Chapter 1 Research Background 1.1 Introduction 1.2 Research rationale 1.3 The objectives 1.4 The structure of the book Chapter 2 Theories on WTC and Relevant Research 2.1 The concept of WTC 2.2 Theoretical foundations of the WTC concept 2.3 Development of WTC research 2.4 Identified variables influencing WTC 2.5 Insights from the WTC construct and previous research:What will this study do? Chapter 3 Methodology Issues 3.1 Research design 3.2 Participation selection 3.3 Instrument development 3.4 Data collection 3.5 Data analysis 3.6 Ethical issues in the study Chapter 4 Identified Situations and Variables 4.1 Identified situations entailing WTC or UnWTC in the classroom 4.2 Identified variables influencing students' L2 WTC in the classroom 4.3 Identified situations entailing WTC or UnWTC outside the classroom 4.4 Identified variables influencing students' L2 WTC outside the classroom Chapter 5 Models and Characteristics of L2 WTC 5.1 Models of variables influencing Chinese university students'L2 WTC 5.2 Characteristics of WTC: Conceptual issues Chapter 6 Summary and Conclusions 6.1 Summary of major findings 6.2 Main contributions of this study 6.3 Limitations of the study 6.4 Suggestions for future research Bibliography