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Factors contributing to the use of conversational silence in academic discourse among Malaysian undergraduate students

Asians are said to use silence in academic situation more than other learners from Europe and America. With the increased need for students’ oral participation in the language learning classroom and other academic situations, the Asian silent behavior has been considered a problem. The aim of this...

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Main Authors: Bashir Ibrahim,, Zalina Mohd. Kasim,, Ain Nadzimah Abdullah,, Shameem Rafik-Galea,
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Published: Penerbit Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia 2018
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spelling my-ukm.journal.129012019-05-13T11:07:49Z http://journalarticle.ukm.my/12901/ Factors contributing to the use of conversational silence in academic discourse among Malaysian undergraduate students Bashir Ibrahim, Zalina Mohd. Kasim, Ain Nadzimah Abdullah, Shameem Rafik-Galea, Asians are said to use silence in academic situation more than other learners from Europe and America. With the increased need for students’ oral participation in the language learning classroom and other academic situations, the Asian silent behavior has been considered a problem. The aim of this study is to investigate factors that contribute to the use of conversational silence by Malaysian science and non-science undergraduate students in academic discourse. Seventeen undergraduate students from a local university in Malaysia participated in a focus group interview which required them to respond to questions related to the beliefs of their culture on the use of silence, the extent to which the participants practice silence in academic discourse, and factors that contribute to the use of conversational silence. There were two groups each from the Departments of English and Computer and Communication System who informed the research. The study was underpinned by Brown and Levinson Politeness Theory, which is tied to the concept of ‘face’ as something that is highly valuable, and must be guarded in interaction. The findings suggest that some factors such as sociocultural upbringing, personality and intimidation by the environment play a role in the use of silence by the informants of this study. Penerbit Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia 2018 Article PeerReviewed application/pdf en http://journalarticle.ukm.my/12901/1/21376-85224-1-PB.pdf Bashir Ibrahim, and Zalina Mohd. Kasim, and Ain Nadzimah Abdullah, and Shameem Rafik-Galea, (2018) Factors contributing to the use of conversational silence in academic discourse among Malaysian undergraduate students. 3L; Language,Linguistics and Literature,The Southeast Asian Journal of English Language Studies., 24 (3). pp. 43-58. ISSN 0128-5157 http://ejournal.ukm.my/3l/issue/view/1125
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description Asians are said to use silence in academic situation more than other learners from Europe and America. With the increased need for students’ oral participation in the language learning classroom and other academic situations, the Asian silent behavior has been considered a problem. The aim of this study is to investigate factors that contribute to the use of conversational silence by Malaysian science and non-science undergraduate students in academic discourse. Seventeen undergraduate students from a local university in Malaysia participated in a focus group interview which required them to respond to questions related to the beliefs of their culture on the use of silence, the extent to which the participants practice silence in academic discourse, and factors that contribute to the use of conversational silence. There were two groups each from the Departments of English and Computer and Communication System who informed the research. The study was underpinned by Brown and Levinson Politeness Theory, which is tied to the concept of ‘face’ as something that is highly valuable, and must be guarded in interaction. The findings suggest that some factors such as sociocultural upbringing, personality and intimidation by the environment play a role in the use of silence by the informants of this study.
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author Bashir Ibrahim,
Zalina Mohd. Kasim,
Ain Nadzimah Abdullah,
Shameem Rafik-Galea,
spellingShingle Bashir Ibrahim,
Zalina Mohd. Kasim,
Ain Nadzimah Abdullah,
Shameem Rafik-Galea,
Factors contributing to the use of conversational silence in academic discourse among Malaysian undergraduate students
author_facet Bashir Ibrahim,
Zalina Mohd. Kasim,
Ain Nadzimah Abdullah,
Shameem Rafik-Galea,
author_sort Bashir Ibrahim,
title Factors contributing to the use of conversational silence in academic discourse among Malaysian undergraduate students
title_short Factors contributing to the use of conversational silence in academic discourse among Malaysian undergraduate students
title_full Factors contributing to the use of conversational silence in academic discourse among Malaysian undergraduate students
title_fullStr Factors contributing to the use of conversational silence in academic discourse among Malaysian undergraduate students
title_full_unstemmed Factors contributing to the use of conversational silence in academic discourse among Malaysian undergraduate students
title_sort factors contributing to the use of conversational silence in academic discourse among malaysian undergraduate students
publisher Penerbit Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia
publishDate 2018
url http://journalarticle.ukm.my/12901/1/21376-85224-1-PB.pdf
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