Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents v
3. Figures vii
4. Tables viii
5. Contributors ix
6. Acknowledgements xii
7. Foreword: The Song of Silence xiii
8. 1. East Asian Perspectives on Silence in English Language Education: An Introduction 1
9. 2. Silence, Talk and In-betweens: East Asian Students’ Responses to Task Challenge in an Australian University 17
10. 3. Approaches to Interacting with Classroom Silence: The Role of Teacher Talk 37
11. 4. Silence and Anxiety in the English-Medium Classroom of Japanese Universities: A Longitudinal Intervention Study 60
12. 5. Examining L2 Learners’ Silent Behaviour and Anxiety in the Classroom Using an Approach Based on Cognitive- Behavioural Theory 80
13. 6. Communicative Language Teaching and Silence: Chinese (Pre-service) Teachers’ Perspectives 105
14. 7. Silence in Japanese Classrooms: Activities and Factors in Capacities to Speak English 123
15. 8. Willing Silence and Silent Willingness to Communicate (WTC) in the Chinese EFL Classroom: A Dynamic Systems Perspective 143
16. 9. Conclusion: Silence in EFL Classrooms Revisited 166
17. Index 182