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Personality Traits, Willingness to Communicate and Oral Proficiency In English as a Foreign Language (EFL)
2010. urn:nbn:hr:142:890643
Požega, Dunja
Josip Juraj Strossmayer University of Osijek
Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences
Department of English Language and Literature

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Požega, D. (2010). Personality Traits, Willingness to Communicate and Oral Proficiency In English as a Foreign Language (EFL) (Master's thesis). Osijek: Josip Juraj Strossmayer University of Osijek, Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences. Retrieved from https://urn.nsk.hr/urn:nbn:hr:142:890643

Požega, Dunja. "Personality Traits, Willingness to Communicate and Oral Proficiency In English as a Foreign Language (EFL)." Master's thesis, Josip Juraj Strossmayer University of Osijek, Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences, 2010. https://urn.nsk.hr/urn:nbn:hr:142:890643

Požega, Dunja. "Personality Traits, Willingness to Communicate and Oral Proficiency In English as a Foreign Language (EFL)." Master's thesis, Josip Juraj Strossmayer University of Osijek, Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences, 2010. https://urn.nsk.hr/urn:nbn:hr:142:890643

Požega, D. (2010). 'Personality Traits, Willingness to Communicate and Oral Proficiency In English as a Foreign Language (EFL)', Master's thesis, Josip Juraj Strossmayer University of Osijek, Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences, accessed 26 January 2025, https://urn.nsk.hr/urn:nbn:hr:142:890643

Požega D. Personality Traits, Willingness to Communicate and Oral Proficiency In English as a Foreign Language (EFL) [Master's thesis]. Osijek: Josip Juraj Strossmayer University of Osijek, Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences; 2010 [cited 2025 January 26] Available at: https://urn.nsk.hr/urn:nbn:hr:142:890643

D. Požega, "Personality Traits, Willingness to Communicate and Oral Proficiency In English as a Foreign Language (EFL)", Master's thesis, Josip Juraj Strossmayer University of Osijek, Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences, Osijek, 2010. Available at: https://urn.nsk.hr/urn:nbn:hr:142:890643

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TitlePersonality Traits, Willingness to Communicate and Oral Proficiency In English as a Foreign Language (EFL)
AuthorDunja Požega
MentorVišnja Pavičić-Takač (mentor)
GranterJosip Juraj Strossmayer University of Osijek
Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences
(Department of English Language and Literature)
Osijek
Defense date and country2010-12-14, Croatia
Scientific / art field,
discipline and subdiscipline		HUMANISTIC SCIENCES
Philology
Anglistics
Abstract
This study examined the relationship between personality traits, willingness to communicate and oral proficiency in English as a foreign language. More precisely, the correlations between the variables were explored. Comparisons indicate that there are significant positive correlations between personality traits (except neuroticism and conscientiousness) and willingness to communicate (hereafter WTC). Particularly, openness, as one of the Big Five personality traits, correlates positively with all WTC groups, except interpersonal communication. When it comes to personality traits, only agreeableness correlates significantly but negatively with oral proficiency. Among WTC groups, only group discussion correlates significantly and positively with oral proficiency. Although the results of this study do not show causal connections between the variables, but only confirm their interrelationship, they imply that personality traits and WTC may influence students’ oral proficiency. Therefore it is suggested that foreign language teachers should consider students’ personality traits and WTC when assessing their oral expression and oral proficiency. Still, other factors should also be explored and taken into consideration. Teachers should consider all, or at least as many, students’ individual differences when grading their students and organizing their classes.
Keywords
Languageenglish
URN:NBNurn:nbn:hr:142:890643
Study programmeTitle: English Language and Literature (double major); specializations in: Teacher Training, Translation and Interpreting Studies, Philology
Course: Teacher Training
Study programme type: university
Study level: graduate
Academic / professional title: magistar/magistra engleskog jezika i književnosti (magistar/magistra engleskog jezika i književnosti)
Study programmeTitle: Pedagogy (double major)
Study programme type: university
Study level: graduate
Academic / professional title: magistar/magistra pedagogije (magistar/magistra pedagogije)
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