Predictors of willingness to communicate in a second language (L2 WTC): Toward an integrated L2 WTC model from the socio‐psychological perspective

• Published in: Foreign language annals Vol. 55; no. 1; pp. 258 - 282
• Main Authors: Wei, Xiaobao, Xu, Qingyi
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Alexandria Wiley 01.04.2022; American Council on the Teaching of Foreign Languages
• Subjects: Acculturation; Anxiety; Behavior; Caregivers; Classrooms; College English; College Freshmen; College students; Communication (Thought Transfer); Cultural Awareness; Educational Environment; Emotions; English (Second Language); English as a second language; English as a second language instruction; Extracurricular activities; Foreign Countries; Foreign language learning; Intercultural communication; L2 anxiety; L2 motivational selves; L2 WTC; Language Acquisition; Language Teachers; Learning Theories; Motivation; perceived teachers' emotional support; Predictor Variables; Psychological Patterns; Second Language Instruction; Second Language Learning; Second language teachers; Self Concept; Social support; Structural Equation Models; Student Attitudes; Teacher attitudes; Teacher Student Relationship; Teaching; Teaching Methods; the acculturation to L2 culture; Willingness to communicate; China

This study takes the initiative to use structural equation modeling to verify an integrated willingness to communicate in an L2 (L2 WTC) model proposed from the socio‐psychological perspective in the China's English as a second language context. A total of 1007 college freshmen (Male: n = 745;...