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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Language:	English
Published:	Penerbit Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia 2018
Online Access:	http://journalarticle.ukm.my/12901/ http://journalarticle.ukm.my/12901/ http://journalarticle.ukm.my/12901/1/21376-85224-1-PB.pdf

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

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