Interplay of Personality, Self-Efficacy and Willingness to Communicate
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https://doi.org/10.55707/ds-po.v38i2.102Keywords:
self-efficacy, willingness to communicate, personality traits, EnglishAbstract
This research examines how Willingness to Communicate (WTC) in learning English is conditioned by personality traits and linguistic self-efficacy. The sample consists of 216 students at the University of Novi Sad. Three instruments were used: the Big Five Plus Two questionnaire, the Willingness to Communicate Questionnaire, and the Questionnaire of English Self-Efficacy. Students showed self-efficacy at a slightly above-average level and were willing to speak at a slightly higher than moderate level. Self-efficacy and WTC are in positive correlation. Extraversion and Positive valence contribute significantly to WTC. Positive valence and Openness to experience are significant traits in relation to self-efficacy. Females have higher Extraversion,
Conscientiousness and Openness to experience, whereas males have higher Negative valence. Gender has no direct effect on WTC and self-efficacy, but moderates the relationship with Conscientiousness, Openness to experience, Extraversion, and Negative valence. Females have higher Extraversion, Conscientiousness and Openness to experience, while males have higher Negative valence. In addition, some pedagogical implications are proposed.
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