Efl Students’ Willingness To Communicate In Post- Pandemic Classroom: An Observational Study
Abstract
This research aims to observe students’ willingness to communicate
(WTC) in a post-pandemic classroom, and strategy used by the teachers to
improve students’ willingness to communicate in the classroom. This is an
observational study which is qualitative in nature. The instrument for this
research was adapted from Cao’s (2019) theory of WTC. One EFL classroom
teacher was willing to be observed as a participant in this research. The data were
collected through observation by using a direct video recorder. The researcher
found that most of the students were relatively engaged and willing to
communicate in the classroom. The strategies used by teachers successfully
boosted their WTC and only a small percentage of students were unwilling to
communicate as a result of their individual dimension. Further implications and
recommendations are also described in this research. The findings of this study
recommend utilizing a variety of data collection methods, such as interviewing
students in English classrooms or conducting in-depth interviews.