Efl Students’ Willingness To Communicate In Post- Pandemic Classroom: An Observational Study

Abstract

This research aims to observe students’ willingness to communicate (WTC) in a post-pandemic classroom, and strategy used by the teachers to improve students’ willingness to communicate in the classroom. This is an observational study which is qualitative in nature. The instrument for this research was adapted from Cao’s (2019) theory of WTC. One EFL classroom teacher was willing to be observed as a participant in this research. The data were collected through observation by using a direct video recorder. The researcher found that most of the students were relatively engaged and willing to communicate in the classroom. The strategies used by teachers successfully boosted their WTC and only a small percentage of students were unwilling to communicate as a result of their individual dimension. Further implications and recommendations are also described in this research. The findings of this study recommend utilizing a variety of data collection methods, such as interviewing students in English classrooms or conducting in-depth interviews.