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ERIC Number: EJ550686
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1997
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Reference Count: 0
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ISSN: ISSN-0346-251X
Why Do Many Students Appear Reluctant To Participate in Classroom Learning Discourse?
Liu, Ngar-Fun; Littlewood, William
System, v25 n3 p371-84 Sep 1997
Discusses two surveys conducted at the University of Hong Kong that measured students' willingness to adopt active speech roles in second-language classrooms. Findings reveal that students expressed a liking for communicative work at school and a preference for classes permitting students to do most of the talking, but that they had a low confidence in their ability to speak without prior planning. (39 references) (Author/CK)
Descriptors: Class Activities, Classroom Communication, Classroom Environment, College Students, Communicative Competence (Languages), Discourse Analysis, English (Second Language), Foreign Countries, Higher Education, Interaction, Role Perception, Second Language Instruction, Student Attitudes, Student Participation
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Descriptive
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Language: English
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Identifiers: Asians; Hong Kong