Silence in Language Education
International Perspectives on Speech and Quiet Learning
Silence in Language Education
International Perspectives on Speech and Quiet Learning
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Description
This collection examines how silence and speech function in the psychology of student learning. Building on the emerging field of silence studies, it gathers cutting-edge contributions on the role of silence in education and suggests new possibilities for integrating silence into classroom practice.
A great deal of discourse on silence and speech has presumed that verbal articulation is more advanced and effectual than silent contemplation. The proposed book challenges that positioning with empirical evidence to show how silence and speech can work together to optimise student learning. With over 25 years' experience in silence research and speech analysis, the editors, Seiko Harumi and Dat Bao, have collected contributions from contexts including Australia, China, Japan, Sweden, the UK, the USA, Vietnam, and India, from school and university education settings.
Themes covered include silence and speech in the ecology of the classroom; learner experience in students who suffer from anxiety and communication unwillingness; teacher perspectives on productive and unproductive silence; silence in communication and speech performance; and productive silent learning models or ways of learning.
This research-based collection promises to add essential new perspectives to thinking on the role of silence and speech in student learning applicable both to researchers and practitioners in education and silence studies.
Table of Contents
Tables
Contributors
Acknowledgements
Forward
Introduction by Dat Bao & Seiko Harumi
Section 1 – The shift between silence and speech
1 Mediating L2 Interaction through Silent Learning Strategies - Seiko Harumi, University of London, UK
2 Japanese Students Contributing to a Pro-verbalisation Pedagogy - Dat Bao, Monash University, Australia; Jonathan Shachter, Kyushu Sangyo University, Japan
3 Moving between Silence and Willingness to Communicate (WTC): The Psychology of L2 Learners - Jian-E Peng, Shantou University, China; Yiqian Cao, The University of Melbourne Trinity College, Australia
Section 2 – Learner and teacher experiences
4 Silence and Speech from the Perspective of Colombian University Students - Juan Pablo Montoya, Monash University, Australia
5 The Role of Foreign Language Teachers' Intercultural Competence in Oral Participation: Understanding Students' and Teacher's Perspectives - Soyhan Egitim, Toyo University, Japan
6 Student Perception of Lecturer Talk in the Classroom: Case Study in Vietnam - Dat Bao, Monash University, Australia; Pham Vu Phi Ho, Van Lang University, Vietnam
7 Language but No Words: A lyrical Perspective on Silence and teachers' professional communication - Eva Alerby, Luleå University of Technology, Sweden; Lisa Jakobs, Luleå University of Technology, Sweden
8 Reframing anxious language learners' perceptions of their in-class silent behaviours: A cognitive-behavioural group therapy-based intervention study - Kate Maher, Shoreham College, UK
Section 3 – How silence influences Teaching
9 “Not shy, just need my space”; Developing Trust with Quiet Learners in the Space of an Upper Elementary Classroom - Kay Rosheim, University of Minnesota, USA
10 Silence in Cognitive Learning and Social Interaction: A Cross Sectional Study on Adult Learners in India - Suvarna Lakshmi G, The English and Foreign Languages University, India; Udaya M, The English and Foreign Languages University, India; Ramamuni Reddy C, The English and Foreign Languages University, India
11 Teachers' Positionings of Students and Self during Silence in English Online Classes - Huynh Huy Hoang, Monash University, Australia; Minh Hue Nguyen, Monash University, Australia
12 The Use of E-portfolio to help silent EFL students improve their presentation skill: A case study in a university in Vietnam - Ngô Th? C?m Thùy,Van Lang University
Product details
| Published | Sep 03 2026 |
|---|---|
| Format | Ebook (PDF) |
| Edition | 1st |
| Extent | 288 |
| ISBN | 9781350544994 |
| Imprint | Bloomsbury Academic |
| Illustrations | 10 bw illus |
| Series | Bloomsbury Solitude Studies |
| Publisher | Bloomsbury Publishing |
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