This article will discuss recent theories of Willingness to Communicate (WTC) and provide an overview of studies into this individual difference which have been conducted in both Iran and New Zealand (NZ). So far few qualitative studies have been carried out into WTC or have used permanent migrants as participants. The article reports on a longitudinal study of the WTC of a group of Iranian migrants to NZ. By means of questionnaires, observations, and individual semi-structured interviews conducted at six-month intervals, case studies of these learners in a NZ university English class were compiled. Their WTC was found to encompass such learner characteristics as confidence, motivation, and personality, and varied from country to country an...
This study reports on findings of an investigation into English as a foreign language (EFL) learners...
It is generally assumed that in order to learn a language, learners need to master reading, writing,...
The present study is an attempt to investigate the extent to which Iranian EFL learners are willing ...
This article will discuss recent theories of Willingness to Communicate (WTC) and provide an overvie...
Whether Willingness to Communicate (WTC) is a permanent trait or is modified by situational context ...
Since the development of the willingness to communicate (WTC) construct by MacIntyre et al. in 1998,...
Willingness to communicate (WTC) in English is specifically important because L2 (foreign/second lan...
The present study intends to explore situations which cause un/willingness to communicate among Iran...
A major problem in second language (L2) learning and teaching is learners’ low willingness to commun...
Willingness to Communicate (WTC) is a useful conceptual construct in examining second language (L2) ...
Oral language skill among EFL students can be indicated from willingness to communicate in English. ...
The fact that Indonesian students’ reticent in speaking English is still found until today. Its phen...
Abstract—Previous research into willingness to communicate in a second language (L2WTC) has focused ...
AbstractThis study reports on findings of an investigation into English as a foreign language (EFL) ...
English has changed into an international language after second world war and over a million people ...
This study reports on findings of an investigation into English as a foreign language (EFL) learners...
It is generally assumed that in order to learn a language, learners need to master reading, writing,...
The present study is an attempt to investigate the extent to which Iranian EFL learners are willing ...
This article will discuss recent theories of Willingness to Communicate (WTC) and provide an overvie...
Whether Willingness to Communicate (WTC) is a permanent trait or is modified by situational context ...
Since the development of the willingness to communicate (WTC) construct by MacIntyre et al. in 1998,...
Willingness to communicate (WTC) in English is specifically important because L2 (foreign/second lan...
The present study intends to explore situations which cause un/willingness to communicate among Iran...
A major problem in second language (L2) learning and teaching is learners’ low willingness to commun...
Willingness to Communicate (WTC) is a useful conceptual construct in examining second language (L2) ...
Oral language skill among EFL students can be indicated from willingness to communicate in English. ...
The fact that Indonesian students’ reticent in speaking English is still found until today. Its phen...
Abstract—Previous research into willingness to communicate in a second language (L2WTC) has focused ...
AbstractThis study reports on findings of an investigation into English as a foreign language (EFL) ...
English has changed into an international language after second world war and over a million people ...
This study reports on findings of an investigation into English as a foreign language (EFL) learners...
It is generally assumed that in order to learn a language, learners need to master reading, writing,...
The present study is an attempt to investigate the extent to which Iranian EFL learners are willing ...