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A study of Palestinian students’ perspectives on their willingness to communicate with foreigners in English
Qaddumi, Husam
Qaddumi, Husam
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2024-04-30
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Willingness to communicate (WTC) in a foreign language (FL) has become one of the most important affective variables in the context of learning a foreign language including motivation, anxiety, learner beliefs, and many others. This study looks into the underlying causes of English students' propensity to speak English, particularly in higher education settings after the Covid-19 pandemic. The study also determines the WTC of college students in English classes. One thousand students who are presently enrolled in English programs at Palestinian universities constitute the study's participants. The study employed a descriptive research design: a questionnaire was used to collect the data, which were then analyzed using statistical analysis methods in the SPSS program. The findings of the study indicated that the two primary factors negatively affecting the WTC among English learners in Palestine's colleges and universities were personality traits and a lack of confidence in one's speaking abilities.
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Qaddumi, H. A. and Smith, M. (2024) A study of Palestinian students’ perspectives on their willingness to communicate with foreigners in English. International Journal of Education and Learning, 6(1), pp. 46-55.
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© 2024 The Authors. Published by Association for Scientific Computing Electronics and Engineering (ASCEE). This is an open access article available under a Creative Commons licence. The published version can be accessed at the following link on the publisher’s website: https://doi.org/10.31763/ijele.v6i1.1380
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2684-9240