Willingness to Communicate in Instructed Second Language Acquisition: Combining a Macro- and Micro-Perspective

✍ Scribed by Anna Mystkowska-Wiertelak; Mirosław Pawlak

• Publisher: Multilingual Matters
• Year: 2017
• Tongue: English
• Leaves: 250
• Category: Library

✦ Synopsis

This book investigates individual differences variables as well as contextual factors that impinge on second language learners’ willingness to communicate (WTC). It combines a macro- and micro-perspective to bring the reader closer to understanding the mechanisms underlying WTC in specific contexts. 

✦ Table of Contents

Contents
Introduction
Part 1: Overview of Theoretical, Methodological and Empirical Issues
1. WTC: Definitions and Evolution of the Concept
2. Methodology of Empirical Investigations into L2 WTC
3. Empirical Investigations of L2 WTC Antecedents
Part 2: Exploring WTC in a Foreign Language Context: A Macro-Perspective
4. The Rationale for and Design of the Study
5. Findings of the Study
6. Discussion of the Findings
Part 3: Investigating WTC in the Course of Speaking Classes: A Micro-Perspective
7. The Rationale for and Design of the Study
8. Findings of the Study The
9. Discussion of the Findings
Conclusions, Implications and Directions for Future Research
Appendix 1
Appendix 2
Appendix 3: WTC Inventory
Appendix 4: Factor Loadings – EFA 1
Appendix 5: Factor Loadings EFA 2
Appendix 6: WTC Grid
Appendix 7: Class Questionnaire
References
Author Index
Subject Index