چكيده
This study investigated the impact of teaching communication strategies on
the willingness to communicate of Iranian EFL learners. To this end, eight
intact classes in Asatid Language Institute were included as the
experimental and control groups. In addition to the regular language
instruction for the two groups, the experimental group received the
treatment (communication strategy training) while the control group did
not. The measurement of the willingness to communicate was carried out
before (pre-test) and after (post-test) the treatment. In addition, the relations
between willingness to communicate and some other related constructs
such as sex, age, educational level, and marital status, were also examined.
The analysis of data showed that the difference in the willingness to
communicate for the treatment group was statistically significant. As for
the control group, no statistically significant difference was found. The
conclusion was that teaching communication strategies helps learners
improve their willingness to communicate. Moreover, findings indicated
that neither sex nor marital status has a significant impact on an individual's
willingness to communicate. Age and educational level, however, seemed
to impact upon the way an individual is willing to communicate.
