Open AccessFixed and Dynamic Predictors of Willingness to Communicate in L2: A Review on New Paradigms of Individual Differences
Author(s) -
Ahmet Ocak Akdemir
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
shanlax international journal of education (online)
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 2582-1334
DOI - 10.34293/education.v9is1-may.4057
Subject(s) - conceptualization , construct (python library) , context (archaeology) , willingness to communicate , recall , psychology , dynamic capabilities , contrast (vision) , cognitive psychology , computer science , social psychology , knowledge management , artificial intelligence , paleontology , biology , programming language
Willingness to communicate (WTC), a recent affective construct of SLA research, has experienced a paradigm shift regarding its nature. Current WTC research tends to define it as a dynamic and context-bound structure rather being in a linear and static disposition. New conceptualization is based on Complex Dynamic System (CDS) theory. This theory has been applied to SLA research to explain dynamic, non-linear and complex nature of SLA process. The convenience of CDS theory’s basic principles has led existing WTC structure to be re-shaped and revised to define it as a dynamic structure in contrast to its former definition which would recall WTC as a static and trait-like variable.