O.16.2 (SLA): Yu, "An Examination of the Dynamic Feature of WTC"

Session Submission Type: Paper Session

Summary

The study explores the dynamic feature of Willingness to Communicate in its effects on language learners’ communication behaviors in different set-ups of dyadic groups. By employing both qualitative and quantitative research methods, the findings demonstrate that WTC influences and fluctuates in conversations with interlocutors with matched or mismatched WTC levels.

Strand

• Second Language Acquisition, Language Acquisition, and Attrition

Individual Presentations

• An Examination of the Dynamic Feature of WTC - Miao Yu, Sichuan University

Session Organizer

• AAAL 2015 Conference Committee, -