Relationship between Willingness to Communicate and Iranian EFL Learner’s Speaking Fluency and Accuracy

Abstract

The application of English as an international language has been well known in any field of life. Four skills of this language are divided into two categories, productive skills (speaking and writing) and receptive skills (listening and reading). According to the practicality of the English language nowadays, most of people try to learn English. It is observable that majority of learners step in this way just to learn how to converse and participate in discussions. In other words, they aim to improve their speaking skill. Therefore, the present study aimed to investigate possible relationship between willingness to communicate and Iranian EFL learners' speaking fluency and accuracy. In this way, OPT, WTC test, fluency and accuracy test were employed. Afterwards, statistical analysis was accomplished. Consequently, the analysis indicated acceptable results. The results contain positive relationship between willingness to communicate and speaking fluency. It can be concluded that both trainers and trainees can employ willingness to communicate as one of the tools to increase fluency and accuracy level of learners speaking.