College students tend to be quiet when it comes to practice their spoken English,and therefore it is a challenging task for language teachers to involve all students in speaking activities.Not only are teachers frustr...College students tend to be quiet when it comes to practice their spoken English,and therefore it is a challenging task for language teachers to involve all students in speaking activities.Not only are teachers frustrated,the students are disappointed.Despite teachers’classroom management skills and the abilities to organize speaking activities,the general reasons that lie behind student’s reluctance needs to be explored.Though various studies have been carried out,a lack of thorough review on the existing literature has prevented teachers from exploring some main reasons.Therefore,a complete literature review on factors contributing to college student’s silence is needed.It will be able to provide insights into some possible potential reasons.展开更多
文摘College students tend to be quiet when it comes to practice their spoken English,and therefore it is a challenging task for language teachers to involve all students in speaking activities.Not only are teachers frustrated,the students are disappointed.Despite teachers’classroom management skills and the abilities to organize speaking activities,the general reasons that lie behind student’s reluctance needs to be explored.Though various studies have been carried out,a lack of thorough review on the existing literature has prevented teachers from exploring some main reasons.Therefore,a complete literature review on factors contributing to college student’s silence is needed.It will be able to provide insights into some possible potential reasons.
