Choral speaking: perceptions and challenges in an ESL context / Evelyn Sharminnie Vasuthavan... [et al.]

Choral Speaking is known for its’ numerous benefits in the enhancement of the English Language in the ESL context. However, it has been found that both – learners and teachers alike, perceive Choral Speaking to be arduous. Hence, when performances and competitions are organised, there is a dual resi...

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Main Authors: Vasuthavan, Evelyn Sharminnie, Ranjethamoney Vijayarajoo, Angeline, Kumaran, Arutchelvi, Mohd Razali, Nur Hidayah
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Universiti Teknologi MARA, Negeri Sembilan 2019
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Online Access:https://ir.uitm.edu.my/id/eprint/31201/
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author Vasuthavan, Evelyn Sharminnie
Ranjethamoney Vijayarajoo, Angeline
Kumaran, Arutchelvi
Mohd Razali, Nur Hidayah
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Ranjethamoney Vijayarajoo, Angeline
Kumaran, Arutchelvi
Mohd Razali, Nur Hidayah
author_sort Vasuthavan, Evelyn Sharminnie
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description Choral Speaking is known for its’ numerous benefits in the enhancement of the English Language in the ESL context. However, it has been found that both – learners and teachers alike, perceive Choral Speaking to be arduous. Hence, when performances and competitions are organised, there is a dual resistance and anxiety from the learners and teachers. This study looked at perceptions and challenges on Choral Speaking, of learners from a public university, and that of teachers from secondary schools in Malaysia. Methodology comprised qualitative and quantitative methods, where questionnaires and interviews were administered to the participants. Hence, data comprised responses from these two instruments. The findings showed that though the majority of the learners and teachers perceive Choral Speaking as beneficial, the challenges identified, caused reluctance in participation. This paper provides recommendations to address these issues.
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spelling uitm-312012020-06-19T04:04:47Z https://ir.uitm.edu.my/id/eprint/31201/ Choral speaking: perceptions and challenges in an ESL context / Evelyn Sharminnie Vasuthavan... [et al.] joa Vasuthavan, Evelyn Sharminnie Ranjethamoney Vijayarajoo, Angeline Kumaran, Arutchelvi Mohd Razali, Nur Hidayah Second language acquisition Public speaking Choral Speaking is known for its’ numerous benefits in the enhancement of the English Language in the ESL context. However, it has been found that both – learners and teachers alike, perceive Choral Speaking to be arduous. Hence, when performances and competitions are organised, there is a dual resistance and anxiety from the learners and teachers. This study looked at perceptions and challenges on Choral Speaking, of learners from a public university, and that of teachers from secondary schools in Malaysia. Methodology comprised qualitative and quantitative methods, where questionnaires and interviews were administered to the participants. Hence, data comprised responses from these two instruments. The findings showed that though the majority of the learners and teachers perceive Choral Speaking as beneficial, the challenges identified, caused reluctance in participation. This paper provides recommendations to address these issues. Universiti Teknologi MARA, Negeri Sembilan 2019 Article PeerReviewed text en https://ir.uitm.edu.my/id/eprint/31201/1/31201.pdf Vasuthavan, Evelyn Sharminnie and Ranjethamoney Vijayarajoo, Angeline and Kumaran, Arutchelvi and Mohd Razali, Nur Hidayah (2019) Choral speaking: perceptions and challenges in an ESL context / Evelyn Sharminnie Vasuthavan... [et al.]. (2019) Journal of Academia <https://ir.uitm.edu.my/view/publication/Journal_of_Academia.html>, 7 (1). pp. 18-24. ISSN 2289-6368 https://nsembilan.uitm.edu.my/joacns/
spellingShingle Second language acquisition
Public speaking
Vasuthavan, Evelyn Sharminnie
Ranjethamoney Vijayarajoo, Angeline
Kumaran, Arutchelvi
Mohd Razali, Nur Hidayah
Choral speaking: perceptions and challenges in an ESL context / Evelyn Sharminnie Vasuthavan... [et al.]
title Choral speaking: perceptions and challenges in an ESL context / Evelyn Sharminnie Vasuthavan... [et al.]
title_full Choral speaking: perceptions and challenges in an ESL context / Evelyn Sharminnie Vasuthavan... [et al.]
title_fullStr Choral speaking: perceptions and challenges in an ESL context / Evelyn Sharminnie Vasuthavan... [et al.]
title_full_unstemmed Choral speaking: perceptions and challenges in an ESL context / Evelyn Sharminnie Vasuthavan... [et al.]
title_short Choral speaking: perceptions and challenges in an ESL context / Evelyn Sharminnie Vasuthavan... [et al.]
title_sort choral speaking: perceptions and challenges in an esl context / evelyn sharminnie vasuthavan... [et al.]
topic Second language acquisition
Public speaking
url https://ir.uitm.edu.my/id/eprint/31201/
https://ir.uitm.edu.my/id/eprint/31201/