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The Influence of Attitudes and Affect on Willingness to Communicate and Second Language Communication

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ID4501765
AuthorsTomoko Yashima (Kansai University), Lori Zenuk‐nishide, Kazuaki Shimizu (Kansai University)
Year2004
Volume54
Issue1
Pages119-152
Publication date2004-03-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueLanguage Learning (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0023-8333 • E-ISSN: 1467-9922
PublisherWiley (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1111/j.1467-9922.2004.00250.x
OpenAlexW2152372549
LanguageEN
Citations received153
References cited22

This article investigates results and antecedents of willingness to communicate (WTC) in a second Language (L2) through 2 separate investigations conducted with Japanese adolescent learners of English. In the first investigation, involving 160 students, a model was created based on the hypothesis that WTC results in more frequent communication in the L2 and that the attitudinal construct international posture leads to WTC and communication behavior. This model was tested with structural equation modeling and was found to fit the data well. The second investigation with 60 students who participated in a study-abroad program in the United States confirmed the results of the first. Finally, frequency of communication was shown to correlate with satisfaction in interpersonal relationships during the sojourn

Affect (linguistics) · Construct (python library) · Intercultural communication · Interpersonal communication · Language proficiency · Mathematics education · Statistics · Structural equation modeling · Willingness to communicate · Communication · EFL/ESL Teaching and Learning · International Student and Expatriate Challenges · Language, Discourse, Communication Strategies · Psychology · Social Psychology

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