Openness to experience as a predictor of L2 WTC.

Autor/in	Piechurska-Kuciel, Ewa
Titel	Openness to experience as a predictor of L2 WTC.
Quelle	In: System : an international journal of educational technology and applied linguistics, (2018) 72, S. 190-200Verfügbarkeit
Beigaben	Literaturangaben; Tabellen 3
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0346-251X
Schlagwörter	Empirische Forschung; Angst; Einstellung (Psy); Hemmung; Kommunikation; Sprechen
Abstract	This paper aims to provide empirical evidence for the relationship between openness to experience and L2 willingness to communicate (WTC). The study posits that openness as a personality dimension may have a dual effect-both direct and indirect-on one's L2 WTC levels. First, openness directly influences L2 WTC through its stable character, shaping one's cognition, affect and behaviour. Also, it has a possible dual indirect impact by mediating perceived communicative competence and language anxiety. According to the results of step-wise multiple regression, openness can be regarded a significant predictor of L2 WTC, explaining 21% of its variability. It may be concluded that students with high levels of openness demonstrate their stable predispositions to look for gratification through initiating verbal encounters in a foreign language. Together, the variables included in the model explain over 45% of L2 WTC variability, stressing the mediating role of perceived communicative competence (operationalized as self-perceived levels of FL skills) and language anxiety. (Verlag).
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Update	2022/2