An Investigation into the Relationship between Learners’ Emotional Intelligence and Willingness to Communicate in terms of gender in the Turkish EFL Classroom

Emotional intelligence is effective in foreign language learning as well all areas of life. For this reason, study was carried out to examine the relationship between willingness communicate and emotional 120 students at English Preparatory School a foundation university terms gender. The Bar-On Intelligence Inventory (Bar-On, 2003) L2 Willingness Communicate Scale (MacIntyre, et al., 2001) were used collect data study. Statistical Package Software for Social Sciences (SPSS v.22) utilized analysis, independent sample t-tests Pearson Correlation Analysis used. According results, it analyzed that female outscored males interpersonal skills subscales except speak differed genders. correlation although there no negative any students' language, (1) general mood, (2) adaptability, (3) write (4) positive significant found grasp mood. In early learners, intrapersonal intelligence, read EQ/interpersonal intelligence. addition, correlations several different subscales.