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The Influence of Attitudes and Affect on Willingness to Communicate and Second Language Communication
Author(s) -
Yashima Tomoko,
ZenukNishide Lori,
Shimizu Kazuaki
Publication year - 2004
Publication title -
language learning
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.882
H-Index - 103
eISSN - 1467-9922
pISSN - 0023-8333
DOI - 10.1111/j.1467-9922.2004.00250.x
Subject(s) - willingness to communicate , psychology , interpersonal communication , affect (linguistics) , structural equation modeling , social psychology , construct (python library) , language proficiency , intercultural communication , mathematics education , communication , statistics , mathematics , computer science , programming language
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 that WTC results in more frequent communication in the L2 and that the attitudinal construct international posture leads to WTC and communication behavior. This model was tested with structural equation modeling and was found to fit the data well. The second investigation with 60 students who participated in a study‐abroad program in the United States confirmed the results of the first. Finally, frequency of communication was shown to correlate with satisfaction in interpersonal relationships during the sojourn.