Understanding silence and reticence : ways of participating in second language acquisition / Dat Bao.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Bao, Dat, author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Language and languages--Study and teaching.

Language and languages.

Silence.

Second language acquisition.

Language and culture.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (240 p.)

Place of Publication:

London ; New York : Bloomsbury Academic, an imprint of Bloomsbury Publishing Plc, 2014.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

"What is the state of that which is not spoken? This book presents empirical research related to the phenomenon of reticence in the second language classroom, connecting current knowledge and theoretical debates in language learning and acquisition. Why do language learners remain silent or exhibit reticence? In what ways can silence in the language learning classroom be justified? To what extent should learners employ or modify silence? Do quiet learners work more effectively with quiet or verbal learners? Looking at evidence from Australia, China, Japan, Korea, and Vietnam, the book presents research data on many internal and external forces that influence the silent mode of learning in contemporary education. This work gives the reader a chance to reflect more profoundly on cultural ways of learning languages."--Bloomsbury Publishing.

Contents:

Repositioning silence

Australian perspectives on silence

Chinese perspectives on silence

Japanese perspectives on silence

Korean perspectives on silence

Philippine teachers' use of silence

Vietnamese perspectives on silence

Implications of silence for SLA and pedagogy.

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9781441128539

1441128530

9781472593542

1472593545

9781441136220

1441136223

OCLC:

870994438