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Willingness to communicate in the L2 about meaningful photos: Application of the pyramid model of WTC
Language Teaching Research ( IF 3.401 ) Pub Date : 2021-05-04 , DOI: 10.1177/13621688211004645
Peter D. MacIntyre 1 , Lanxi Wang 1
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Willingness to communicate (WTC) reflects an intersection between instructed second language acquisition and learner psychology. WTC results from the coordinated interaction among complex processes that prepare second language (L2) learners to choose to use their L2 for authentic communication. Prior research has revealed considerable complexity in the influences on dynamic changes in WTC from moment-to-moment. The heuristic ‘pyramid model’ of WTC (MacIntyre et al., 1998) proposes interactions among approximately 30 different variables that may influence WTC. The present study uses the pyramid model to interpret data from three focal participants, all English as a second language (ESL) learners and international students in Canada, with varying degrees of experience in an English-speaking context. Using the idiodynamic method, all participants were recorded while describing a self-selected, personally meaningful photo. Second, participants rated their WTC in English using software that played a recording of their speech and collected continuous WTC ratings. Finally, participants were interviewed about their WTC ratings. Triangulating the data revealed how processes on multiple timescales interact during L2 communication about the photos. WTC changes as speakers’ motivations and emotions are influenced by the deep, personal relevance of the topics under discussion. Pedagogical implications for the results of this study and the use of the idiodynamic method in L2 classrooms are discussed.



中文翻译:

在L2中就有意义的照片进行交流的意愿:WTC金字塔模型的应用

交流意愿(WTC)反映了指导的第二语言习得与学习者心理之间的交集。WTC来自复杂过程之间的协调交互,这使第二语言(L2)学习者可以选择使用他们的L2进行真实的交流。先前的研究表明,从瞬间到瞬间,对WTC动态变化的影响相当复杂。WTC的启发式“金字塔模型”(MacIntyre等人,1998)提出了可能影响WTC的大约30个不同变量之间的相互作用。本研究使用金字塔模型来解释来自三个主要参与者的数据,这些参与者都是加拿大的英语作为第二语言(ESL)的学习者,也是加拿大的国际学生,他们在英语环境中拥有不同程度的经验。使用惯性方法 所有参与者都被记录下来,同时描述了一张自选的,具有个人意义的照片。其次,参与者使用播放其语音记录并收集连续WTC评分的软件以英语对他们的WTC评分。最后,对参与者进行了有关其WTC评分的采访。对数据进行三角剖分揭示了在关于照片的L2通信期间,多个时间尺度上的过程如何相互作用。随着演讲者的动机和情感的变化,WTC会受到所讨论主题的深层个人相关性的影响。讨论了对本研究结果的教学意义以及在第二级课堂中使用惯性动力学方法的意义。参与者使用播放其语音记录并收集连续WTC评分的软件以英语对他们的WTC评分。最后,对参与者进行了有关其WTC评分的采访。对数据进行三角剖分揭示了在关于照片的L2通信期间,多个时间尺度上的过程如何相互作用。随着演讲者的动机和情感的变化,WTC会受到所讨论主题的深层个人相关性的影响。讨论了对本研究结果的教学意义以及在第二级课堂中使用惯性动力学方法的意义。参与者使用播放其语音记录的软件对他们的WTC进行英语评分,并收集了连续的WTC评分。最后,对参与者进行了有关其WTC评分的采访。对数据进行三角剖分揭示了在关于照片的L2通信期间,多个时间尺度上的过程如何相互作用。随着演讲者的动机和情感的变化,WTC会受到所讨论主题的深层个人相关性的影响。讨论了对本研究结果的教学意义以及在第二级课堂中使用惯性动力学方法的意义。讨论主题的个人相关性。讨论了对本研究结果的教学意义以及在第二级课堂中使用惯性动力学方法的意义。讨论主题的个人相关性。讨论了对本研究结果的教学意义以及在第二级课堂中使用惯性动力学方法的意义。

更新日期:2021-05-05
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