EFL 학습자의 WTC와 의사소통행동 분석 (An Analysis on the Willingness to Communicate and Communicative Behavior of EFL Students)

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· 저자명 : 이해련

초록

WTC in L2 is one of the most important factors that can affect success in developing oral competence in L2. This study (n = 9) was designed 1) to examine the consistency between Korean EFL students’ willingness to communicate (WTC) in English and their actual communication behaviors in English, and 2) to explore the factors affecting their communication behaviors in English. The participants’ levels of WTC were measured with a survey questionnaire with eight items with the 7-Likert scale. Their actual communication behaviors were determined by the frequency of voluntary participation in conversation classes with a native English-speaking teacher, which were videotaped. The oral interviews were intended to answer the second research question. Based on the data analysis, it was found that there was no significant consistency between their levels of WTC and their actual communication behaviors. The findings of this study further indicated that their WTC would be affected by such factors as familiarity with interlocutor(s), group size, topics, teacher enthusiasm, responsibility, and linguistic factors. At the end of the study, some pedagogical implications for English education were suggested.

영어초록

WTC in L2 is one of the most important factors that can affect success in developing oral competence in L2. This study (n = 9) was designed 1) to examine the consistency between Korean EFL students’ willingness to communicate (WTC) in English and their actual communication behaviors in English, and 2) to explore the factors affecting their communication behaviors in English. The participants’ levels of WTC were measured with a survey questionnaire with eight items with the 7-Likert scale. Their actual communication behaviors were determined by the frequency of voluntary participation in conversation classes with a native English-speaking teacher, which were videotaped. The oral interviews were intended to answer the second research question. Based on the data analysis, it was found that there was no significant consistency between their levels of WTC and their actual communication behaviors. The findings of this study further indicated that their WTC would be affected by such factors as familiarity with interlocutor(s), group size, topics, teacher enthusiasm, responsibility, and linguistic factors. At the end of the study, some pedagogical implications for English education were suggested.

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