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Arina Shofiya; Muh Basuni – Indonesian Journal of English Language Teaching and Applied Linguistics, 2023
Learning language is learning to communicate in spoken and written form. However, learning to speak can be difficult due to a lack of linguistic resources. The students may encounter problems in communicating ideas and thus, it ends in a communication breakdown. To overcome this problem, some communication strategies like message abandonment and…
Descriptors: Learner Engagement, English (Second Language), Communication Strategies, Communication (Thought Transfer)
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Violanti, Michelle T. – Communication Teacher, 2021
When we spend the first class period focusing on the syllabus and letting students leave early, we miss an opportunity to expose them to the course content. What happens to those who drop that day? By spending the first day illustrating expectancy violations theory, both instructors and students can explicate anticipated behaviors and use them to…
Descriptors: Course Descriptions, Course Content, Expectation, Classroom Communication
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Guerrettaz, Anne Marie – Modern Language Journal, 2021
Materials use is a critical yet poorly understood dynamic of language classrooms. This study examines 'materials-in-action,' meaning how materials shape classroom interaction and activity, in a beginning-level French-as-a-foreign-language classroom. The conceptual framework, 'pedagogical ergonomics,' similarly centers on materials-in-action, and…
Descriptors: French, Teaching Methods, Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction
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Sembiante, Sabrina F.; Yeomans-Maldonado, Gloria; Johanson, Megan; Justice, Laura – Early Education and Development, 2023
Research Findings: We examined the amount of preschool lead/assistant teachers' English/Spanish language use and relations between quality of teacher-child interactions, and Dual Language Learners' (DLLs) English/Spanish bilingual vocabulary in 31 English-medium Head Start classrooms. Measures in this study included (a) children's conceptual…
Descriptors: Classroom Communication, Bilingualism, Bilingual Teachers, Teacher Student Relationship
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Haarms, Ron; Holtzman, Jed; Xue, Tiki; Darbyshire, Dominic – International Journal of Psychology and Educational Studies, 2018
Research has found a link between active student participation in the classroom and memory retention. Participation can encompass many aspects, including asking questions in class and partaking in classroom activities. Extensive studies have been conducted on Chinese students concerning their overall involvement in class. When compared to their…
Descriptors: Cultural Differences, Class Activities, Student Participation, Asians
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Maskiewicz, April C.; Winters, Victoria A. – Journal of Research in Science Teaching, 2012
We set out to understand how different instantiations of inquiry emerged in two different years of one elementary teacher's classroom. Longitudinal observations from Mrs. Charles' 5th grade science classroom forced us to carefully and deliberately consider who exactly was responsible for the change in the class activities and norms. We provide…
Descriptors: Science Education, Elementary School Science, Grade 5, Class Activities
Zwiers, Jeff; Crawford, Marie – Stenhouse Publishers, 2011
Where would we be without conversation? Throughout history, conversations have allowed us to see different perspectives, build ideas, and solve problems. Conversations, particularly those referred to in this book as academic conversations, push students to think and learn in lasting ways. Academic conversations are back-and-forth dialogues in…
Descriptors: Critical Thinking, Teaching Methods, Discussion, Classroom Communication
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Kalmar, Kathy – Young Children, 2008
Oral language is a cognitive tool used to construct meaning, internalize the language used in print, and regulate thought and activity. A classroom rich in talk supports children's language and literacy development. Talk clears up confusion and serves to share interests and ideas. Kalmar describes the value of talking and listening, their…
Descriptors: Nonverbal Communication, Speech Communication, Oral Language, Emergent Literacy
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Makoe, Pinky; McKinney, Carolyn – English Teaching: Practice and Critique, 2009
The data discussed in this paper is drawn from research conducted in a multilingual urban primary school in Johannesburg, South Africa, where the official language of instruction is English and the majority of learners are African language speakers, frequently with very limited English proficiency. The paper presents a case study of one child who…
Descriptors: African Languages, Class Activities, Learning Activities, Official Languages
Frey, Nancy – Guilford Publications, 2010
This popular guide offers a wealth of innovative, research-based strategies for making K-12 classrooms the best learning environments they can be. Easy-to-implement best practices are presented for establishing a classroom management plan, organizing procedures and materials, building a respectful community, fostering peer collaboration, and…
Descriptors: Classroom Techniques, Reprography, Teaching Guides, Writing Skills
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Fernandez-Cardenas, Juan Manuel; Silveyra-De La Garza, Marcela Lucia – Technology, Pedagogy and Education, 2010
In this study the authors have looked at the use of interactive whiteboards (IWBs) in Mexico from a linguistic anthropological perspective. Twenty lessons were video recorded to compare the use of IWBs and traditional boards in different areas of the curriculum in primary schools. Data were analysed as a set of sequenced communicative events in…
Descriptors: Language Usage, Intellectual Disciplines, Foreign Countries, Comparative Analysis
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Burns, Robert B.; Anderson, Lorin W. – Curriculum Inquiry, 1987
Approaches classroom instruction and teacher effectiveness by conceptualizing the physical milieu shaping teacher-student interactions. Lessons are viewed as a series of segments with three components (purpose, activity format, and assignment) that help characterize the instructional environment. Scripts are suggested to help regulate activity…
Descriptors: Class Activities, Classroom Communication, Classroom Environment, Elementary Secondary Education
Taylor, Kristan – Teaching Tolerance, 2005
In this article, the author shares how she used journal exercises to unify her classroom. Students used cheap spiral notebooks and followed a few very basic rules: (1) Start out by writing for 5 minutes, increasing to 15 or more; (2) Read the entry to the class only if you want to; and (3) Use the given topic or write whatever is on your mind.…
Descriptors: Journal Writing, Student Journals, Classroom Environment, Classroom Communication
Bennett, Kathleen – 1999
The paper elaborates on communication techniques that can promote a sense of community in both the conventional classroom and online community college courses. To help students acquire a sense of recognition by their instructor, a personal note from the instructor acknowledging a student's improvement or expressing concern about a student's lack…
Descriptors: Class Activities, Classroom Communication, Classroom Environment, Classroom Techniques
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Prabhu, N. S. – TESOL Quarterly, 1992
Discusses the dynamics of the language lesson. It is argued that the lesson represents at least four types of events: a curricular event, an implementation of a method, a social event, and an arena of human interaction. (3 references) (GLR)
Descriptors: Class Activities, Classroom Communication, Classroom Environment, Conflict Resolution
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