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Willingness to communicate and metacognition in 8th-gradess in the chilean context
(Universidad Andrés Bello, 2024) Castro, Stacy; Enríquez, Bruno; López, Fernanda; Ovando, Felipe; Sato, Masatoshi; Facultad de Educación y Ciencias Sociales
This action research investigated the willingness to communicate (WTC) in a second language (L2) in a Chilean context. The participants of the investigation were 8th-graders from a private school called ABC School in La Reina, Santiago. Observation, questionnaires, exit tickets, and a blank version of Maclntyre et al.'s (1998) pyramid of WTC were the principal instruments employed to gather information from the students and the major factors that affected their WTC. Additionally, metacognitive instruction was applied along with communication strategies to improve their WTC using L2 inside the classroom. Findings showed that the metacognitive instruction improved students’ WTC. Furthermore, the peer factor refers to the impact that classmates have on each other's performances and learning process during a lesson. While it was initially believed to negatively affect their WTC, it was proven to actually increase the participation as stated by the learners themselves.