The relationship between university students' willingness to communicate in L2 and affective attitudes towards English lessons

This research was carried out to provide a deeper insight into the relationship between EFL learners' willingness to communicate (WTC) in English and affective attitudes towards English lessons, and into the effect of other factors such as gender, length of learning English, using L2 in daily life, and English level of the participants. The study, which employed a quantitative research method, was conducted with 258 preparatory school students from eight universities in Turkey. Data collection instruments consisted of two questionnaires and an additional part for the demographic information of the participants. The quantitative data were analyzed using the SPSS program. Levels of WTC in L2 and affective attitudes were determined and analyzed within the scope of participants' demographic backgrounds. The findings indicated that there was a positive relationship between WTC inside the classroom and affective attitudes.