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Silence in the second language classroom /

Record Type:	Language materials, printed : Monograph/item
Title/Author:	Silence in the second language classroom // Jim King.
Author:	King, Jim,
Description:	1 online resource.
Subject:	Classroom management. -
Subject:	Japan - Foreign relations - 1912-1945. -
Online resource:	http://www.palgraveconnect.com/doifinder/10.1057/9781137301482
ISBN:	1137301481 (electronic bk.)

Silence in the second language classroom /
King, Jim,1974-

Silence in the second language classroom /Jim King. - 1 online resource.

Major Theoretical Frameworks of Silence -- An Interdisciplinary Overview of Silence in Japan -- A Critical Analysis of Japan's Language Education System -- A Structured Observation Study into L2 Classroom Silence -- An Interview Study Into Learners' Perspectiveson L2 Classroom Silence -- A Naturalistic Stimulated Recall Study of Specific Silence Events -- Summary and Conclusions -- Appendices.

"Why are second language learners in Japan's universities so silent? Using an innovative mixed-methods research approach, Jim King investigates the perplexing but intriguing phenomenon of classroom silence. With its exciting new conceptual framework of Dynamic Systems Theory, Silence in the Second Language Classroom offers a unique insight into the true complexity behind why some learners are either unable or unwilling to speak in a foreign language. This highly interdisciplinary book draws on ideas from fields such as psychology, sociolinguistics and anthropology, and delves deeply into themes relating to Japanese society and the country's education system. Written in an accessible and engaging style, this timely volume will be of interest to researchers, students of educational and applied linguistics, language education policy makers and, indeed, anyone who has ever taught"--

ISBN: 1137301481 (electronic bk.)

Source: 652456Palgrave Macmillanhttp://www.palgraveconnect.comSubjects--Topical Terms:

557165
Classroom management.
Subjects--Geographical Terms:

585293
Japan
--Foreign relations--1912-1945.Index Terms--Genre/Form:

554714
Electronic books.

LC Class. No.: P57.J3 / K56 2013

Dewey Class. No.: 428.0071/152

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