Willingness to Communicate in Instructed Second Language Acquisition : : Combining a Macro- and Micro-Perspective / / Anna Mystkowska-Wiertelak, Mirosław Pawlak.

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• VerfasserIn: Mystkowska-Wiertelak, Anna,; Pawlak, Mirosław,
• Place / Publishing House: Bristol ;, Blue Ridge Summit : : Multilingual Matters, , [2017]; ©2017
• Year of Publication: 2017
• Language: English
• Series: Second Language Acquisition
• Physical Description: 1 online resource

This book offers a comprehensive account of individual differences variables as well as contextual factors that impinge on second language learners' willingness to communicate (WTC). Firstly, it adopts a macro-perspective on WTC, which entails an attempt to identify variables that are related t...

Table of Contents

• Frontmatter
• 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