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Teaching English as discourse: A challenge for the ELICOS classroom

, 2000
This paper joins a growing number of calls for a more discourse-focused approach to teaching English. One call is coming from researchers such as Firth and Wagner(1997), Miller (1997) and Peirce (1995) who challenge Second Language Acquisition (SLA ...
Kettle, Margaret A.
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Aided-speaking students' unsolicited questions in teacher-fronted classroom talk : the use of speech-generating devices to ask questions

Using the framework of conversation analysis, this paper examines aided-speaking students’ unsolicited speech-generating device(SGD)-mediated questions in teacher-fronted classroom talk.
Tegler, Helena,, Melander Bowden, Helen,, Tegler, Helena, Melander Bowden, Helen   +3 more
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Investigating the relationship between "effective" teachers and theoretical notions of effective teaching: An analysis of whole-group discussions [PDF]

, 2013
The literature base on teacher effectiveness has rapidly expanded in the past decade. Once dominated by social scientists, the literature is now heavily influenced by economists.
Scherrer, Jimmy
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The Use and Functions of Discourse Markers in EFL Classroom Interaction

Profile: Issues in Teachers' Professional Development, 2009
The aim of this paper is to investigate classroom interaction in the context of English as a foreign language being the teacher a nonnative speaker of the language.
Claudia Marcela Chapetón Castro
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Reception Baseline Assessment and ‘small acts’ of micro‐resistance

British Educational Research Journal, EarlyView.
Abstract In September 2021, following the global COVID‐19 pandemic, the Department for Education introduced a national standardised digital Reception Baseline Assessment (RBA) for all English 4‐year‐old children. We analyse RBA and its associated Quality Monitoring Visits, as a further intensification of the new public management of early years ...
Guy Roberts‐Holmes, Diana Sousa, Siew Fung Lee   +2 more
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The Handbook of Classroom Discourse and Interaction

Offering an interdisciplinary approach, The Handbook of Classroom Discourse and Interaction presents a series of contributions written by educators and applied linguists that explores the latest research methodologies and theories related to classroom ...
Markee, Numa.
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Listening to young children with disabilities: Experiences of quality in mainstream primary education

British Educational Research Journal, EarlyView.
Abstract All children should have access to quality education through a child‐centred pedagogy. An inclusive, child‐centred pedagogy uses a strength‐based view of children that recognises each child as unique and competent, providing children with multiple opportunities to explore and learn at their own pace.
Katherine Gulliver
wiley   +1 more source

Classroom discourse in EFL teaching A cross-cultural perspective

This study analyses examples of classroom discourse, one of the most important influences on students' experience in schools, in EFL classes. The central idea of the author's enquiry is to compare classroom discourse in two secondary schools in two ...
Strobelberger, Katrin.
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Exploring the Truth and Reconciliation Commission report as a classroom resource

, 2006
Includes bibliographical references (leaves 128-137).The Truth and Reconciliation Commission (TRC) (1998) report is a five-volume record of the voices of many victims and perpetrators of apartheid giving evidence of their experiences and suffering. It is
Kennedy, Jacqueline
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Discourse trajectories in mathematics classrooms: An empirical study of preservice teachers in Ghana

Asian Journal for Mathematics Education
Investigation into preservice teachers’ classroom discourse trajectories is important in understanding the effect of teacher education on their future practices. Despite this importance, the area remains largely understudied.
Edmund Anamboi Aduko, Peter Akayuure
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