, who points out:…China has
a Confucian culture, which seeks compromise between people. When it
is applied to language learning, it is obvious that students are reluctant
to air their views loudly for fear of losing face or offending others...
In addition, there are some Chinese sayings which discourage oral
communication in class.The following are some examples: Silence is
gold; it’s the noisy bird that is easily shot dead; a real man should be
good at thinking, but weak at speaking; don’t speak out unless spoken
to;keepyour mouthshutbut youreyesopen;keepsilentunlessyoucan
burst on the scene like a bombshell. Another possible source of fear,
also related to cultural, was mentioned by Wu (1991).