Willing Learners yet Unwilling Speakers in ESL Classrooms

To some of us, speech production in ESL has become so natural and integral that we seem to take it for granted. We often do not even remember how we struggled through the initial process of mastering English. Unfortunately, to students who are still learning English, they seem to face myriad prob...

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Main Author: Zuraidah Ali
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: UiTM Publisher 2007-12-01
Series:Asian Journal of University Education
Online Access:https://www.rmc.uitm.edu.my/images/stories/AJUE/vol3-no2/bab%204.pdf
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spelling doaj-0e6eb50bae0d46a79305a0d48217104a2020-11-24T23:42:44ZengUiTM PublisherAsian Journal of University Education1823-77971823-77972007-12-01325773Willing Learners yet Unwilling Speakers in ESL Classrooms Zuraidah AliTo some of us, speech production in ESL has become so natural and integral that we seem to take it for granted. We often do not even remember how we struggled through the initial process of mastering English. Unfortunately, to students who are still learning English, they seem to face myriad problems that make them appear unwilling or reluctant ESL speakers. This study will investigate this phenomenon which is very common in the ESL classroom. Setting its background on related research findings on this matter, a qualitative study was conducted among foreign students enrolled in the Intensive English Programme (IEP) at Institute of Liberal Studies (IKAL), University Tenaga Nasional (UNITEN). The results will show and discuss an extent of truth behind this perplexing phenomenon: willing learners, yet unwilling speakers of ESL, in our effort to provide supportive learning cultures in second language acquisition (SLA) to this group of students.https://www.rmc.uitm.edu.my/images/stories/AJUE/vol3-no2/bab%204.pdf
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description To some of us, speech production in ESL has become so natural and integral that we seem to take it for granted. We often do not even remember how we struggled through the initial process of mastering English. Unfortunately, to students who are still learning English, they seem to face myriad problems that make them appear unwilling or reluctant ESL speakers. This study will investigate this phenomenon which is very common in the ESL classroom. Setting its background on related research findings on this matter, a qualitative study was conducted among foreign students enrolled in the Intensive English Programme (IEP) at Institute of Liberal Studies (IKAL), University Tenaga Nasional (UNITEN). The results will show and discuss an extent of truth behind this perplexing phenomenon: willing learners, yet unwilling speakers of ESL, in our effort to provide supportive learning cultures in second language acquisition (SLA) to this group of students.
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