| EFL Teachers’ and Students’ Perceptions about Communication Strategies Teachability |
| کد مقاله : 1018-CNF-FULL |
| نویسندگان |
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راضیه بهروزیان * گروه زبان انگلیسی- دانشگاه آزاد اسلامی سراب- سراب-ایران |
| چکیده مقاله |
| The current study examined the Iranian EFL teachers’ and students’ perceptions about Communication Strategies Teachability. The study was conducted with 20 teachers and 110 students from universities and private language Institutes in Tabriz, Iran. The review of the related literature on the CSs showed that teaching CSs has been controversial over the last decades. While some discussions reject the possibility of CSs instruction, many empirical studies support their teachability. Taking a mixed method design, the study used a language proficiency test, a questionnaire and an interview for data collection. In the quantitative phase, the participants’ responses to questionnaire before and after a 12-week period of teaching CSs were statistically compared. The analysis of the quantitative data obtained from the questionnaire through Paired-samples t-test showed that the learners’ perceptions towards the usefulness of CSs grew significantly more positive after the instruction. The qualitative analysis of the interview data indicated that most teachers found CSs useful and possible to teach. It was also found that CSs enhanced English language students’ ability to speak and raised their awareness of CSs. The study could offer pedagogical implications for both teachers and students and pave the way for further studies in the field. |
| کلیدواژه ها |
| communication strategies, international posture, teaching communication strategies, willingness to communicate, teachability |
| وضعیت: پذیرفته شده |