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Students' Self-Repair in EFL Classroom Interactions: Implications for Classroom Dynamics
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Beshir, Mohammed; Yigzaw, Abiy – Asian-Pacific Journal of Second and Foreign Language Education, 2022
This study aimed to evaluate whether or not students engage in self-help behavior when they encounter difficulties during their presentations. The participants were second year EFL college trainees; the data were obtained from their classroom presentations. The audio recorded data has been transcribed, coded, and categorized into quantitative and…
Descriptors: Error Correction, English (Second Language), Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction
'How Do You Say It in Arabic, in Hebrew, in English?' Towards a Better Understanding of Children's Agentic Behaviour in Novel Language Learning
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Schwartz, Mila; Deeb, Inas; Hijazy, Sujoud – Journal of Multilingual and Multicultural Development, 2021
The aim of this study was to explore patterns of children's agency enactment in second-language learning as reflected in their language learning and social interactions in a bilingual Arabic-Hebrew-speaking classroom. We examined the connection between these behaviour patterns and the children's L2 progress in the bilingual classroom. The study…
Descriptors: Multilingualism, Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction, Bilingual Education
Student-Teacher Interaction Patterns in the French Immersion Classroom: Implications for Levels of Achievement in French Language Proficiency.
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Netten, Joan E.; Spain, William H. – Canadian Modern Language Review, 1989
A study of interaction patterns in the French immersion classroom describing specific differences in the classrooms of three second grade teachers is presented. Possible links between teaching style and classroom communication are explored, and the probable significance of teacher priorities in creating the communication patterns is discussed.…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Behavior Patterns, Classroom Communication, French
The Impact of Learner-Centered Classrooms on Second Language Learning: Communicating with Educators.
Smrekar, Jocelynn Luisa – 1997
A study used the Preschool Teacher Verbal Behavior Index (PTVBI) to measure the extent to which classrooms were learner-directed or teacher-directed. The instrument can be used to help teachers learn the appropriate degree of control for different classroom situations and individual learner needs. Verbatim teachers statements are categorized as…
Descriptors: Behavior Patterns, Classroom Communication, Classroom Techniques, Language Role
Sinclair & Coulthard Revisited: Global- and Local-Allocational Turn-Taking Mechanisms in the Language Classroom.
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Greyling, Willfred J. – 1995
A study examined global- and local-allocational preselection mechanisms for turn-taking in the language classroom, using two corpuses of classroom discourse illustrating both accuracy- and fluency-based modes of language teaching. It was found that teacher-directed accuracy work yielded Initiation-Response-Feedback patterns governed by…
Descriptors: Behavior Patterns, Classroom Communication, Discourse Analysis, Foreign Countries
A Comparison between Chinese EFL Students' Peer Response Sessions Held on Networked Computers and Those Held in a Face-to-Face Setting.
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Huang, Su-yueh – 1998
This study compared techniques for teaching collaborative writing to English majors in Taiwan, focusing on the effectiveness of computer-mediated (CM) vs. face-to-face (FF) peer response sessions, measured by amount of speech produced by students and the level of participation in discussion. Subjects were 17 university sophomores in a composition…
Descriptors: Behavior Patterns, Classroom Communication, Classroom Techniques, Collaborative Writing