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

Yashima, Tomoko; Zenuk‐Nishide, Lori; Shimizu, Kazuaki

doi:10.1111/j.1467-9922.2004.00250.x

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

Published in Language Learning • Feb 12, 2004

Authors:

Tomoko Yashima

Lori Zenuk‐Nishide

Kazuaki Shimizu

Abstract

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 th...

Subject

Willingness to communicate

Psychology

Interpersonal communication

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