Transitioning to a communication-oriented pedagogy: Taiwanese university freshmen's views on class participation

This study investigated 354 Taiwanese university freshmen's attitudes toward oral participation in the English as a foreign language (EFL) classroom as they transitioned to an English-medium, communication-oriented pedagogy. It aimed to elucidate the causes of students' participation and non-participation in class discussions and the relationship between participation and English language performance. Data were gathered from two questionnaires...