HOW ENGLISH AS A SECOND LANGUAGE AFFECTS CHINESE STUDENTS GIVING PRESENTATIONS DURING CLASS IN U.S

Title:	HOW ENGLISH AS A SECOND LANGUAGE AFFECTS CHINESE STUDENTS GIVING PRESENTATIONS DURING CLASS IN U.S
Author:	Zhou, Ning
Description:	This research is a study of students from China who speak English as their second language. These students are not proficient enough to meet the standard college requirement. Students from China describe their experiences of frustrations and anxiety during presentations and they use strategies to cope with language inefficiency. Interviews and data collection was conducted with 30 students who enrolled a course titled “English as a Second Language” at Marietta College. Most of these students think that pronunciation, unfamiliar cultural content, heavy accents and anxiety because of speaking a second language play roles in their communication and presentation problems. They believe learning English as a second language is the most difficult obstacle to overcome during their academic studies, especially in the Business and Marketing majors. The research will also present findings from students’ points of view about speaking strategies they frequently use while giving presentations in front of class and what kind of teaching methods that are helpful for them.
Permanent Link:	http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=marietta1111680108 http://hdl.handle.net/2374.OX/4187
Date:	2005

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