Silence in English language pedagogy : from research to practice / Dat Bao, Monash University, Victoria.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Bao, Dat, author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

English language--Study and teaching--Foreign speakers.

English language.

Silence.

Second language acquisition.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (ix, 252 pages) : digital, PDF file(s).

Place of Publication:

Cambridge ; New York, NY : Cambridge University Press, 2023.

Summary:

Silence in language learning is commonly viewed negatively, with language teachers often struggling to interpret learner silence and identify whether it is part of communication, mental processing, or low engagement. This book addresses silence in language pedagogy from a positive perspective, translating research into practice in order to inform teaching and to advocate greater use of positive silence in the classroom. The first half of the book examines the existing research into silence, and the second half provides research-informed practical strategies and classroom tasks. It offers applicable principles for task design that utilises rich resources, which include visual arts, mental representation, poetry, music, and other innovative tools, to allow both silence and speech to express their respective and interrelated roles in learning. Comprehensive yet accessible, it is essential reading for academic researchers and students in applied linguistics, TESOL, and language teaching, as well as for language teachers and educators.

Notes:

Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 02 Feb 2023).

Other Format:

Print version:

ISBN:

9781009019460 (ebook)

Access Restriction:

Restricted for use by site license.