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

 
 
 
 

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

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dc.contributor.advisor Bauer, William M en_US
dc.contributor.author Zhou, Ning en_US
dc.date.accessioned 2008-07-07T16:07:57Z
dc.date.available 2008-07-07T16:07:57Z
dc.date.created 2005 en_US
dc.date.issued 2008-07-07T16:07:57Z
dc.identifier.uri http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=marietta1111680108 en_US
dc.identifier.uri http://hdl.handle.net/2374.OX/4187
dc.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. en_US
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dc.format 35p. en_US
dc.rights unrestricted en_US
dc.rights Copyright and permissions information available at the source archive en_US
dc.title HOW ENGLISH AS A SECOND LANGUAGE AFFECTS CHINESE STUDENTS GIVING PRESENTATIONS DURING CLASS IN U.S en_US
dc.type Electronic Thesis or Dissertation en_US
dc.degree.name Masters in Education en_US
dc.degree.level masters en_US
dc.degree.discipline Education en_US
dc.degree.grantor Marietta College en_US
dc.contributor.publisher Marietta College / OhioLINK en_US

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