
Silence in the Second Language Classroom
J. King(Author)
Palgrave Macmillan (Publisher)
Published on 1. January 2013
Book
Paperback/Softback
XII, 211 pages
978-1-349-45357-3 (ISBN)
Description
Why are second language learners in Japan's universities so silent? This book investigates the perplexing but intriguing phenomenon of classroom silence and draws on ideas from psychology, sociolinguistics and anthropology to offer a unique insight into the reasons why some learners are either unable or unwilling to speak in a foreign language.
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Edition
1st ed. 2013
Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Target group
Professional and scholarly
Illustrations
XII, 211 p.
Dimensions
Height: 216 mm
Width: 140 mm
Thickness: 13 mm
Weight
288 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-349-45357-3 (9781349453573)
DOI
10.1057/9781137301482
Schweitzer Classification
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Book
10/2013
Palgrave Macmillan
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Person
Jim King is a lecturer in the School of Education, University of Leicester, UK. A Post-doctoral Fellow of the Japan Society for the Promotion of Science (JSPS), he worked for a number of years in Japan as a lecturer, researcher and teacher trainer.
Content
Foreword by Zoltán Dörnyei 1. Introduction 2. Major Theoretical Frameworks of Silence 3. An Interdisciplinary Overview of Silence in Japan 4. A Critical Analysis of Japan's Language Education System 5. A Structured Observation Study into L2 Classroom Silence 6. An Interview Study Into Learners' Perspectives on L2 Classroom Silence 7. A Naturalistic Stimulated Recall Study of Specific Silence Events 8. Summary and Conclusions Appendices