The role of ideal L2 self in predicting L2 willingness to communicate inside and outside the classroom
Year: 2020
Type: article
Study design: Observational Study
Abstract: This study reports on findings of an investigation into the relationship between ideal L2 self as a motivational variable and willingness to communicate in English (L2 WTC) in and outside the classroom.Participants were a total of 90 university students majoring in English as a foreign language (ELF) at a foundation university in Ankara, Turkey.Data were collected using the Ideal L2 Self measure and the Willingness to Communicate questionnaire.Findings showed that 28% of the participants had high L2 WTC outside the classroom whereas 24% had high L2 WTC inside the classroom.The findings also indicated that there was a significant link between the ideal L2 self and L2 WTC both inside and outside the classroom and that the ideal L2 accounted for 13% of the variance in total L2 WTC scores.Based on the findings obtained, the study concludes by outlining pedagogical implications and recommendations in relation to instructional practices in L2 classrooms.
DOI: 10.32601/ejal.775798
Author: Mehmet SAK
Institution: TED University
Language: English
Subfield: Language and Linguistics
Field: Arts and Humanities
Domain: Social Sciences
SDG: Quality education
Open Access status: diamond
OpenAlex ID: W3045694962