摘要:Increasing EFL learners' willingness to communicate has always been a concern to
teachers. This study aimed at investigating the effect of extended wait time in EFL
classrooms on the learners' willingness to communicate. In order to carry out this
quasi-experimental study, 60 adult EFL learners at a basic level of proficiency in
English (CEFR A1 and A2) were chosen to take part. They were first homogenised
by Key English Test (KET) and then assigned to two groups of experimental and
control. The Willingness to Communicate (WTC) Questionnaire by McIntyre,
Baker, Clément, and Conrod (2001) was given <<
关键词:extended wait time; willingness to communicate; foreign language learning
anxiety; communication apprehension