大学生英语课堂沉默现象调查的中期报告.docx

大学生英语课堂沉默现象调查的中期报告
Introduction:
ThephenomenonofcollegestudentsbeingsilentinEnglishclassesisacommonoccurrenceinmanyuniversities.Thisresearchisaimedatinvestigatingthecausesofthisphenomenonandsuggestingpossiblesolutionstohelpimprovestudents'engagementandparticipationinEnglishclasses.
Methodology:
Theresearchmethodusedinthisstudyisasurvey,andthesamplepopulationisundergraduatestudentswhoarecurrentlystudyinginuniversities.Thesurveyquestionnairewasdistributedonlinetoarandomselectionof200students,ofwhich175responded,resultinginaresponserateof87.5%.
Findings:
Themajorityofstudents(80.6%)admittedthattheyareoftensilentinEnglishclasses.Whenaskedaboutthereasonsfortheirsilence,themostcommonanswerwasalackofconfidenceinspeakingEnglish(54.6%),followedbyafearofmakingmistakes(28.6%),andfeelingembarrassed(16.8%).
Furthermore,theresearchrevealedthatteachingmethodswerealsoconsideredtobeacontributingfactortothestudents'silence.Asignificantnumberofparticipants(45.1%)statedthatteachers'lackofencouragementandsupportforclassroomparticipationwasamainreasonwhytheydidnotspeakupinclass.
Discussion:
ThefindingsindicatethatalackofconfidenceandfearofmakingmistakesaremajorfactorsthatpreventstudentsfromspeakinginEnglishclasses.Toaddressthisissue,itisrecommendedthatteacherscreateasafeandpositivelearningenvironmentthatwillencouragestudentstotakerisksandimprovetheirlanguageskills.Additionally,teacherscanadoptinteractiveteachingmethodssuchasgroupdiscussions,pairwork,debates,androle-playtopromoteclassroomparticipationandincreasestudents'confidenceinspeakingEnglish.
Conclusion:
TheresearchhasshedlightonthereasonswhystudentsaresilentinEnglishclassesandidentifiedwaystoaddresstheissue.ItishopedthatthefindingsofthisstudywillaidEnglishteachersinuniversitiestoimprovetheirteachingmethodsandcreateanengagingandinteractivelearningenvironment,thusenhancingthestudents'languageskillsandconfidence.