Perceptions of EFL Iranian PhD Students on their Situational L2 WTC in Malaysia

Study on Willingness to Communicate (WTC)
in second Language (L2) has become significant in modern
language research and instruction. This study aims to explore
the perceptions of a group of international EFL PhD students
from Iran studying in a public university in Malaysia about
the factors influencing their situational L2 WTC. To conduct
this study, a qualitative case study method was applied to
gain information from 8 participants by semi-structured
interview as the main method, followed by focus group
discussion and solicited journal diaries of the participants.
The analyses of data derived from the research question
showed two major themes: interactional and affective factors.