Bai Shuxia
School of College English Teaching and Research, Henan University, Kaifeng, Henan Province, PR China.
Heliyon. 2023 Aug 29;9(9):e19610. doi: 10.1016/j.heliyon.2023.e19610. eCollection 2023 Sep.
Language learners' willingness to communicate (WTC) plays a critical role in learning English as a foreign language (EFL), and affects the learning outcome. However, the WTC of struggling EFL learners remains largely uninvestigated. Thus, the present study aimed to scrutinize the correlation between foreign language anxiety (FLA), foreign language boredom (FLB) and WTC, and the predictor role of FLA and FLB in WTC in the context of Chinese struggling EFL learners. A total of 662 participants majoring in music, physical education and fine arts from four universities in China attended this study. Pearson correlation and a Structural Equation Modeling (SEM) were used to substantiate that these struggling students' FLA was highly and positively correlated with their FLB, while both their FLA and FLB were negatively linked to WTC and significantly predicted their WTC. In discussion and conclusion, the consistency between the current study and related studies, some limitations as well as further implications are presented for avid researchers in future EFL study of those who have difficulty in learning English.
语言学习者的交际意愿（WTC）在将英语作为外语（EFL）学习中起着关键作用，并影响学习成果。然而，英语学习困难的外语学习者的交际意愿在很大程度上仍未得到研究。因此，本研究旨在审视外语学习焦虑（FLA）、外语学习倦怠（FLB）与交际意愿之间的相关性，以及在中国英语学习困难的外语学习者背景下，外语学习焦虑和外语学习倦怠在交际意愿中的预测作用。来自中国四所大学的662名音乐、体育和美术专业的学生参与了本研究。使用皮尔逊相关性分析和结构方程模型（SEM）来证实，这些学习困难的学生的外语学习焦虑与他们的外语学习倦怠呈高度正相关，而他们的外语学习焦虑和外语学习倦怠都与交际意愿呈负相关，并显著预测了他们的交际意愿。在讨论和结论部分，针对未来热衷于研究英语学习困难者的外语学习研究人员，阐述了本研究与相关研究的一致性、一些局限性以及进一步的启示。
