Schmitt, Ameeta
(2020)
Increasing Student Willingness to Communicate in Oral Interpersonal Communication.
Doctoral Dissertation, University of Pittsburgh.
(Unpublished)
Abstract
This investigation explored the construct of willingness to communicate (WTC) in the second language (L2) on a traditional foreign language classroom of an urban school district. The study took place in a 9-12 high school Italian 2 classroom. The study focused on activities the ecological and content factors that influence student willingness to communicate in interpersonal oral communication tasks. By using classroom observation, student-self reports, and questionnaires, this study investigated how to develop instructional activities that promote willingness to communicate to increase student participation in oral interpersonal communication. From the questionnaire results and initial observations, it was possible to identify features of task design and task procedures that increased student interpersonal oral communication within the classroom. Findings from this study suggest the importance of developing classroom ecologies where students have input into the contents of the communicative task, a classroom environment that tolerates error, support from the teacher, and cooperative peers with whom to work with. Several implications for classroom teachers derive from this study -- the importance of meaningful contexts, the importance of sufficient time during communicative tasks, meaning making as opposite to grammatical accuracy, teacher guidance and support, and the influence of L1 in the L2, all part of what makes up the classroom ecology.
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| Item Type: |
University of Pittsburgh ETD
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| Status: |
Unpublished |
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| Date: |
7 July 2020 |
| Date Type: |
Publication |
| Defense Date: |
18 May 2020 |
| Approval Date: |
7 July 2020 |
| Submission Date: |
29 May 2020 |
| Access Restriction: |
No restriction; Release the ETD for access worldwide immediately. |
| Number of Pages: |
83 |
| Institution: |
University of Pittsburgh |
| Schools and Programs: |
School of Education > Instruction and Learning |
| Degree: |
EdD - Doctor of Education |
| Thesis Type: |
Doctoral Dissertation |
| Refereed: |
Yes |
| Uncontrolled Keywords: |
Classroom Ecology
Communicative Tasks
Factors
Interpersonal Communication
Participation
Willingness to Communicate |
| Date Deposited: |
07 Jul 2020 19:24 |
| Last Modified: |
07 Jul 2020 19:24 |
| URI: |
http://d-scholarship.pitt.edu/id/eprint/39135 |
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