KOTESOL International Conference 2016
(Concurrent Session)
Richard Lee, Kurume Institute of Technology
Encouraging Oral Participation with Self-Reporting
Abstract
In university classrooms, student reticence toward speaking in class can be a major obstacle in oral English education of low-level learners in their first-year. Students' reluctance to engage in class activities can have a negative effect on the atmosphere of the class and the silence following a teacher's question can be disheartening to even the most confident instructor. This presentation, conducted with approximately 150 students enrolled in a one-semester (15 weeks) freshman English course at a technical institute in southern Japan, reports on the effect that a coded system for student participation had on reducing reticence and increasing students' in-class oral participation. This presentation will be of particular interest to university teachers of low-level, mixed-ability classes.
Biographicals
Richard Lee is an English lecturer at the Kurume Institute of Technology, Japan. His research interests are related to speaking skills, curriculum design, pragmatics, study abroad, and the impact of language learning context. He can be contacted at leera1@mac.com
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