Learners’ perceptions and attitudes: Implications for willingness to communicate in an L2 classroom Export

@article{citeulike:4486303, abstract = {This paper investigates learners' perceptions of their speaking abilities, of their contributions to oral class activities (whole class and small group discussions) as well as their attitudes towards these activities, and how such perceptions and attitudes influenced the learners' willingness to communicate in the L2. The study employed a range of data gathering instruments, but the main source of data came from self-assessment questionnaires. Thirty-two students of French (L2) participated in this semester long study. The self-assessment questionnaires asked students to reflect on their immediate learning environment at various points in the semester and self assess their speaking skills. This study concludes that the students' perception of the speaking activities and of themselves as learners in the foreign language classroom affected their willingness to communicate in a range of ways. In general, as learners' self-confidence increased over time, so did their willingness to use the L2 in class. However, the learners' desire to communicate with peers in small groups was not uniform and was affected by affiliation motives.}, author = {L\'{e}ger, Diane and Storch, Neomy}, citeulike-article-id = {4486303}, citeulike-linkout-0 = {http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.system.2009.01.001}, citeulike-linkout-1 = {http://linkinghub.elsevier.com/retrieve/pii/S0346251X09000116}, day = {25}, doi = {10.1016/j.system.2009.01.001}, issn = {0346251X}, journal = {System}, keywords = {anxiety, self-assessment, self-confidence, situated\_learning, willingness\_to\_communicate}, month = {March}, posted-at = {2009-05-07 12:05:43}, priority = {2}, title = {Learners' perceptions and attitudes: Implications for willingness to communicate in an L2 classroom}, url = {http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.system.2009.01.001}, year = {2009} }

TY - JOUR ID - citeulike:4486303 L3 - citeulike-article-id:4486303 N2 - This paper investigates learners’ perceptions of their speaking abilities, of their contributions to oral class activities (whole class and small group discussions) as well as their attitudes towards these activities, and how such perceptions and attitudes influenced the learners’ willingness to communicate in the L2. The study employed a range of data gathering instruments, but the main source of data came from self-assessment questionnaires. Thirty-two students of French (L2) participated in this semester long study. The self-assessment questionnaires asked students to reflect on their immediate learning environment at various points in the semester and self assess their speaking skills. This study concludes that the students’ perception of the speaking activities and of themselves as learners in the foreign language classroom affected their willingness to communicate in a range of ways. In general, as learners’ self-confidence increased over time, so did their willingness to use the L2 in class. However, the learners’ desire to communicate with peers in small groups was not uniform and was affected by affiliation motives. JF - System SN - 0346251X TI - Learners’ perceptions and attitudes: Implications for willingness to communicate in an L2 classroom KW - anxiety KW - self-assessment KW - self-confidence KW - situated_learning KW - willingness_to_communicate AU - Léger, Diane AU - Storch, Neomy PY - 2009/03/25/ UR - http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.system.2009.01.001 ER -