Format:
1 Online-Ressource (220 pages)
Edition:
1st ed
ISBN:
9781783091560
Series Statement:
Second Language Acquisition v.76
Content:
This book integrates the findings of a quantitative study with a qualitative multiple case study to provide insights into students' willingness to communicate within a Chinese EFL context. It presents an ecological model of WTC to further the understanding of the interaction of individual and environmental factors inside and beyond the classroom
Content:
Intro -- Contents -- Figures and Tables -- Abbreviations -- Acknowledgements -- Part 1 The Research of Willingness to Communicate in a Second Language -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Hybrid Perspectives on WTC in an L2 -- Part 2 The Big Picture: Interrelationships between WTC, Communication Confi dence, Motivation, Learner Beliefs and Classroom Environment (Phase 1: Questionnaire Survey) -- 3 Dimensions of WTC, Confidence, Motivation, Beliefs and Classroom Environment -- 4 Interrelationships between WTC, Confidence, Motivation, Beliefs and Environment on WTC: A Full Structural Model -- Part 3 A Situated Lens: WTC Fluctuations over Time and Across Classroom Situations(Phase 2: A Multiple-Case Study) -- 5 Four Cases and their WTC Fluctuations -- 6 Distal and Proximal Influences on WTC Fluctuations -- Part 4 Blending 'Apple Juice' and 'Orange Juice': Integration of Overall Findings -- 7 WTC Inside the Language Classroom and Beyond -- 8 Concluding Remarks -- Appendix 1: Factor Loadings -- Appendix 2: Questionnaire -- Appendix 3: Correlation Matrix for the Structural Model -- Appendix 4: Interview Guide -- Appendix 5: Classroom Observation Scheme -- Appendix 6: Learning Journa lFramework -- Appendix 7: Coding Scheme -- References -- Index
Additional Edition:
9781783091553
Additional Edition:
Print version Peng, Jian-E Willingness to Communicate in the Chinese EFL University Classroom : An Ecological Perspective Bristol : Channel View Publications,c2014 9781783091553
Language:
English
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