Exploring Bangladeshi university students’ willingness to communicate (WTC) in English classes through a qualitative study

• Main Authors: Alam, Md Rabiul, Ansarey, Diana, Abdul Halim, Huzaina, Rana, Md Masud, Milon, Md Rashed Khan, Mitu, Rabeya Khatun
• Format: Article
• Published: Springer Science and Business Media B.V. 2022
• Subjects: P Philology. Linguistics; Communication. Mass media; PE English
• Online Access: http://eprints.um.edu.my/43220/; https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-85124727110&doi=10.1186%2fs40862-022-00129-6&partnerID=40&md5=1407d09cda59664faff91a97c2a425d4
• Institution: Universiti Malaya

English is regarded as a compulsory subject in Bangladesh, which learning starts at the very early stage of a learner. However, after spending almost 12 years in learning English, learners’ oral skill is not seen up to the mark when they enter the university for tertiary education. Sometimes, they a...