Language Classroom Content & Pedagogy Student Perspectives on Obstacles to Classroom Participation more

Mon, Nov 15, 11:25-11:50 Asia/Tokyo

This presentation deals with reasons that some language learners have trouble fully participating in the classroom. Japanese university students filled out questionnaires that asked them which obstacles to participation were most common and which had the most effect. Interviews were then held with selected students, and students discussed ways to deal with the most significant obstacles with the course instructor. The solutions that emerged were compiled into a document that will be shared with participants.