An Investigation of Factors Affecting Willingness to Communicate and Interest in Foreign Countries among Young Learners

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• This article investigates the relationships between classroom atmosphere, extraverted personality tendencies, perceived competence, motivation, willingness to communicate (WTC), and interest in foreign countries using structural equation modeling. The participants in this study are 383 public elementary school students aged between 8 and 12 years old. Structural Equation Modeling using Amos version 16.0 with good fitness to the data reveals that classroom atmosphere influences motivation, which in turn leads to interest in other countries. In addition, classroom atmosphere leads to stronger perceived competence that influences willingness to communicate. In a qualitative analysis of an open-ended question, students' comments are categorized by open-coding based on their grades. The upper graders appear to have somewhat different perspectives than the middle graders. Limitations of the study and some constructive suggestions for further studies are discussed.

著者

• Yashima Tomoko

  Kansai University

• NISHIDA Rieko

  Graduate School, Kansai University

• Nishida Rieko

  Graduate School Kansai University

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