A Dissertation by GRACE HUI-CHIN LIN Submitted to the Office of ...
A Dissertation by GRACE HUI-CHIN LIN Submitted to the Office of ...
A Dissertation by GRACE HUI-CHIN LIN Submitted to the Office of ...
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The Correlation between Key Words and Willingness <strong>to</strong> Communicate<br />
Based on <strong>the</strong> findings from <strong>the</strong> fourth research question that Cheng Chih, Jian<br />
Guo, and Ling Mei provided, <strong>the</strong> key words in <strong>the</strong> intended content <strong>of</strong><br />
communication could not be abandoned. They believed that when <strong>the</strong> key word was<br />
abandoned, <strong>the</strong> message abandonment strategy became meaningless. Cheng Chih<br />
fur<strong>the</strong>r stated that he discovered that native-speakers and non-native speakers in<br />
Taiwan mostly used only “key words” <strong>to</strong> communicate with him. From his<br />
experience <strong>of</strong> working in a restaurant, he perceived that <strong>the</strong>y usually used key words<br />
<strong>to</strong> fulfill <strong>the</strong>ir need for communication. For example, <strong>the</strong>y would say only “<strong>to</strong>ilet” or<br />
“sea food,” instead <strong>of</strong> talking <strong>to</strong> him with a complete sentence.<br />
Indeed, <strong>the</strong> issue <strong>of</strong> “key words” inspired in this study is associated with <strong>the</strong><br />
issue <strong>of</strong> “willingness <strong>to</strong> communicate” (WTC) mentioned <strong>by</strong> MacIntyre, Clement,<br />
Dornyei, and Noels (1998). The researcher believes that whenever <strong>the</strong> “key word” is<br />
expressed, <strong>the</strong> goal <strong>of</strong> “willingness <strong>to</strong> communicate” (MacIntyre, Clement, Dornyei<br />
& Noels, 1998) could be achieved. That is <strong>to</strong> say, when <strong>the</strong> difficult intended key<br />
word is created or explained, <strong>the</strong> WTC in MacIntyre, Clement, Dornyei, and Noel’s<br />
triangle model would be fulfilled, including “<strong>the</strong> desire <strong>to</strong> communicate with a<br />
specific person, self-confidence, interpersonal/intergroup motivation, communicative<br />
competence, intergroup climate, and personality” (p. 547).<br />
Therefore, in this study, three students believed that no matter how difficult<br />
<strong>the</strong> key word was in <strong>the</strong> communication, it had <strong>to</strong> be expressed somehow. Their<br />
feelings reflected in this study were that <strong>the</strong> EFL speakers’ attempts <strong>to</strong> interact could<br />
be inspired when <strong>the</strong>re was any type <strong>of</strong> motivation and willingness was stirred.<br />
Accordingly, this study suggested that <strong>the</strong> speakers should not abandon any intended<br />
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