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Chew, S. Y.; Ng, L. L. – Asia-Pacific Education Researcher, 2016
Recognising that active involvement with the target language is important in learning a second language, this research compared the participation style of the language learners in different discussion settings; online and face-to-face. The personality (extroversion and introversion) and language proficiency (high-intermediate and low-intermediate)…
Descriptors: Personality Traits, Language Proficiency, Student Participation, Second Language Learning
Tejada Reyes, Venecia – Online Submission, 2018
The lack of interactive conversation activities that include learning techniques to improve the capacity of the students of the school where English is taught as a foreign language at the primary level, translates into low speech performance. Through this project, we hope to find valuable information to help solve the various problems faced by…
Descriptors: Psychological Characteristics, Personality Traits, Second Language Learning, English (Second Language)
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Kelsen, Brent; Flowers, Simeon – International Journal on E-Learning, 2018
Personality traits are believed to affect both learner ability and group dynamics and cohesion. Another central element influencing how individuals perform in group settings stems from their motivation to collaborate. This article explores the relationship between personality traits, motivation for collaboration and participation of university…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Personality Traits, Student Motivation, Cooperative Learning
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Soo, R. S.; Goh, H. S. – Advances in Language and Literary Studies, 2013
Reticence has always been regarded as a problematic phenomenon among students in the ESL classrooms. Many instructors have expressed their frustrations to decode the reticent behaviour and work out suitable strategies to help students with such behaviour. Whenever such students do not engage in the classroom discourse, they are usually regarded as…
Descriptors: English (Second Language), Classroom Environment, College Students, Class Activities