Confucian culture: the scapegoat of Chinese EFL students’
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Confucian culture: the scapegoat of Chinese EFL students’ unwillingness to communicate

It is a stereotype and misconception that Confucian culture is generally viewed as the dominant factor resulting in Chinese EFL students’ weak Willingness to Communicate (WTC) in class. First, Confucian culture has been misconstrued as respecting teachers’ authority by suppressing one's own opi...

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Main Authors:	Feng, Xia Yu, Bee, Eng Wong
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	Penerbit Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia 2025
Online Access:	http://journalarticle.ukm.my/25468/ http://journalarticle.ukm.my/25468/1/T%2022.pdf

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