Publications

Publication details [#55349]

Murata, Kumiko. 2011. Voices from the unvoiced: a comparative study of hidden values and attitudes in opinion-giving. Language and Intercultural Communication 11 (1) : 6–25.

Publication type

Article in journal

Publication language

English

Keywords

attitude | classroom conversation | language and culture | opinion | value

Language as a subject

English | Japanese

Place, Publisher

Routledge

Annotation

Although both British and Japanese students praise classroom opinion-giving and exchanging, more Japanese students state that they experience difficulties in doing so, even in their mother tongue. This study explores the background to these difficulties.