Understanding Chinese learners' willingness to communicate in a New Zealand ESL classroom: A multiple case study drawing on the theory of planned behavior
Abstract
null null Current approaches to second language teaching place a great emphasis on the development of learners' communicative competence. However, teachers are frequently bewildered by some learners' reluctance to communicate and wonder what impedes their oral participation. To understand this phenomenon better, I conducted a naturalistic inquiry to investigate five Chinese immigrant learners' willingness to communicate in both teacher-led and...
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Title
Understanding Chinese learners' willingness to communicate in a New Zealand ESL classroom: A multiple case study drawing on the theory of planned behavior
Published Date
Sep 1, 2013
Journal
Volume
41
Issue
3
Pages
740 - 751
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