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Exploring the Relationship between International Posture and Willingness to Communicate in Iranian EFL context

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Author	Mahmoodi, Nadia Ghafoori, Naser Amini, Davood Mohammad
Copyright Year	2013
Abstract	WTC (willingness to communicate) emerged as a concept to account for individuals' first language (L1) and second language (L2) communication. It is important to know what factors affect WTC in acquiring English proficiency. It has been conceptualized a heuristic model according to which authentic communication in L2 could be seen as a result of complex set of interrelated variables. They claimed that their heuristic model can provide a pedagogical use for L2 education. Relations among L2 learning and L2 communication variables in the Japanese context.In his model, a latent variable, international posture, was hypothesized to capture the general attitude toward the international community and foreign language learning in Japan. The current research is intended to partially assess Yahima's model concerning the relationship between attitudes defined as international posture and WTC. The data for the study were collected students studying English language teaching (ELT) in Tabriz Azad University by using five surveys in instruments. Data analysis showed a positive correlation between attitude (international posture) and WTC, and also a direct path from attitude to WTC. All components of attitude (international posture) including Interest in International Vocation/Activities (IVA), Intercultural Friendship Orientation in Learning English (IFO), Interest in Foreign Affair (IFA) and Intergroup Approach Avoidance Tendency (AAT) had positive effects on WTC. In this research, Tabriz Azad University students demonstrated positive attitude which made them have high WTC and motivation. [Nadia Mahmoodi, Naser Ghafoori, Davood Amini. Exploring the Relationship between International Posture and Willingness to Communicate in Iranian EFL context. Life Sci J 2013;10(6s):466-471] (ISSN:1097-8135). http://www.lifesciencesite.com. 71
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