Konuşma Kaygısı ile İletişim Kurma İstekliliği Arasındaki İlişki: Nicel Bir Araştırma

Limited research on the relationship between pre-service English language teachers' foreign speaking anxiety and their willingness to communicate, particularly in Turkish context, paved way for present inquiry. Considering utmost importance of two interrelated concepts, this quantitative study investigates communicate within a correlational design. Eighty-four first-year ELT students from university participated study. The Foreign Language Speaking Anxiety Scale (FLSAS) Willingness Communicate (WTC) were administered participants assess WTC levels. Data collected through scales examined by use data analyses. results showed that (1) had moderate level anxiety, while they indicated high WTC, (2) female learners higher than male peers, terms levels, no difference was observed genders, (3) significant impact vice versa. findings are discussed along with related literature several implications suggestions presented both practitioners future studies.