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Wedin, Åsa; Norlund Shaswar, Annika – Studies in the Education of Adults, 2023
In this article, focus is on students' oral production in two classrooms in Swedish for immigrants (SFI). The study focuses on practices with interaction patterns where students are involved in negotiation of meaning. Theoretical basis is the importance of interpersonal interaction for language development, with a focus on students' use of varied…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Immigrants, Adult Education, Interaction
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Adler, Jill; Ronda, Erlina – African Journal of Research in Mathematics, Science and Technology Education, 2015
We describe and use an analytical framework to document mathematics discourse in instruction (MDI), and interpret differences in mathematics teaching. MDI is characterised by four interacting components in the teaching of a mathematics lesson: exemplification (occurring through a sequence of examples and related tasks), explanatory talk (talk that…
Descriptors: Mathematics Instruction, Discourse Analysis, Models, Teaching Models
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Davidson, Christina – English Teaching: Practice and Critique, 2012
This article examines ethnomethodology in order to consider its particular yet under-used perspective within literacy research. Initially, the article outlines ethnomethodology, including its theoretical position and central concepts such as indexicality and reflexivity. Then, selected studies are used to illustrate the application of the…
Descriptors: Research Methodology, Ethnography, Discourse Analysis, Sociocultural Patterns
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Saenz-Ludlow, Adalira – Educational Studies in Mathematics, 2006
Classroom communication has been recognized as a process in which ideas become objects of reflection, discussion, and amendments affording the construction of private mathematical meanings that in the process become public and exposed to justification and validation. This paper describes an explanatory model named "interpreting games", based on…
Descriptors: Games, Classroom Communication, Mathematics Instruction, Semiotics
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Walsh, Steve – ELT Journal, 2006
This paper considers ways in which a detailed understanding of classroom discourse can be achieved through the use of reflective practices and professional dialogue. For the teacher, understanding classroom communication, being able to "shape" learner contributions and making strategic decisions in the moment-by-moment unfolding of a lesson are…
Descriptors: Classroom Communication, English (Second Language), Feedback, Interviews
Rowan, Thomas E., Ed.; Morrow, Lorna J., Ed. – 1993
This publication compiles a series of 18 articles originally published in 1989-91 in the Arithmetic Teacher on implementing the National Council of Teachers of Mathematics (NCTM) K-8 curriculum standards. The articles and references in the bibliography are organized into five groupings: (1) "Themes That Cut Across Mathematics," covering…
Descriptors: Algebra, Alternative Assessment, Classroom Communication, Data Collection
Garcia, Gilbert Narro – 1987
Three major studies on English and native language use in the classrooms of limited-English-proficient (LEP) students are reviewed for the insights they provide on effective teaching practices and special services for this population. The bilingual education profession misunderstands and misuses what the literature says about instruction for LEP…
Descriptors: Bilingual Education, Classroom Communication, Data Interpretation, Difficulty Level