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Relationships Between Foreign Language Anxiety and Willingness to Communicate Among Japanese EFL Learners
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| Title: | Relationships Between Foreign Language Anxiety and Willingness to Communicate Among Japanese EFL Learners |
| Authors: | Fujii, Satomi Browse this author |
| Keywords: | Foreign language anxiety | | Willingness to Communicate (WTC) | | Individual factors | | Japanese EFL learners |
| Issue Date: | 1-Apr-2021 |
| Publisher: | The Institute of Industrial Applications Engineers |
| Journal Title: | Journal of Management and Training for Industries |
| Volume: | 8 |
| Issue: | 1 |
| Start Page: | 1 |
| End Page: | 12 |
| Publisher DOI: | 10.12792/JMTI.8.1.1 |
| Abstract: | Language learning can be stressful for learners when they are required to communicate with classmates using the target language. In such situations, high-anxious learners often feel frustrated compared to low-anxious learners. Feelings of language anxiety may obstruct learner’s willingness to communicate (WTC). However, not many studies have elaborated on the straight-forward relationships between these two variables. Thus, this study seeks to ascertain: 1) the correlations between language anxiety and WTC, 2) the differences of WTC between high-anxious and low-anxious learners, and 3) learner willingness to use the four skills in English. A total of 145 university students participated in this study. The results indicate a significant negative correlation between language anxiety and WTC. The result of the t-test indicates significant differences in WTC scores between high-anxious and low-anxious learners. Thus, the negative relationships between language anxiety and WTC as well as a clear contrast in high- and low-anxious learners’ WTC are established. |
| Rights: | https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ |
| Type: | article |
| URI: | http://hdl.handle.net/2115/80964 |
| Appears in Collections: | 国際広報メディア・観光学院，メディア・コミュニケーション研究院 (Graduate School of International Media, Communication and Tourism Studies / Research Faculty of Media and Communication) > 雑誌発表論文等 (Peer-reviewed Journal Articles, etc)
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Submitter: 藤井 聡美
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