This book investigates and analyzes the way in which factors such as communication apprehension
self-perceived communicative competence and group dynamics influence the communicative behavior
of a foreign-language learner. It also focuses on interpersonal communication group
communication and public speaking. Using selected models it characterizes and analyzes all
types of communication with reference to communication in the language classroom with a
particular emphasis on the foreign-language context. The author also presents some conclusions
and implications for both language teachers and language learners as well as offering
suggestions for further research in the field of classroom communication. The results of the
study serve as a point of reference for teachers interested in the construct of willingness to
communicate and other communication variables related to the issue of communication in a
foreign language. The work also raises teachers' awareness of individual learner differences in
the context of communication in the foreign-language classroom.
