فهرست نشریات علمی دسترسی آزاد ایران

The current study examines the relationships between intercultural communication skills (ICCS), informal digital learning of English (IDLE), Ideal L2 Self, enjoyment, and netizens’ willingness to communicate (WTC) in English as a second or foreign language (L2) on social media. A knowledge of the roles of ICCS, IDLE, Ideal L2 Self, and enjoyment in shaping learners’ L2 WTC in virtual settings may provide implications for L2 motivation. From an extensive literature review, we developed a hypothesized model in which ICCS and IDLE function as independent variables, Ideal L2 Self and enjoyment as mediators, and L2 WTC as a dependent variable. Questionnaires were administered to 504 Vietnamese university L2 English students. After the data cleaning phase, the remaining data from 416 participants were analyzed by SPSS 28. We employed the structural equation modelling approach to examine the hypothesized model. The results show that IDLE and ICCS had significantly positive direct effects on WTC in L2 on social media and Ideal L2 Self, respectively. L2 enjoyment was not significantly affected by ICCS but IDLE, in turn significantly impacting Ideal L2 Self. L2 Ideal Self and L2 enjoyment positively influenced learners’ WTC in English on social media. The findings suggest implications for L2 education in the digital era.