The Level of Willingness to Communicate of Efl High School Students

Abstract

This study investigates the Willingness to Communicate (WTC) in English among students in an Islamic boarding school in Indonesia. This study aims to identify the students’ levels of willingness to communicate using English In Islamic boarding school. A survey was conducted using a 20 item-questionnaire adapted from Weda et al. (2021). The participants were 96 students from X and XI classes by females with 58 participants or 60% from total of students and male with 38 participants or 40% from total of students. The data of this study were analyzed using SPSS IBM 25. Findings showed that highest WTC levels were observed in group discussion related to cultural differences, where students feel comfortable and engaged. Conversely, the lowest WTC scores were associated with anxiety and cognitive barriers, particularly in group discourse settings. Future research should incorporate larger samples sizes and mixed-method approach for more comprehensive understanding of WTC in diverse educational context.