The Relationship between Willingness to Communicate and Multiple Intelligences among Learners of English as a Foreign Language

Autor/inn/en	Mohammadzadeh, Afsaneh; Jafarigohar, Manoochehr
Titel	The Relationship between Willingness to Communicate and Multiple Intelligences among Learners of English as a Foreign Language
Quelle	In: English Language Teaching, 5 (2012) 7, S.25-32 (8 Seiten) PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1916-4742
Schlagwörter	English (Second Language); Second Language Learning; Communication (Thought Transfer); Multiple Intelligences; Profiles; Correlation; Gender Differences; Native Language; Questionnaires; Measures (Individuals); Translation; Literature; College Students; Second Language Instruction; Foreign Countries; Iran + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? English as second language; English; Second Language; Englisch als Zweitsprache; Zweitsprachenerwerb; Communication; thought; Kommunikation; Gedanke; Intelligenz (Psy); Charakterisierung; Profilanalyse; Korrelation; Geschlechterkonflikt; Fragebogen; Messdaten; Literatur; Collegestudent; Fremdsprachenunterricht; Ausland
Abstract	The present study was conducted to examine the existence of any possible relationship between willingness to communicate (WTC) and multiple intelligences (MI) among over 500 EFL learners. The study also investigated the effect of gender on the relationship between these two constructs. The data for the research were gathered using a three-part questionnaire which was presented in the students' native language. A revised version of Gardner's MI measure was used to assess the participants' intelligences. Students' WTC was measured through a twenty-item WTC scale. In addition, a biodata questionnaire was used to get some demographic information about the learners. The findings revealed that the MI profile of learners of English has a significant correlation with their willingness to participate in L2 communication and that the link between MI and WTC is affected by gender. (As Provided).
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Update	2020/1/01