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Ilosvay, Kimberly – Journal of Instructional Research, 2019
The ability to communicate through oral language is an innate human characteristic (Chomsky, 1968; Pinker, 2007) and is a product of the social process (Vygotsky, 1978). Though the language " … in people's heads does not always translate automatically into appropriate words and phrases …" uttered through the mouth (Chafe &…
Descriptors: Humor, Classroom Communication, Language Usage, Foreign Countries
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Chandras, Jessica – Language and Education, 2022
In classrooms in India where the instructional language is to be English, speakers use reported speech in Indian regional languages for pedagogical purposes, renegotiating the roles and statuses among languages in the multilingual setting. Reported speech is a form of indirect speech used when a speaker quotes another in a way that they voice the…
Descriptors: Teaching Methods, English (Second Language), Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction