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Study on the Relationship Between College Students' Willingness to Communicate in English and Anxiety in English Classroom

Peng Jian-e

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Based on the questionnaire data collected from 182 medical college students,this study made correlation analysis and regression analysis to explore the multi-dimensional relationships between their willingness to communicate(WTC) in English plus its four components and English classroom anxiety plus its three components.The findings of this study indicate that there exist a significant negative correlation between English classroom anxiety and WTC in English,with communication apprehension negatively predicting the students' in-class WTC in English to a significant extent.

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Based on the questionnaire data collected from 182 medical college students,this study made correlation analysis and regression analysis to explore the multi-dimensional relationships between their willingness to communicate(WTC) in English plus its four components and English classroom anxiety plus its three components.The findings of this study indicate that there exist a significant negative correlation between English classroom anxiety and WTC in English,with communication apprehension negatively predicting the students' in-class WTC in English to a significant extent.

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Based on the questionnaire data collected from 182 medical college students,this study made correlation analysis and regression analysis to explore the multi-dimensional relationships between their willingness to communicate(WTC) in English plus its four components and English classroom anxiety plus its three components.The findings of this study indicate that there exist a significant negative correlation between English classroom anxiety and WTC in English,with communication apprehension negatively predicting the students' in-class WTC in English to a significant extent.

Key concepts: Willingness to communicate, Communication apprehension, Anxiety, Psychology, Fear of negative evaluation, Correlation, Apprehension, Social psychology

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