Letting silent students speak or be silent if they prefer

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Balchin, K. and Djedid, S. 2021. Letting silent students speak or be silent if they prefer .
AuthorsBalchin, K. and Djedid, S.
TypeConference paper
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This talk considered why students might decide to remain silent in language classes and the implications of this for
language teachers.

KeywordsSilent learners; Quiet learners; Language teaching; Language learning
Year2021
ConferenceIATEFL Annual Conference
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Deposited05 Sep 2022
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