Essays about: "willingness to communicate"

Showing result 11 - 15 of 61 essays containing the words willingness to communicate.

  1. 11. Talking about Europe? : Explaining the Salience of the European Union in the Plenaries of National Parliaments

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Statsvetenskapliga institutionen

    Author : Felix Lehmann; [2022]
    Keywords : national parliaments; European Union; plenary debates; public accountability; politicization; salience; principal-agent;

    Abstract : National parliaments (NPs) are vital to the European Union’s (EU’s) democratic legitimacy. They are tasked with controlling their governments through oversight and scrutiny while providing a deliberative forum by offering policy alternatives, informing, and connecting citizens to the EU. READ MORE

  3. 12. A qualitative study about speech anxiety and its challenges from a student perspective

    University essay from Mälardalens universitet/Akademin för utbildning, kultur och kommunikation

    Author : Elin Zetterkvist; [2022]
    Keywords : Speech anxiety; willingness to communicate; English as a second language; upper secondary school; Sweden; qualitative study;

    Abstract : The purpose of this study was to investigate, firstly, some Swedish upper secondary school students’ attitudes towards speaking in the English as a second language (ESL) classroom and, secondly, how these students suggest that speech anxiety should be dealt with. The participating students were both male and female and attended different school years and English courses. READ MORE

  4. 13. Which leadership competencies are required in the 21st century? : A cross-industry case study in service-providing departments in Germany on leadership competencies

    University essay from Malmö universitet/Institutionen för Urbana Studier (US)

    Author : Rebecca Stärk; [2022]
    Keywords : leadership; competency; competency model; digital transformation; KODE® KompetenzAtlas;

    Abstract : This paper investigates which leadership competencies are required in the 21st century. It further aims to set up a competency model for leaders based on the competency model of Erpenbeck, von Rosenstiel, and Heyse. READ MORE

  5. 14. Students’ Perspectives on Verbal Engagement in the EFL Classroom

    University essay from Malmö universitet/Institutionen för kultur, språk och medier (KSM)

    Author : Pernilla Farmakas Westphal; [2022]
    Keywords : Verbal production; Foreign language anxiety; Foreign language classroom anxiety scale; Stable influences; Situational influences; Willingness to communicate;

    Abstract : This study sought eight grade students’ experiences of verbal production in the English classroom. From the perspectives of foreign language anxiety (FLA) and willingness to communicate (WTC), what are the students' experiences of verbal production, in what situations are students willing to communicate and in what situations are they not? A quantitative study was conducted using a self-report paper questionnaire, consisting of Nilsson’s (2019) modified version of the Foreign Language Classroom Anxiety Scale (FLCAS) in conjunction with open-ended questions. READ MORE

  6. 15. A qualitative study about employee’s perceptions of remote work due to the Covid-19 pandemic

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Institutionen för informatik och media

    Author : Agnes Eriksson; [2022]
    Keywords : Remote work; Covid-19; Employees; Organizational communication; Organizational culture; Public sector organization; Sweden;

    Abstract : The aim of the study is to study how the employees at a public sector organization have perceived the implementation of mediated communications during remote work, due to Covid-19. This studies the current situation of the transition in time which made it possible to include both the remote work and current state in which restrictions regarding remote work are lifted. READ MORE