Gender influences on learners willingness to communicate in English using computer mediated communication tool

Mugunthany Armugam

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Type :	Thesis
Subject :	PL Languages and literatures of Eastern Asia, Africa, Oceania
Main Author :	Mugunthany Armugam
Additional Authors :	Hema Vanita kesevan
Title :	Gender influences on learners willingness to communicate in English using computer mediated communication tool
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Place of Production :	Tanjong Malim
Publisher :	Fakulti Bahasa dan Komunikasi
Year of Publication :	2025
Corporate Name :	Perpustakaan Tuanku Bainun
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TheaimofthisstudywastofindouttheimpactofgenderandComputerMediated Communication(CMC)toolsonstudents'willingnesstocommunicate(WTC)in English.Aquantitativeresearchdesignwasemployed,combiningsurveyandnon- equivalentquasi-experimentalmethods.Inthefirstphase,aquestionnairewasused tocollectdatafrom224FormFourstudents.Thesecondphaseinvolvedanon- equivalentquasi-experimentalapproach.Thedatawereanalyzedusingthenon- parametricMann-WhitneyU-testtoexaminesignificantgender-baseddifferencesin WTC.Participantswereselectedthroughnon-randomsampling.TheMann-Whitney U-testrevealedasignificantgenderdifferenceinWTC(U=5171.5,p=0.03),with femalesexhibitinghigherWTC.Thequasi-experimentalfindingsindicatedthat studentswhousedCMCtoolsshowedsignificantlyhigherWTCcomparedtothosein traditionalclassroomsettings(U=605,p=0.01).Notably,whileCMCtools enhancedWTC,genderdifferencesinWTCremainedconsistentacrossbothCMC andnon-CMCcontexts.ThissuggeststhatalthoughCMCtoolscanbooststudents' WTC,gendercontinuestoplayasignificantroleininfluencingcommunication behaviors.Understandingthesegenderdifferencesiscrucialforeducatorstodesign targetedstrategiesthataddresstheuniqueneedsofmaleandfemalestudents, ultimatelyfosteringtheirEnglishcommunicationskills.Thisstudyemphasizesthe potentialtoimproveWTCamongMalaysianstudentsbydevelopinggender- responsiveapproaches,therebypromotingmoreequitablelanguageacquisitionfor bothgenders.

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