An Exploration of Chinese Second Language Learners' Willingness to Communicate and Foreign Language Anxiety in EAP Classes

This study investigated first year university students' willingness and anxiety levels in speaking English EAP classrooms. UCS FLCAS were employed to create a questionnaire collect 31 participants' responses. The major findings are as follows: a) participants demonstrated higher than average WTC broad sense; b) only one third of them reported feeling anxious about classes; c) the fear being negatively commented on, getting involved communicative scenarios, making speeches three main sources that correlate with WTC, negative evaluation predictor.