Students’ perceptions on the factors that influence their willingness to orally communicate in the EFL classroom in Ecuadorian high schools

Abstract

This research "Perceptions of students on factors influencing willingness to communicate orally in English in the classroom of Ecuadorian schools" has been developed to understand how motivation, level of competition, and personality influence the willingness of students to communicate orally in English. Two public schools in the city of Quevedo were selected to undertake this study. The sample consisted of students from five classes hundred twenty in each class; their ages were between twelve and eighteen years old. For the analysis of this research quantitative and qualitative approaches were applied. The data were obtained through questionnaires and observation sheets. The data were tabulated and displayed in the statistical graphs. After completion of the description, analysis, and interpretation of results it was concluded that the level of competition influences the willingness to communicate orally in English, this fact shows a valid reason why the process of teaching and learning English is not successful in Ecuador.