Increasing Willingness to Communicate in English among Taiwanese University Students

提升台灣大學生使用英語溝通之意願

柯珞恩(Loren Kabellar)

《臺北城市科技大學通識學報》 6期 (2017/03) Pp. 347-352

摘要

This article examines some of the reasons Taiwanese university-level students are reticent and passive in the English as a Foreign Language (EFL) classroom. The author suggests ways to increase students willingness to communicate (WTC) in English based on a review of literature and classroom observations.

關鍵字

Willingness to communicate (WTC) ； classroom participation ； English as a Foreign Language (EFL)

並列摘要

本論文探討台灣大學層級的學生在使用英語作為外語教學的課堂中，為何選擇靜默或被動的消極學習角色。作者根據文獻探討與教學觀察，將於文中提出如何提升台灣大學生使用英語溝通意願之相關作法。

並列關鍵字

溝通意願(WTC) ； 課堂參與 ； 英語作為外語(EFL)

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