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Direct linkde Wal Pastoor, Lutine – European Journal of Psychology of Education, 2004
This article explores the mediational role of classroom discourse in the development of shared understanding in the multiethnic classroom. Successful participation in classroom discourse not only requires linguistic and cognitive competence, but also demands cultural knowledge, which often is taken for granted. Research carried out in a…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Classroom Communication, Cultural Pluralism, Cultural Awareness
Download full textSimich-Dudgeon, Carmen; And Others – 1988
A 3-year study was undertaken to identify the salient features of verbal academic (math and science) language performance of third- and sixth-grade students. The investigation classified both native and nonnative English-speaking students as either effective communicators/responders or unsuccessful communicators/responders. The study examined…
Descriptors: Classroom Communication, Discourse Analysis, Elementary Education, English (Second Language)
Hadaway, Nancy L.; Cukor-Avila, Patricia – 1986
A study of code-switching in a group of 35 Spanish-English bilingual third-graders is reported. The students' diary journal entries and writing assignments based on previous classwork are examined. Retelling of stories previously told by the teacher and the journal entries helped identify the kind of language used by students, the code-switching…
Descriptors: Bilingual Students, Bilingualism, Child Language, Code Switching (Language)
