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Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2005-Aug
Pages: 10
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Why Keep Silent? The Classroom Participation Experiences of Non-Native-English-Speaking Students
Tatar, Sibel
Language and Intercultural Communication, v5 n3-4 p284-293 Aug 2005
The purpose of this study is to explore silence as a means of communication through the perceptions of non-native-English-speaking graduate students studying at US academic institutions. Beyond issues related to culture and language, there may be other reasons to explain the silence of students.
Descriptors: Graduate Students, Intercultural Communication, English (Second Language), Second Language Learning, Student Attitudes, Academic Discourse, Qualitative Research, Student Participation, Classroom Communication, Foreign Students, Turkish, Native Speakers
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Higher Education
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Language: English
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