摘要:AbstractThis study investigated the relationship between willingness to communicate (WTC) and foreign language achievement of Arabic students. Participants were 44 undergraduate Arabic students studying at Bu-Ali Sina University-Hamedan, Iran. For data collection purposes, a Five-digit Likert-scale questionnaire of Willingness to Communicate in a Foreign Language Scale (WTC-FLS) containing 20 statements was administered. Additionally, for each student, Arabic language achievement was assessed in terms of his/her average. Using SPSS, the results of Pearson's correlation (2-tailed) indicated that, overall, Correlation was significant between WTC and Arabic language achievement. The implications of the study are discussed in the paper.
关键词:Willingness to communicate (WTC);Arabic language achievement;Arabic language learners