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Breaking down barriers: A qualitative study on willingness to communicate in EFL classrooms through perspectives from teachers in Sweden
Mälardalen University, School of Education, Culture and Communication.
2021 (English)Independent thesis Basic level (professional degree), 10 credits / 15 HE creditsStudent thesis
Abstract [en]

This study aims at exploring (1) EFL students’ willingness to communicate (WTC) from the perspectives of some English teachers in Swedish upper secondary schools, and (2) the same teachers’ reported strategies for dealing with their students’ WTC. Six teachers from five different upper secondary schools in Sweden, who all teach English in different programs, volunteered to participate in the study. The data were collected through semi-structured interviews, and the transcripts were analyzed using qualitative content analysis. The results of the study showed that teachers perceive both social and psychological factors to influence students’ WTC, and that motivation plays an important role. A natural part of discussing EFL learners’ WTC also seemed to be to discuss their use of the target language. Strategies that were reportedly perceived to enhance EFL learners’ WTC were building respectful relationships within the classroom, using meaningful and relevant topics, creating communicative settings, correcting mistakes cautiously and utilizing digital tools. However, enhancing students’ WTC was considered challenging, and more teacher training in affecting factors of and strategies for enhancing EFL learners’ WTC are suggested to be needed.

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2021. , p. 30
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LÄRARUTBILDNINGEN
Keywords [en]
willingness to communicate, participation, English as a foreign language, teacher perspectives, Sweden
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Educational Sciences
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URN: urn:nbn:se:mdh:diva-53300OAI: oai:DiVA.org:mdh-53300DiVA, id: diva2:1524855
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English
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Available from: 2021-02-02 Created: 2021-02-02 Last updated: 2021-02-02Bibliographically approved

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