Willingness to Communicate in Instructed Second Language Acquisition Combining a Macro- and Micro-Perspective
Book contents
- Frontmatter
- Contents
- Introduction
- Part 1: Overview of Theoretical, Methodological and Empirical Issues
- Part 2: Exploring WTC in a Foreign Language Context: A Macro-Perspective
- Part 3: Investigating WTC in the Course of Speaking Classes: A Micro-Perspective
- Conclusions, Implications and Directions for Future Research
- Appendix 1
- Appendix 2
- Appendix 3: WTC Inventory
- Appendix 4: Factor Loadings – EFA 1
- Appendix 5: Factor Loadings EFA 2
- Appendix 6: WTC Grid
- Appendix 7: Class Questionnaire
- References
- Author Index
- Subject Index
Appendix 1
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 01 October 2026
Book contents
- Frontmatter
- Contents
- Introduction
- Part 1: Overview of Theoretical, Methodological and Empirical Issues
- Part 2: Exploring WTC in a Foreign Language Context: A Macro-Perspective
- Part 3: Investigating WTC in the Course of Speaking Classes: A Micro-Perspective
- Conclusions, Implications and Directions for Future Research
- Appendix 1
- Appendix 2
- Appendix 3: WTC Inventory
- Appendix 4: Factor Loadings – EFA 1
- Appendix 5: Factor Loadings EFA 2
- Appendix 6: WTC Grid
- Appendix 7: Class Questionnaire
- References
- Author Index
- Subject Index
Summary
Questionnaire
The following statements describe tasks or situations inside a speaking class and outside the classroom. Please choose the box which best describes your feelings: (1) Not at all true about me, (2) Very slightly true of me, (3) Slightly true of me, (4) Moderately true of me, (5) Very much true of me, (6) Extremely true about me.
Part I: WTC Outside the Classroom
(1) I am willing to use computer-mediated communication (CMC) to address an acquaintance of mine.
(2) I am willing to use CMC to address a group of my acquaintances.
(3) I am willing to use CMC to address my acquaintances as well as strangers.
(4) I am willing to use CMC to address whoever is interested in what I want to communicate.
(5) I am willing to initiate communication with a foreigner met on the street.
(6) I am willing to speak to a foreigner who needs assistance (e.g. to help find directions).
(7) I am willing to initiate communication with a group of foreigners met on the street.
(8) I am willing to speak to a group of foreigners who need assistance.
(9) I am willing to speak to a foreign teacher in a private situation (e.g. in a cafeteria).
(10) I am willing to use English to speak to/text my Polish friend out of class (during breaks).
(11) I am willing to use English to speak to/text my Polish peers out of class.
(12) I am willing to use English to speak to/text my Polish or foreign peers out of class.
(13) I am willing to use English to speak to exchange students enrolled in my programme.
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- Willingness to Communicate in Instructed Second Language AcquisitionCombining a Macro- and Micro-Perspective, pp. 192 - 196Publisher: Multilingual MattersFirst published in: 2026
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