Willingness to Communicate (WTC) and L2 Achievement: The Case of Arabic Language Learners

This study investigated the relationship between willingness to communicate (WTC) and foreign language achievement of Arabic students. Participants were 44 undergraduate Arabic students studying at Bu-Ali Sina University-Hamedan, Iran. For data collection purposes, a Five-digit Likert-scale questionnaire of Willingness to Communicate in a Foreign Language Scale (WTC-FLS) containing 20 statements was administered. Additionally, for each student, Arabic language achievement was assessed in terms of his/her average. Using SPSS, the results of Pearson's correlation (2-tailed) indicated that, overall, Correlation was significant between WTC and Arabic language achievement. The implications of the study are discussed in the paper.