scholarly journals COMMUNICATION APPREHENSION AND INTERCULTURAL WILLINGNESS TO COMMUNICATE AMONG UNDERGRADUATES IN MALAYSIAN PUBLIC UNIVERSITIES

2020 ◽  
Vol 5 (18) ◽  
pp. 01-11
Author(s):  
M Pragash ◽  
A Sultana ◽  
K. K Khor ◽  
Charles Ramendran
Keyword(s):  
Intercultural Communication ◽  
Public Universities ◽  
Communication Apprehension ◽  
Willingness To Communicate ◽  
Moderate Level ◽  
Review Of The Literature ◽  
Fundamental Factor ◽  
High Level ◽  
Different Cultures ◽  
The Relationship

Willingness to interact with people from different cultures is the most fundamental factor for successful and effective intercultural communication, and also crucial in the simulation of desire for interaction in such context. However, high-level communication apprehension reduces the level of intercultural willingness to communicate, which eventually affects intercultural communication and vice versa. Meanwhile, some scholars argued that a moderate level of communication apprehension will increase intercultural willingness to communicate. Hence, this study started with the investigation of the level of both communication apprehension and intercultural willingness to communicate and ended with the investigation on the relationship between communication apprehension and intercultural willingness to communicate among multicultural undergraduates from five public universities in Malaysia. A total of 450 respondents were recruited to participate in this study. Neuliep and McCroskey’s Intercultural Communication Apprehension scale and Kassing’s Intercultural Willingness to Communicate scale were adopted and modified to assess respondents’ communication apprehension and intercultural willingness to communicate, respectively. Data were coded, entered, and analysed using the IBM SPSS Statistics version 22. Our findings show that all respondents were having a moderate level of communication apprehension which eventually triggered a high level of intercultural willingness to communicate among these respondents. Pearson’s correlation analysis revealed a significant positive correlation between the moderate level of communication apprehension and intercultural willingness to communicate, just like the results documented in the review of the literature. The implications of the findings are discussed at the end of this paper.

Sex Differences in Intercultural Communication Apprehension, Ethnocentrism, and Intercultural Willingness to Communicate

2003 ◽  
Vol 92 (1) ◽  
pp. 195-200 ◽  
Author(s):  
Yang Lin ◽  
Andrew S. Rancer
Keyword(s):  
Sex Differences ◽  
Intercultural Communication ◽  
Communication Apprehension ◽  
Willingness To Communicate ◽  
Different Cultures

Communication predispositions influence interactions between individuals from different cultures. Three such predispositions have been found to affect behavior in intercultural contexts: Apprehension about intercultural communication, ethnocentrism, and intercultural willingness to communicate. This study examined differences between men ( n = 130) and women ( n = 175) on those three predispositions. The analysis showed that men reported experiencing higher apprehension about intercultural communication, being more ethnocentric than women, and being less willing to communicate interculturally than women. Implications of these findings are discussed.

scholarly journals Taiwanese EFL learners’ English proficiency, intercultural competence, and willingness to communicate

2021 ◽  
Vol 11 (2) ◽  
pp. 227-249
Author(s):  
Cathleen Wijaya Miauw ◽  
Yi-Huey Guo
Keyword(s):  
Intercultural Competence ◽  
Quantitative Research ◽  
English Proficiency ◽  
Communication Apprehension ◽  
Willingness To Communicate ◽  
Language Teachers ◽  
Efl Learners ◽  
Relationship Of ◽  
Different Cultures ◽  
The Relationship

Although issues on intercultural competence and willingness to communicate have been largely studied, most studies focused on learners’ personality traits, motivation, or communication apprehension as affected factors. The significant relationship between intercultural competence, willingness to communicate, and learners’ English proficiency was less addressed. This study hereby examined the relationship of these three. It drew on quantitative research by employing a questionnaire to 409 Taiwanese college freshmen studying at one Taiwanese university (216 high- & 193 low-English-proficiency). A printed questionnaire of fifty-two items with the use of the five-point Likert-scale was adopted. The result showed significant differences between high- and low-proficiency students’ intercultural competence and willingness to communicate. Students of high English proficiency showed more intercultural competence and willingness to communicate. They demonstrated sophistication in operating their skills of intercultural competence and were more confident in communicating with people of different cultures in English. This study also found that learners’ growth of intercultural competence and willingness to communicate were interconnected per se; this interconnectedness was evident on both high- and low-proficiency groups. This study adds new threads to relevant studies and suggests that language teachers seek ways to enhance their students’ intercultural competence and willingness to communicate.

scholarly journals Level of Language Anxiety in Classroom among Students in a Higher Education Institute in Malaysia

2021 ◽  
Vol 2 (1) ◽  
pp. 45-55
Author(s):  
Mohammad Ali Al-Saggaf ◽  
Fatimatul Amirah Najla binti Mohd Zawawi ◽  
Ali Hadi Al-Aidaros
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Test Anxiety ◽  
Quantitative Method ◽  
English Language ◽  
Communication Apprehension ◽  
Moderate Level ◽  
Negative Evaluation ◽  
Language Anxiety ◽  
Education Students ◽  
High Level

The study aims to identify Higher Education students' level of language anxiety in the classroom. Moreover, the study also investigated the Higher Education Institute students' level of anxiety in each of the components in English language. 236 students from a Higher Education Institute participated in this study. The quantitative method has been used in this study and a set of questionnaire was adapted from FLCAS that was developed by Horwitz et al. (1986). For the finding, the study found that Higher Education Institute students have moderate level of language anxiety. Therefore, the study also revealed that the Higher Education Institute students have a moderate level of language anxiety in the test anxiety component and fear of negative evaluation component. On the other hand, Higher Education Institute students' have a high level of language anxiety in the communication apprehension component. The current study could help future educators to acknowledge more on language anxiety and help educators to find a good solution for these students.

scholarly journals Korelasi Tingkat Penggunaan Smartphone dengan Tingkat Kecemasan Peserta Diklat Pusdiklat Tenaga Teknis Pendidikan dan Keagamaan

2021 ◽  
Vol 9 (1) ◽  
pp. 1-12
Author(s):  
Nuraini Nuraini
Keyword(s):  
Human Life ◽  
Anxiety Level ◽  
Moderate Level ◽  
Mobile Banking ◽  
Low Level ◽  
Smartphone Use ◽  
Level Of Training ◽  
High Level ◽  
The Relationship ◽  
And Training

[CORRELATION OF SMARTPHONE USE LEVEL WITH AN ANXIETY LEVEL OF TRAINING PARTICIPANTS]. The purpose of this study is to determine the relationship between smartphone use and participants’ anxiety of education and training program (Diklat/ Pendidikan dan Pelatihan), the level of smartphone use of Diklat’s participants, and the anxiety level of Diklat’s participants. This research method uses a survey with 106 training participants in the Education and Religious Technical Training Center as many as 106 people. The results of this study show that there is a very positive relationship between smartphone use and participants’ anxiety of Diklat. So, the higher the intensity of smartphone use, the higher the anxiety level, and vice versa the lower the intensity of smartphone use, the lower the anxiety level. Regarding the level of smartphone use of Diklat’s participants, 52% (55 people) were included in moderate level, 16% (17 people) were considered high level smartphone users, and 32% (34 people) of the participants were low level users. Then, the results of the study for anxiety levels showed that 50 people (47%) of the participants had anxiety at a moderate level, 34 people (32%) had high level anxiety, and 22 people (21%) had low level anxiety. The more often the smartphone is used by them in daily life, the higher the level of anxiety experienced by them if they do not have access to their smartphone. Anxiety arises because they cannot send messages, browse, or make a call to people (such as family and friends). Even, the intensity of using smartphones is increasing now as there are many mobile applications that provide facilities for human life such as online transportation and mobile banking so that the absence of smartphones will increase anxiety

scholarly journals Cultural Mistranslation and Intercultural Communication--A Case Study of Chinese Reports on Zhai Tiantian’s Incident in the U.S.A.

2014 ◽  
Vol 2 (6) ◽  
pp. 95-101
Author(s):  
Xiaochi Zhang
Keyword(s):  
Mass Media ◽  
Cultural Differences ◽  
Intercultural Communication ◽  
Mass Communication ◽  
Cultural Backgrounds ◽  
Language And Culture ◽  
Specific Incident ◽  
Different Cultures ◽  
The Relationship

Globalization enters a world in which people of different cultural backgrounds and increasingly comes to depend on one another. To understand and accept cultural differences becomes imperative to be effective in intercultural communication in global society. In this process, translation has played an important role in intercultural mass communication connecting different cultures and different nations. However, people including translators and reporters from another culture sometime misunderstood some incidents and were unbelieving what happened with the specific incident due to mistranslation which resulted in misreports from mass media. Therefore, the author will take Zhai Tiantian’s incident in the U.S.A. as a case and make further analysis of the relationship between language and culture, and the function of translation in the intercultural communication. Finally, the author also discusses how to make intercultural translation better in order to promote intercultural communication between different people from different cultural backgrounds.

scholarly journals Assessing Willingness to Communicate in the Multilingual Environment

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Maria Guzikova ◽  
Margarita Gudova ◽  
Olga Kocheva
Keyword(s):  
Foreign Language ◽  
Foreign Students ◽  
Communication Apprehension ◽  
Professional Community ◽  
Willingness To Communicate ◽  
Foreign Languages ◽  
Regional University ◽  
Language Environment ◽  
High Level ◽  
The University

The paper describes the results of an empirical study supported by the McCroskey’s Willingness to Communicate Scale and the findings of the self-assessed communication apprehension survey. The research was carried out in the context of the Russian regional university under internationalization. The respondents included two groups of Russian students and one group of foreign students (52 people in total). The answers given by the students enabled assessment of the level of anxiety they could experience in the proposed communication contexts: public speaking; communication in a small group; speech at a meeting; and interpersonal talk. Supposedly, a high level of readiness for communication in a foreign language would indicate the person’s psychological security and lack of discomfort when networking. In addition, the research aimed to find a correlation between the number of foreign languages and the duration of their study, and the individual’s desire to engage in verbal communication with strangers. According to the results of the communication apprehension test, all the students showed an average index of communication anxiety, and this moderate level can complicate their future introduction into a diverse professional community. Also, this study revealed that the number of languages and the willingness to communicate do not correlate. However, the number of years students learn languages is directly linked with their willingness to communicate. It is suggested that the quasi-communicative format of teaching foreign languages in the classrooms contrasts sharply with the emerging dynamic multicultural space of the university. Keywords: willingness to communicate, communication apprehension, foreign language environment

scholarly journals The relationship between general and emotional intelligence in preschool children

2021 ◽  
Vol 117 ◽  
pp. 02001
Author(s):  
Elnara I. Izmaylova ◽  
Tatyana L. Kuzmishina ◽  
Maria Aleksandrovna Gorelkina ◽  
Elena N. Korneva ◽  
Anastasiia Vladimirovna Lukinova
Keyword(s):  
Emotional Intelligence ◽  
Preschool Children ◽  
Correlation Study ◽  
General Intelligence ◽  
Structural Components ◽  
Review Of The Literature ◽  
Emotional Life ◽  
History Of ◽  
High Level ◽  
The Relationship

This paper examines the relationship between general intelligence and emotional intelligence in preschool children older than five years and the main areas of research on general and emotional intelligence. Currently, a high level of general and emotional intelligence is viewed as a condition for achieving success both in one’s profession and in life in general. The relevance of this study is conditioned by the need to study general intelligence and emotional intelligence to improve the intellectual and emotional life of people, which in turn contributes to the solution of both individual and social problems. This study aims to review the levels of general and emotional intelligence formation in preschool children older than five years. The paper contains a retrospective analysis of the problem of studying emotional and general intelligence in Russian and foreign psychology. Various approaches to the study of general and emotional intelligence are analyzed. Based on a review of the literature on the topic of the study, the prerequisites for the emergence of the concept of emotional intelligence are outlined. The content of such concepts as “intelligence” and “emotional intelligence” is outlined, with a brief excursion into the history of the emergence and spread of these concepts. The paper also contains terms analogous to the concept of emotional intelligence and describes in detail the structural components of emotional intelligence within the framework of various models. Empirically, the levels of general and emotional intelligence of preschool children older than five years have been identified. A comparative correlation study of the levels of emotional and general intelligence of preschool children was carried out. The authors present the results of an experimental study on the absence of interdependence of general and emotional intelligence in preschool children older than five years.

scholarly journals The Relationship Among Spirituality, Fear, and Mental Health on COVID-19 Among Adults: An Exploratory Research

2022 ◽  
Vol 12 ◽  
Author(s):  
Balan Rathakrishnan ◽  
Soon Singh Bikar Singh ◽  
Azizi Yahaya ◽  
Mohammad Rahim Kamaluddin ◽  
Siti Fardaniah Abdul Aziz
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Data Analysis ◽  
Descriptive Analysis ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Study Data ◽  
Moderate Level ◽  
Exploratory Research ◽  
High Level ◽  
Mental Health Questionnaire ◽  
The Relationship

The novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19) is impactful on all aspects of individuals’ lives, particularly mental health due to the fear and spirituality associated with the pandemic. Thus, purpose of this study was to identify the relationship among fear, spirituality, and mental health on COVID-19 among adults in Malaysia. This study also examines spirituality as a mediator in relationship between fear and mental health. The study involved around 280 adults in Malaysia. This research is a quantitative study. Data analysis method (SEM-PLS) has been used for data analysis. Based on descriptive analysis, mental health questionnaire indicated that 60.0% of them are at a poor level of mental health whereas 57.5% of respondents showed a moderate level of COVID-19 fear, and 60.4% of respondents owned moderate level of spiritual well-being. The results also demonstrated that respondents that have a high level of fear would have a high level of mental health; interestingly, those with a high level of spirituality will have a lower level of mental health. Findings indicated that spirituality significantly mediated the relationship between fear and mental health. This research will help to demonstrate how important spirituality values to control mental health to be more positive among adults in Malaysia. The main contributions of this study are to help come out with new intervention method for those who are mentally ill and need help.

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