Dat Bao lectures in the Faculty of Education, Monash University, Australia and has worked closely with universities in the US, the UK, Thailand, Singapore and Vietnam.

• ForewordAcknowledgements1: Repositioning silence 2: Australian perspectives on silence 3: Chinese perspectives on silence 4: Japanese perspectives on silence 5: Korean perspectives on silence 6: Philippine teachers’ use of silence 7: Vietnamese perspectives on silence 8: Implications of silence for SLA and pedagogy ReferencesIndex

Bao’s book is a worthy contribution to the literature. Written in a clear style, it stresses the usefulness of silence and engages the reader to reassess his/her view of silence in SLA ... This book offers excellent insights for both the novice SLA student and the seasoned researcher.

Dat Bao lectures in the Faculty of Education, Monash University, Australia and has worked closely with universities in the US, the UK, Thailand, Singapore and Vietnam.

• ForewordAcknowledgements1: Repositioning silence 2: Australian perspectives on silence 3: Chinese perspectives on silence 4: Japanese perspectives on silence 5: Korean perspectives on silence 6: Philippine teachers’ use of silence 7: Vietnamese perspectives on silence 8: Implications of silence for SLA and pedagogy ReferencesIndex

Bao’s book is a worthy contribution to the literature. Written in a clear style, it stresses the usefulness of silence and engages the reader to reassess his/her view of silence in SLA ... This book offers excellent insights for both the novice SLA student and the seasoned researcher.

Dat Bao lectures in the Faculty of Education, Monash University, Australia and has worked closely with universities in the US, the UK, Thailand, Singapore and Vietnam.

• ForewordAcknowledgements1: Repositioning silence 2: Australian perspectives on silence 3: Chinese perspectives on silence 4: Japanese perspectives on silence 5: Korean perspectives on silence 6: Philippine teachers’ use of silence 7: Vietnamese perspectives on silence 8: Implications of silence for SLA and pedagogy ReferencesIndex

Bao’s book is a worthy contribution to the literature. Written in a clear style, it stresses the usefulness of silence and engages the reader to reassess his/her view of silence in SLA ... This book offers excellent insights for both the novice SLA student and the seasoned researcher.