Foreign language anxiety and willingness to communicate in the foreign language among university students: a preliminary study

Ramdzan Ali, Al Amirul Eimer and In-Shahrizal, Nur Nisa Diana and Fadzli, Nur Najwa and Suhudi, Nur Nabila Syahira and Kamal Salleh, Mohammad Syamsul (2020) Foreign language anxiety and willingness to communicate in the foreign language among university students: a preliminary study. In: Emerging trends in education, strategies and challenges. Kaizentrenovation Sdn Bhd, Perak, Malaysia, pp. 23-31.

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Abstract

Willingness to communicate (WTC) is being regarded as a concept to account for students’ first language (L1) and second language (L2) communication. The objective of this research was to identify the relationship between foreign language anxiety (FLA) which can be divided into three (3) factors namely (1) learners’ attitude, (2) classroom procedure and (3) language testing on willingness to communicate. Based on the preliminary study, only 86 students of Kulliyyah of Languages and Management, International Islamic University Malaysia who are taking foreign languages such as French, Japanese, Korean and Mandarin were chosen as the respondents of this study. In terms of the direct relationship between FLA and WTC, 1 out of 3 hypotheses was supported in which learners’ attitude has a positive relationship with WTC. Theoretical and practical implications were discussed to provide insights for future research in this area.

Item Type:	Book Chapter
Additional Information:	9323/85314
Uncontrolled Keywords:	Foreign Language Anxiety, Willingness to Communicate
Subjects:	P Language and Literature > PE English
Kulliyyahs/Centres/Divisions/Institutes (Can select more than one option. Press CONTROL button):	Kulliyyah of Languages and Management
Depositing User:	Dr Al Amirul Eimer Ramdzan Ali
Date Deposited:	02 Dec 2020 14:12
Last Modified:	19 Jan 2021 17:09
URI:	http://irep.iium.edu.my/id/eprint/85314

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