Oral English Language Reticence among Secondary School Students in Arumeru District, Arusha Region
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Masters Thesis from the year 2013 in the subject English Language and Literature Studies - Linguistics, grade: B, , course: EDUCATION, language: English, abstract: This research investigated about Oral English Language Reticence among Secondary School Students in Arumeru District, Arusha Region. The research problem was to find out the causal aspects of reticence among secondary school students in oral English language classrooms. However, the study was further guided by three research objectives for instance, to identify causal aspects of students reticence in oral English language classrooms, to establish the extent to which students remain reticent in the oral English language classrooms and, to find out the level of oral language interaction in English teaching and learning classrooms.Input and Functional theories were significant to enhance the relationship of the study with other findings. Nonetheless, other theories integrated in the study were; Transformative Generative Grammar Grounded and the Central theories.Both quantitative and qualitative research methodologies were relevant in this study. Questionnaires were distributed to respondents in the selected schools and further, informal interviews were conducted for the justification of data collected from the questionnaire. Tables and Charts were applied in the presentation of data for simple interpretation. Findings, however, revealed that low English proficiency, cultural beliefs, habits, difficulty of learning tasks, personality, lack of confidence and fear of making mistakes were among the reticent inducing factors.The Ministry of Education needs to sensitize its teachers on higher oral English training level which can adequately meet the oral English communication need of secondary school students.
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