Affect and conation in second language learning: Survey data from Ukrainian learners of English

Abstract

This article presents a dataset concerned with second language (L2) learning [1]. We investigated two affective variables (i.e., peer support [PS] and foreign language anxiety [FLA]) and one conative variable (i.e., willingness to communicate [WTC]). A total of 387 adult Ukrainian learners of English (ULEs) completed an online survey. The main items in the survey were 22 Likert-type items, each with response options ranging from 1 = ‘strongly disagree’ to 5 = ‘strongly agree’. The dataset includes the numerical responses of the participants to these items, plus their genders and ages. It also includes the participants’ written responses to one open question. This dataset can be used to explore the correlational or causal relationships among PS, FLA and WTC in L2 learning.

Keywords

• Second language acquisition
• Peer support
• Foreign language anxiety
• Willingness to communicate
• Individual differences