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Ryan, Jonathon; Forrest, Leslie – Innovation in Language Learning and Teaching, 2021
Of the major aspects of language use, perhaps the least frequently taught and the least understood by teachers is the system of turn-taking Wong and Waring [2010. "Conversation Analysis and Second Language Pedagogy: A Guide for ESL/EFL Teachers." New York: Routledge]. For second language learners, this may be an important contributing…
Descriptors: Teaching Methods, Action Research, Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction
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Al-Murtadha, Mutahar; Feryok, Anne – Innovation in Language Learning and Teaching, 2017
Unwillingness to communicate (UWTC) was initially conceptualized as a trait-like predisposition in L1 studies, but later research shifted the focus to willingness to communicate (WTC). In second language acquisition, WTC was introduced as a situational construct where time is highlighted by the immediate context of decision to communicate.…
Descriptors: English (Second Language), Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction, Foreign Countries
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Ghavamnia, Maedeh; Ketabi, Saeed – Innovation in Language Learning and Teaching, 2015
Some recent research has focused on the students' silence and inviting more student voice. This paper investigated the reasons behind Iranian undergraduate students' silence in English classes and stepped further to give voice to those students' attitudes toward English with the belief that inviting and including student voice could improve the…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Language Attitudes, Student Attitudes, English (Second Language)