the L2WTC model to the English as a Foreign Language (EFL) context.
ISSN:0033-6882
1745-526X
DOI:10.1177/0033688216645416