What is it about?
The present study identified the predictors of WTC of 210 foreign language learners of English from Spain. Multiple regression analyses revealed that the strongest (negative) predictor of WTC was foreign language classroom anxiety, while foreign language enjoyment and frequency of foreign language use by the teacher were positive predictors.
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Why is it important?
A foreign language teacher who uses the foreign language a lot in class and who can boost students' enjoyment and control their anxiety can make them more talkative
Perspectives
It's crucial to show FL teachers that it possible to raise students' willingness to communicate in the foreign language
Jean-Marc Dewaele
Birkbeck University of London
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This page is a summary of: The Effect of Classroom Emotions, Attitudes Toward English, and Teacher Behavior on Willingness to Communicate Among English Foreign Language Learners, Journal of Language and Social Psychology, July 2019, SAGE Publications,
DOI: 10.1177/0261927x19864996.
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