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Boyd, Maureen Patricia; Markarian, William C. – Language and Education, 2011
We consider what it means to be a dialogic teacher as characterized by Paulo Freire and Robin Alexander, and utilizing discourse analysis, we explicate how one elementary teacher's talk reflects these characteristics. We provide context for and analysis of a seven-minute discussion selected as a cumulative achievement the focal nine-year-olds are…
Descriptors: Childrens Literature, Classroom Techniques, Discourse Analysis, Elementary School Teachers
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Liu, Yongbing; Hong, Huaqing – Language and Education, 2009
Classroom research has largely focused on an "instructional discourse" in local classroom contexts where teachers and students interact about subject knowledge. Few studies have been conducted, however, to examine "regulative discourse", which is the precondition for the transmission of subject knowledge. In this article,…
Descriptors: Classroom Research, Foreign Countries, Teacher Student Relationship, Teaching Methods