This paper examined the influence of L2 (second/foreign language) competence, classroom environment and emotions on and causes for Chinese young learners’ willingness to communicate (WTC) and participation in EFL (English as a foreign language) class. The respondents were 375 middle school students who answered a mixed-form survey. The major findings were: a) both WTC and participation in EFL class were significantly correlated with L2 competence, classroom environment and emotions, b) L2 competence, classroom environment and emotions significantly predicted the students’ WTC and participation in EFL class respectively, and c) eight major types of causes were reported to affect the students’ WTC and participation in EFL class respectively: Linguistic, psychological, interest, peer, teacher, personality, task difficulty/familiarity and other factors. These findings clearly pinpoint the importance of L2 competence, classroom environment and emotions in influencing WTC and participation in EFL classroom interactions.
Abstract 중문요약 Introduction Literature Review Willingness to Communicate in a L2 Factors for WTC in L2 Classrooms Research Questions Research Design Context and Participants Instruments Data collection and analysis Results Effects of L2 competence, classroom environment and emotions on students’ WTC and participation in EFL class Causes for students’ WTC and participation in EFL class Discussion Effects of L2 competence, classroom environment and emotions on students’ WTC and participation in EFL class Causes for students’ WTC and participation in English class Conclusion and Implications The Author References
키워드
Classroom environmentclassroom emotionwillingness to communicateclassroom participationL2 competence
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2. To publish an academic journal, The Asia TEFL Journal, as an internationally recognized journal in the field of English language teaching.
3. To host conferences and seminars addressing important issues concerning ELT in Asia.
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간행물
간행물명
The Journal of AsiaTEFL
간기
계간
pISSN
1738-3102
eISSN
2466-1511
수록기간
2004~2026
등재여부
SCOPUS,KCI 등재
십진분류
KDC 740DDC 420
이 권호 내 다른 논문 / The Journal of AsiaTEFL Vol.22 No.2