In the readings this week there were many comparisons of cultures. I know I've written about wait time after questions before, but I'm wondering why this was not addressed in the reading. As we know wait time varies by culture and even within a culture by age.
If the appropriate wait time in a standard classroom, no ESL students, is 20 to 30 seconds, how does that affect an ESL class?
Are we quick to jump in? Having too much dead air? If native speakers need 30 seconds to respond, then if it is an L2 doesn't that mean that more time would be appropriate?
Why was this not addressed? the book discussed people being found rude or using inappropriate language for a situation. However, we are going to teach...shouldn't we know how long to wait for a response?
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As a teacher, if I can convince myself to wait 30 seconds, I'll be proud. I've been working on it and I'm already pleased with the results. I think my students are as uncomfortable with the dead air as I am.
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