Student Engagement Level and Attributions to Classroom Silence in Business English Learning

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10.2991/978-94-6463-568-3_5How to use a DOI?

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student engagement level; attributions to low student engagement level; Business English; Utrecht Work Engagement Scale-Student Form (UWES-SF)

Abstract

Business English is a vital part of English for Specific purposes (ESP). With the rapid development of economy, trades between China and the overseas countries and regions grows. Thus more talents with professional business ability and proficient English are needed. Universities are cultivating students majoring in Business English, yet there emerges many learning problems, especially silence in the classroom. Student engagement level is a significant indicator to test weather students are engaged or not in the classroom. Therefore, it is imperative to test the student engagement level and figure out the attributions to classroom silence in Business English learning. The purpose of this study is to examine student engagement level in Business English studies. 362 valid answers were collected. Respondent demographic information was collected in the questionnaire. The study applied Utrecht Work Engagement Scale-Student Form (UWES-SF) from three aspects: vigor, dedication, and absorption to assess student engagement level through SPSS. Data revealed that student engagement level is relatively low and the main causes covered are: (1) students had little motivation or time-management ability; (2) they had little interest and sense of fulfillment; (3) there were little teacher-student interaction in class. This study, with an empirical method to estimate classroom engagement level and to figure out the elements of classroom silence, provides empirical literature for future studies, and offers a referential guides for the instructors and students who are teaching or learning Business English.

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TY  - CONF
AU  - Chunye Yang
AU  - Defeng Xu
PY  - 2024
DA  - 2024/11/27
TI  - Student Engagement Level and Attributions to Classroom Silence in Business English Learning
BT  - Proceedings of the 2024 5th International Conference on Modern Education and Information Management (ICMEIM 2024)
PB  - Atlantis Press
SP  - 27
EP  - 33
SN  - 2667-128X
UR  - https://doi.org/10.2991/978-94-6463-568-3_5
DO  - 10.2991/978-94-6463-568-3_5
ID  - Yang2024
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