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Meihua Liu
Department of Foreign Languages, Tsinghua University, Beijing
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CAUSES OF RETICENCE IN EFL CLASSROOMS: A STUDY OF CHINESE UNIVERSITY STUDENTS Meihua Liu
Indonesian JELT Vol 1, No 2 (2005): Indonesian Journal of English Language Teaching Vol. 1 no. 2 October 2005
Publisher : Universitas Katolik Indonesia Atma Jaya

Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | Full PDF (122.453 KB) | DOI: 10.25170/ijelt.v1i2.107

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This paper reports the findings of a studys of students’ reticence in Chinese EFL context. The participants were three teachers and 100 university freshmen from three proficiency levels enrolled in an English Listening & Speaking course. Using journals, observations and interviews as a technique of collecting data, the study revealed that (1) the majority of the participants were active during pair work but only a few volunteered to respond to their teachers or actively engaged in group discussions, (2) advanced-level students tended to be more active than their lower-level counterparts, and (3) multiple variables worked together to result in student reticence in EFL classrooms. The results indicate that more research needs to be done to help students become more active and proficient EFL learners. Keywords: reticence, university students, Chinese EFL context
STUDENTS’ PERSPECTIVES ON A SCHOOL-BASED ENGLISH PROGRAM Francine Soimeng Pang; Meihua Liu
Indonesian JELT Vol 2, No 1 (2006): Indonesian Journal of English Language Teaching Vol. 2 no. 1 May 2006
Publisher : Universitas Katolik Indonesia Atma Jaya

Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | Full PDF (155.674 KB) | DOI: 10.25170/ijelt.v2i1.118

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This article reports a study on students’ perspectives on a summer school program, a school-based Café aimed at learning spoken English. Administering a 15-item survey to 1,331 students at six different grade levels at a Macao secondary school, the study revealed that (1) most of the students were not motivated to learn spoken English, (2) the majority of the students held negative attitudes towards the school-based English program, (3) the students at higher grade levels tended to be significantly more motivated and held more positive attitudes towards the program, (4) male students were significantly more motivated and thought more highly of the program than their female counterparts, and (5) the students’ English-learning motivation and attitudes towards the program were significantly positively correlated with their English proficiency. Finally, some suggestions and implications were discussed. Keywords:  students’ perspectives, motivation, attitude, spoken English, grade level
Co-Authors Francine Soimeng Pang