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Fatima, Irum; Ismail, Shaik Abdul Malik Mohamed; Pathan, Zahid Hussain; Memon, Ubedullah – International Journal of Instruction, 2020
In learning English as a foreign language (EFL), classroom is a primary source where learners find opportunities to make communication in the English language and enhance their L2 WTC and L2 communicative abilities. Keeping in view the pivotal importance of classroom environment in shaping EFL learners' WTC, the present research unravels the…
Descriptors: Personality Traits, Anxiety, Speech Communication, Extraversion Introversion
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Lin, Yi-Ti – Asia-Pacific Education Researcher, 2019
This research investigates the variables influencing willingness to communicate (WTC) in English as a foreign language (EFL) context in Taiwan. A hypothesized EFL WTC model with six layers focusing on factors related to individual differences was proposed and the EFL WTC model was reinterpreted as a serial mediation model. Ten latent variables,…
Descriptors: English (Second Language), Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction, Foreign Countries
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Kirkagac, Senay; Öz, Hüseyin – Online Submission, 2017
This study sought to find out the possible relationships between personality traits and academic achievement of prospective English as a Foreign Language (EFL) teachers. A total of 200 university students from a major state university voluntarily participated in the study. Data were collected through the International Personality Item Tool (IPIP)…
Descriptors: English (Second Language), Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction, Grade Point Average
Tavarez Da Costa, Pedro – Online Submission, 2012
This article discusses the relationship between introversion/extroversion and a student's performance (academic achievement) as perceived by Teachers of English as a Foreign Language in three regional centers of the Universidad Autonoma de Santo Domingo. There have been a great number of international studies already published to try to explain…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, English (Second Language), Second Language Instruction, Second Language Learning
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Rahimi, Ali; Saberi, Maryam – Advances in Language and Literary Studies, 2014
In recent years, teachers' self-efficacy has demonstrated a profound influence on the daily lives of teachers and their students. However, little is known about the relationship between teachers' personality traits and their self-efficacy. To gain more insight into this area, this study sought to explore the interface between 100 male and female…
Descriptors: Correlation, Personality Traits, English (Second Language), Second Language Learning
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Hassanzadeh, Vahideh; Gholami, Reza; Allahyar, Negah; Noordin, Nooreen – English Language Teaching, 2012
Nowadays technology has practically changed every aspect of language teaching. There are numerous studies focusing on the personality traits of students or other internet users towards the internet utilization. Nonetheless, little research has examined the personality traits of teachers towards using computers for educational purposes especially…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Student Motivation, Personality Traits, Graduate Students
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Alavinia, Parviz; Sameei, Abdolraoof – English Language Teaching, 2012
The present study was implemented to investigate the possible relationship between introversion/extroversion and the listening ability of intermediate Iranian EFL (English as a Foreign Language) learners by taking into account their gender, age, and grades of study. A total of 120 Intermediate learners (62 males and 58 females) studying at…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, English (Second Language), Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction
McCoy, Leah P., Ed. – Online Submission, 2015
This document presents the proceedings of the 20th Annual Research Forum held June 25, 2015, at Wake Forest University in Winston-Salem, North Carolina. Included are the following 21 action research papers: (1) History Lives! The Use of Simulations in a High School Social Studies Classroom (Lydia Adkins); (2) Using Francophone Music in the High…
Descriptors: Conference Papers, Action Research, Simulation, Social Studies