Willingness to Communicate and Its Influencing Factors among Indonesian Pre-Service Teachers
Willingness to communicate (WTC) can be defined as the readiness of a language learner to enter communication situation. This study aims to identify factors affecting pre-service teachers’ WTC and to explore their perspective on the importance of WTC in relation to the study program. The study imple...
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| description | Willingness to communicate (WTC) can be defined as the readiness of a language learner to enter communication situation. This study aims to identify factors affecting pre-service teachers’ WTC and to explore their perspective on the importance of WTC in relation to the study program. The study implemented both quantitative and qualitative method in order to gain deeper understanding from questionnaires and interview data. Questionnaires were used to explain interrelated relationship between variables affecting WTC among pre-service teachers. Interview data were used to report their perspective on the significance of WTC in relation to their study program. The result inferred that pre-service teachers have relatively high WTC. Motivation variable scale indicated direct positive relation to pre-service teachers’ WTC while anxiety showed a negative relationship. Language learning beliefs items were reported to be moderately agreed upon among pre-service teachers influencing their WTC. Interview result inferred that pre-service teachers mostly agreed upon the significance of enhancing WTC among learners. Implications for learning as a result from this study suggested that teachers and curriculum makers to improve teaching techniques and approaches in order to enhance learners’ WTC. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-b492b8eccc0744a6ba22c6f71723a5f72023-08-23T07:13:28ZengUniversitas Pendidikan MandalikaJournal of Languages and Language Teaching2338-08102621-13782021-10-019438539810.33394/jollt.v9i4.42012873Willingness to Communicate and Its Influencing Factors among Indonesian Pre-Service TeachersIndry Widyasti Anwar0Min Jung Jee1Sutisno Adam2Sartika Sailuddin3Universitas KhairunApplied Lingistics Lecturer, Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences, The University of Queensland, AustraliaEnglish Lecturer, Faculty of Cultural Sciences, Khairun University, IndonesiaEnglish Lecturer, Faculty of Education, Muhammadiyah University of North Maluku, IndonesiaWillingness to communicate (WTC) can be defined as the readiness of a language learner to enter communication situation. This study aims to identify factors affecting pre-service teachers’ WTC and to explore their perspective on the importance of WTC in relation to the study program. The study implemented both quantitative and qualitative method in order to gain deeper understanding from questionnaires and interview data. Questionnaires were used to explain interrelated relationship between variables affecting WTC among pre-service teachers. Interview data were used to report their perspective on the significance of WTC in relation to their study program. The result inferred that pre-service teachers have relatively high WTC. Motivation variable scale indicated direct positive relation to pre-service teachers’ WTC while anxiety showed a negative relationship. Language learning beliefs items were reported to be moderately agreed upon among pre-service teachers influencing their WTC. Interview result inferred that pre-service teachers mostly agreed upon the significance of enhancing WTC among learners. Implications for learning as a result from this study suggested that teachers and curriculum makers to improve teaching techniques and approaches in order to enhance learners’ WTC.https://e-journal.undikma.ac.id/index.php/jollt/article/view/4201willingness to communicatelanguage anxietymotivationlearners’ beliefs |
| spellingShingle | Indry Widyasti Anwar Min Jung Jee Sutisno Adam Sartika Sailuddin Willingness to Communicate and Its Influencing Factors among Indonesian Pre-Service Teachers Journal of Languages and Language Teaching willingness to communicate language anxiety motivation learners’ beliefs |
| title | Willingness to Communicate and Its Influencing Factors among Indonesian Pre-Service Teachers |
| title_full | Willingness to Communicate and Its Influencing Factors among Indonesian Pre-Service Teachers |
| title_fullStr | Willingness to Communicate and Its Influencing Factors among Indonesian Pre-Service Teachers |
| title_full_unstemmed | Willingness to Communicate and Its Influencing Factors among Indonesian Pre-Service Teachers |
| title_short | Willingness to Communicate and Its Influencing Factors among Indonesian Pre-Service Teachers |
| title_sort | willingness to communicate and its influencing factors among indonesian pre service teachers |
| topic | willingness to communicate language anxiety motivation learners’ beliefs |
| url | https://e-journal.undikma.ac.id/index.php/jollt/article/view/4201 |
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