Abstract

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Teachers-centeredness is a serious problem in the present English teaching and learning in Open University and it should be paid attention. This phenomenon means in the English class students learn English very passively. It is obvious that students who don't take part in the class actively show silence in Open English teaching, which is not good for students' learning of English. Therefore, it is urgent to deal with the phenomenon of students' silence in Open English class. Based on this background, this investigation aims to investigate the students' silence and explore the reasons lead to silence and then put up some effective measures to reduce classroom silence in Open University. In this investigation, questionnaire and class observation are used to investigate one hundred and forty students in Nan Chong Open University. The author proposed two questions in the process of investigation based on the research purpose. Finally, the research questions are answered and some proper measures are provided.