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The effectiveness of using a tracker chart to enhance willingness to communicate among ESL learners in a philosophical inquiry classroom discussion


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Ismail, Lilliati and Abd Rahman, Fadzilah and Othman, Moomala and Ahmad, Noorlila (2020) The effectiveness of using a tracker chart to enhance willingness to communicate among ESL learners in a philosophical inquiry classroom discussion. Pertanika Journal of Social Sciences & Humanities, 28 (S2). pp. 233-245. ISSN 0128-7702; ESSN: 2231-8534

Abstract

There has been burgeoning interest among researchers in investigating Willingness to Communicate (WTC) as part of the instructional method in a Philosophical Inquiry (PI) Discussion. The present study investigated the effectiveness of using a tracker chart in a PI classroom discussion to promote WTC. The participants were 30 undergraduate students in a public university in Malaysia. A WTC questionnaire was administered before and after the intervention. A tracker chart was used to gauge the number of learner responses that occurred throughout the 8-week intervention. Interview sessions with seven randomly selected participants were then carried out to gauge the learners’ perceptions of using the tracker chart in PI Discussions and its effects on their WTC. The data analysis showed that the tracker chart resulted in increments in the number of responses throughout the 8 weeks, and participants reported that the tracker chart had positive effects on their WTC as they were more conscious of their responses and contributions in the PI Discussions. The t-test result also showed a significant difference in the participants’ levels of WTC which indicates that the use of the tracker chart in PI Discussions helped increase the participants’ WTC. The results indicate that the use of a tracker chart could have positive effects in enhancing learners’ WTC in PI Discussions.


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Item Type: Article
Divisions: Faculty of Educational Studies
Publisher: Universiti Putra Malaysia Press
Notes: A special issue devoted to Capturing the Past and Shaping the Future through Language
Keywords: L2 learners; Philosophical inquiry discussion; Tracker chart; Willingness to communicate
Depositing User: Nabilah Mustapa
Date Deposited: 14 Apr 2020 14:06
Last Modified: 14 Apr 2020 14:06
URI: http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/38071
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