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Student Academic Engagement in the EFL Classrooms: Silence as a Form of Classroom Participation
Abstract
Silence in the classroom is mostly considered to be a negative and undesirable behavior of students. Teachers want their
students to take part in the ongoing communication and activities in the classroom since student engagement is among the best
predictors of learning and development. In fact, recent research has suggested a relationship between silence and learning,
seeing it as a means of communication. The present study aims to investigate the perceptions of a group of EFL students about
why they remain silent in the classroom and the relationship between silence and their learning. To this end, a questionnaire
was distributed among 117 EFL undergraduate students which addressed several variables concerning the classroom
engagement styles of students. Based on the interpretation of the results, it has been found that students are generally silent in
the classroom and there is a significant difference between male and female students when it comes to participation. The study
concludes that an understanding of the meanings of silence in the classroom may change a teacher’s perspective and help them
redefine participation in classrooms to include silence.
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Kaynakça
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Ayrıntılar
Birincil Dil
İngilizce
Konular
İkinci Bir Dil Olarak İngilizce
Bölüm
Araştırma Makalesi
Yayımlanma Tarihi
30 Aralık 2020
Gönderilme Tarihi
14 Eylül 2020
Kabul Tarihi
25 Aralık 2020
Yayımlandığı Sayı
Yıl 2020 Cilt: 8 Sayı: 4