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Direct linkRosborough, Alessandro – Journal of Pedagogy, 2014
The purpose of the present study was to investigate the mediational role of gesture and body movement/positioning between a teacher and an English language learner in a second-grade classroom. Responding to Thibault's (2011) call for understanding language through whole-body sense making, aspects of gesture and body positioning were analyzed for…
Descriptors: Nonverbal Communication, Sociocultural Patterns, Second Language Learning, Role
Rosborough, Alessandro A. – ProQuest LLC, 2010
The purpose of this sociocultural study was to investigate gesture as a mediational tool for meaning-making in learning and teaching a second language. Gesture was observed between a teacher and her immigrant students in a second grade elementary classroom designed specifically for second language learners of English. This study provides an…
Descriptors: English (Second Language), Teaching Methods, Interpersonal Communication, Sociocultural Patterns
