The Research on Willingness to Communicate in Chinese Students’ EFL Study

Abstract

Willingness to communicate (WTC) has been a hot topic and focus all through these recent years in linguistics and EFL education in China. This paper makes a research on various factors that influence Chinese students' willingness to communicate in their EFL study. It also carries on an investigation on how WTC factors affect learners' class participation. The characteristics of Chinese students' WTC are also discussed. Lastly, the authors point out that EFL teachers should provide more opportunities for their students to experience success, create a good and safe learning environment and help learners to improve their WTC ability.