Document Type : Research Article

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1 PhD Candidate in ELT, Ahar Branch, Islamic Azad University

2 PhD in TEFL, Department of Education, UM University, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

Abstract

The purpose of this study was to investigate the Canonical analysis of the relationship between personality traits and attitude with motivation and EFL learners’ written production task. This research in terms of data collection procedure is a correlation type. The statistical population consisted of the students who were selected by random cluster sampling method. Data were analyzed using standard questionnaire of motivation, attitude, and personality traits, and analyzed by SPSS software using statistical tests. The results of correlation analysis of variables showed that there is a significant positive correlation between personality traits with motivation and written skills. It was also determined that attitudes with motivation and written skills predict a positive and significant relationship. Finally, the results of this study can be a very clear perspective for planners and trainers of writing skills training courses to pay more attention to non-cognitive and attitudinal variables such as personality traits and learners’ motivation in English language classes.

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Article Title [Persian]

تحلیل متعارفی از رابطۀ بین ویژگیهای شخصیتی، نگرش، انگیزش و مهارت نوشتن زبان‌آموزان ایرانی زبان انگلیسی

Authors [Persian]

  • فرشته اسدزادیان 1
  • دکتر قادر اسدزادیان 2

1 دانشجوی دکتری آموزش زبان انگلیسی، دانشگاه آزاد اسلامی واحد اهر

2 دانشگاه آزاد اسلامی واحد اهر

Abstract [Persian]

هدف از پژوهش حاضر مطالعۀ تحلیل متعارف ویژگی­های شخصیتی و نگرش زبان­آموزان ایرانی زبان انگلیسی در ارتباط با انگیزش و مهارت نوشتن آنهاست. از حیث روش جمع­آوری و تحلیل داده، تحقیق حاضر از نوع مطالعۀ همبستگی بوده است. جمعیت آماری آن شامل زبان آموزان ایرانی زبان انگلیسی و نمونۀ آماری مربوطه به شیوه نمونه­برداری خوشه­ای انتخاب گردید. برای جمع­آوری داده­ها از پرسشنامه­های استاندارد ویژگی­های شخصیتی، نگرش و انگیزش به همراه تکالیف مهارت نوشتاری استفاده گردید. تحلیل همبستگی بین متغیرها نشان داد که رابطۀ همبستگی معناداری از نوع مثبت مابین ویژگیهای شخصیتی، انگیزش و مهارت نوشتاری زبان­آموزان وجود دارد. همچنین نگرش زبان­آموزان رابطۀ مثبت و معناداری با انگیزش و مهارت نوشتاری آنان داشت. نتایج تحقیق حاوی پیام­هایی در زمینه تدوین­کنندگان و برگزارکنندگان دوره­های آموزش معلمان در خصوص لزوم توجه به ابعاد غیرشناختی زبانآموزان ازجمله انگیزش، نگرش و ویژگیهای شخصیتی آنها در توسعۀ مهارت نوشتن در زبان خارجی است.   

Keywords [Persian]

  • مهارت نوشتن
  • ویژگی شخصیتی
  • نگرش
  • انگیزش
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