篇名 | TAIWANESE PRIVATE UNIVERSITY EFL STUDENTS’ RETICENCE IN SPEAKING ENGLISHM |
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卷期 | 5:1 |
作者 | Jenkins, R. John |
頁次 | 061-093 |
關鍵字 | reticence 、 EFL classroom participation 、 peer pressure 、 oral participation 、 foreign language anxiety 、 Chinese EFL students 、 Scopus 、 THCI |
出刊日期 | 200803 |
The topic of this qualitative research concerned the reticence to speak English in a classroom setting for EFL students studying in private universities in Taiwan.Ten participants were interviewed 4 times and participated in a focus group discussion regarding reticence to speak English in a classroom discussion.Participants were second year English majors selected from a group of 22 students who volunteered to participate out of a class of 350 students.Participants were first asked to rate themselves regarding their motivation to and effort in learning English followed by the use of Q-sort cards to stimulate the students’ thinking concerning important factors that contribute to their reticence
in speaking English. Culture (face saving), personality (self-onfidence), and classroom atmosphere were identified to be contributing factors in the
participants’ reticence to speak English.