Causes of English major student-teachers' classroom participation reluctance at Kuwait university
Other Title(s)
أسباب عزوف الطلبة المعلمين للغة الإنجليزية عن المشاركة الصفية في جامعة الكويت
Author
Source
Journal of Educational and Psychological Studies
Issue
Vol. 13, Issue 4 (31 Oct. 2019), pp.643-657, 15 p.
Publisher
Sultan Qaboos University College of Education
Publication Date
2019-10-31
Country of Publication
Oman
No. of Pages
15
Main Subjects
Educational Sciences
Languages & Comparative Literature
Topics
Abstract EN
Classroom participation plays an important role in developing students' oral fluency, and general understanding of the subject content.
However, there is a noticeable participation reluctance among English major student-teachers in the College of Education at Kuwait University.
The present study investigates the causes of such a reluctance.
The study adopted the descriptive analytical methodology applying a 4-Likert scale to respond to a thirty questionnaire items.
Two domains were covered: the English language professor, and the English major student-teachers.
The sample covered a total of 150 English major student-teachers 30 males and 120 females.
The study revealed significant differences α=0.05 in the means between the participants according to gender in favor of females-student teachers and according to high school specialization in favor of Arts specialization.
However, there were no significant differences according to the years of study
American Psychological Association (APA)
al-Yasin, Wafa Salim. 2019. Causes of English major student-teachers' classroom participation reluctance at Kuwait university. Journal of Educational and Psychological Studies،Vol. 13, no. 4, pp.643-657.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-907885
Modern Language Association (MLA)
al-Yasin, Wafa Salim. Causes of English major student-teachers' classroom participation reluctance at Kuwait university. Journal of Educational and Psychological Studies Vol. 13, no. 4 (Oct. 2019), pp.643-657.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-907885
American Medical Association (AMA)
al-Yasin, Wafa Salim. Causes of English major student-teachers' classroom participation reluctance at Kuwait university. Journal of Educational and Psychological Studies. 2019. Vol. 13, no. 4, pp.643-657.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-907885
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references : p. 655-657
Record ID
BIM-907885