The research conducted by Preply, a English private course platform, with 26 thousand 719 participants in 21 countries, including Turkey, has shown that silences began to become strange after an average of 6.8 seconds worldwide.
Sivişoğlu: The fact that some silences feel ‘strange’ makes up to hunter-gatherer societies
Preply European Regional Director Mustafa Ali Sivişoğlu, who shared his evaluations about the research, said, “According to social scientist Ty Tashiro, alarm bells are starting to steal the alarm bells during the silences experienced in social interactions. The fact that some silences feel ‘strange’ extends to hunter-gatherer societies. It is shaped according to the rhythm, melody and language associated with the language, which is a global phenomenon, which is a global phenomenon, in which and to what extent and for how much time it causes discomfort. As Preply, which offers online foreign language courses, we have focused on the concept of strange silence in the newest of our language and cultural research. ”
‘Especially women are more uncomfortable with men than this situation’
In English, the research, which is called AWKward Silence and which is also mentioned in the literature, turned into an element of discomfort, showing that 5.5 seconds is sufficient in Brazil, and in Thailand, this period could extend up to 8.1 seconds. Mustafa Ali Sivişoğlu said that the an average of 6.6 seconds to become an element of discomfort in Turkey. Especially women are more uncomfortable with men than this situation. On the other hand, individuals between the age of 16-24, who belong to the Z generation, are more uncomfortable with the moments of uncertain silence in any case. This confirms in a way that the disturbing dimension of strange silences reaches a very fundamental point of human, to the anxiety of not being accepted. As the age progresses, expectations for social acceptance decrease and concerns are alleviated; For this reason, Baby Boomer belt is not worried in moments of silence ..
‘The most strange silence is taking place in the first meetings’
Mustafa Ali Sivişoğlu, who stated that the silence situation from Turkey to a thousand users caused the most disturbing results to a thousand users, said, “The first meetings are leading with a rate of 38 percent. The discussion of a 30.7 percent is followed by the most discomfort in the first meetings and the community. At the beginning of the silence, the speeches of the people who are most afraid of the silences are seen as an acceptable time. Regardless of which gender or age group, it can directly increase stress levels in any environment ”.
‘We teach with language rhythm and culture’
Emphasizing that ending these moments of silence has various methods such as using filling words and asking questions by compliment, Preply European Regional Director Mustafa Ali Sivişoğlu said: Finally, he said:
“Especially people under foreign language speech pressure can be more overwhelmed in such strange moments of silence. At this point, we offer the opportunity to learn with the language culture and rhythm of language with thousands of foreign language teachers who speak their mother tongue. Students who learn with a dialogue with a curriculum, not with a standard curriculum from the book, make a dialogue from the book with interaction, and make filling words called English elephants Words a part of everyday speech practices. For example, during the practice of speaking in English, words such as ‘Well’, ‘So’, ‘Anyway’ are placed organically in the repertoire of students. In this way, both language learning functions and students’ prejudices against foreign language courses disappear. As Preply, we focus on revealing that language is a concept within life and encouraging those who want to learn a foreign language through research on language and culture. ”