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van Compernolle, Rémi A.; Smotrova, Tetyana – Classroom Discourse, 2017
In this article, we examine the ways in which an ESL instructor constructs contextually relevant meanings through the synchronization of speech and gesture during unplanned vocabulary explanations. Video recorded data are analysed, with focus on an in-class homework review in which students demonstrated difficulty in comprehending several key…
Descriptors: Vocabulary Development, Nonverbal Communication, Second Language Instruction, Video Technology
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Hellermann, John; Thorne, Steven L.; Fodor, Peter – Classroom Discourse, 2017
Literacy, and particularly reading, is critical to success in schooling and full participation in contemporary societies. As one of the primary skills needed to develop proficiency in a language, the study of reading in additional languages has attracted significant research attention. Focusing on behaviourally visible and locally occasioned…
Descriptors: Oral Reading, Reading Aloud to Others, English Language Learners, Handheld Devices
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Ashton, Jennifer Randhare – Classroom Discourse, 2016
Co-teaching is a model of inclusive instruction that has become increasingly popular throughout schools as a way to meet the needs of students with disabilities in general education settings. Despite being the focus of significant educational research for more than two decades, traditional deficit discourses of disability persist in educational…
Descriptors: Discourse Analysis, Team Teaching, Disadvantaged, General Education
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Koivistoinen, Hilkka Anneli – Classroom Discourse, 2015
This study focuses on the social actions taken around English language by a 12-year-old Finnish schoolboy, Simo, and his family members in the course of living their everyday life at home. The paper asks how everyday life learning opportunities are related to both in-class and out-of-class English-language learning. The multiple data (e.g. media…
Descriptors: English (Second Language), Preadolescents, Social Influences, Video Technology
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Garton, Sue – Classroom Discourse, 2012
Teacher-fronted interaction is generally seen to place limitations on the contributions that learners can make to classroom discourse and the conclusion is that learners are unable to experiment with, for example, turn-taking mechanisms. This article looks at teacher-fronted interaction in the language classroom from the perspective of learner…
Descriptors: Classroom Communication, Teacher Student Relationship, Discourse Analysis, Classroom Techniques
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Sewell, Alison – Classroom Discourse, 2011
The recent publication of "The New Zealand Curriculum" calls for students to become connected, creative, confident life-long learners. To realise this vision, fundamental change is required in the way teachers and students think about and participate in classroom-based teaching and learning. This paper discusses one aspect of an action…
Descriptors: Classroom Communication, Elementary School Students, Teaching Methods, National Curriculum