The aim of this study was to find out the impact of gender and Computer Mediated Communication (CMC) tools on students' willingness to communicate (WTC) in English. A quantitative research design was employed, combining survey and non-equivalent quasi-experimental methods. In the first phase, a questionnaire was used to collect data from 224 Form Four students. The second phase involved a non-equivalent quasi-experimental approach. The data were analyzed using the non-parametric Mann-Whitney U-test to examine significant gender-based differences in WTC. Participants were selected through non-random sampling. The Mann-Whitney U-test revealed a significant gender difference in WTC (U = 5171.5, p = 0.03), with females exhibiting higher WTC. The quasi-experimental findings indicated that students who used CMC tools showed significantly higher WTC compared to those in traditional classroom settings (U = 605, p = 0.01). Notably, while CMC tools enhanced WTC, gender differences in WTC remaine.....

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