Inter- Relationship between Iranian Intermediate EFL Learners’ Intrinsic Motivation, their Willingness to Communicate and their Level of Depression: A Case of Khorasan Razavi

Subject Areas : Journal of Applied Linguistics Studies

Haniyeh Afzali ¹ , Hamid Ashraf ²

1 - Tabaran Institute of Higher Education Mashhad, Iran.
2 - Torbat-e Heydareih Branch, Islamic Azad University, Torbat-e Heydareih, Iran.

Received: 2022-01-30 Accepted : 2022-09-01 Published : 2022-09-01

Keywords: intrinsic motivation, Willingness to communicate, KEYWORDS: EFL learners, level of depression,

Abstract :

ABSTRACT This study examined inter-relationship among willingness to communicate, intrinsic motivation, and level of depression has not been investigated. Through a quantitative and applied study 357 Iranian EFL learners from Khorasan Razavi were examined by three standard questionnaires: Willingness to Communicate in a Foreign Language Scale’ by Baghaei et al., (2012), intrinsic motivation inventory (IMI) Ryan and Deci (2000), and The Beck Depression Inventory (2015). Results of the Kolmogorov-Smirnov test showed normal distribution of scores and non-parametrical pattern of the study in which required analysis using spearman test. Results of correlation coefficient for the research questions showed that there is a significant relationship between willingness to communicate, intrinsic motivation, and level of depression so that relationships among willingness to communicate and intrinsic motivation with depression level were bidirectional. It implies that to avoid students’ depression in language learning environments they should be encouraged into communicative activities and their intrinsic motivation needs reinforcement.