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Abstract The purpose of the present study was to investigate several commonly used measures of communication orientations, namely communication anxiety, communicative competence, willingness to communicate, and international posture of Iranian EFL and Malaysian ESL learners.
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“I am a SALCer”: Influences of Identity on Fear of Making Mistakes in English Interactions
This preliminary study attempts to examine the potential factors that enable EFL learners working in an English-only self-access learning center (SALC) to overcome their fear of making mistakes when they communicate in English with their peers.
Junko Noguchi
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In the loop: a social network approach to the willingness to communicate in the L2 (L2 WTC) [PDF]
Despite the conceptual importance of investigating the social context(s) in which second-language (L2) learning and use take place, the decade-old “social turn” within the field of second-language acquisition (SLA) has yet to produce a “parsimonious system of valid and generalizable parameters to describe contextual characteristics” (Dörnyei, 2009a, p.
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A sociocultural study of EFL learners' willingness to communicate
‘Willingness to Communicate‘ (WTC) defined as the willingness to seek out communication opportunities and to use the language for authentic communication has attracted much research interest in the field of second language acquisition for its role in ...
Wannaprapha Suksawas (20162346)
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It is generally assumed that in order to learn a language, learners need to master reading, writing, listening and speaking. However, merely possessing the skills and abilities to communicate is not sufficient; one must have the will to use the language.
Rudberg, Josef
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The Contribution of Teacher Support to Students’ Willingness to Communicate (WTC) in English Classes
Students’ willingness to communicate (WTC) is considered an important factor in English as a Foreign Language (EFL) learning because it reflects students’ readiness to participate in communication activities. However, many vocational high school students
Suci Maharani, Nita Kaniadewi
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Recent years have witnessed a surge of interest in learners’ Willingness to Communicate (WTC) within the L2 learning environment. This study aims to explore current trends, remarkable subjects, influential authors, sources and interplay of WTC variables in L2 learning from 1985 to 2023.
Chuhan Xu, Zhonggen Yu
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Willingness to Communicate and Lexical Complexity: Exploring Cognitive Engagement during Tasks
Willingness to communicate is an individual difference variable that is argued to predict the likelihood of a person engaging in communication when the opportunity arises.
Paul Leeming, Joseph P. Vitta
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Older Adult Learners’ Willingness to Communicate in English during Task Performance
The article primarily intends to explore older adults’ willingness to communicate (WTC) during dyadic work, as well as to identify communication strategies (CSs) applied in the course of task performance.
Anna Borkowska
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The ESL teachers\u27 Willingness To communicate in English
Willingness to communicate (WTC) as introduced by McCroskey and Bear (1985) has developed and been perceived by many as a critical field. Unfortunately, there is a noticeable gap in research on the willingness to communicate (WTC) in English among ESL ...
Lo, Yueh Yea
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