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Enright, Kerry Anne; Torres-Torretti, Daniela; Carreon, Orlando – Language and Education, 2012
In this article, we examine the relationship between classroom talk, teacher-student roles and paradigms for literacy and learning in two ninth-grade English Language Arts classes. Our goal was to understand how these roles and practices socialized students into norms for academic language and literacy as they read and wrote poetry in preparation…
Descriptors: Language Arts, Grade 9, Classroom Communication, Teacher Role
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Stratta, Leslie, Ed. – English in Education, 1972
Reflecting the increasing interest in language by teachers of English, articles in this collection: (1) describe and attempt to justify the exploration of living language as it is actually used--"Learning to Evaluate the Spoken Word" by M. C. Dobson, "Exploring the Language of Persuasion" by Sandra Williams, and "Language at Work" by J. H. G.…
Descriptors: Classroom Communication, Communication Skills, Elementary Education, Language Arts
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Shi, Ling – TESL Canada Journal, 1998
A study investigated how teachers and learners negotiated meaning in three teacher-led whole-class and nine peer-group prewriting discussions in a pre-university English-as-a-Second-Language (ESL) program, analyzing interaction features such as comprehension/confirmation checks, clarification/feedback requests, self/other corrections, and…
Descriptors: Classroom Communication, Discussion (Teaching Technique), Discussion Groups, English (Second Language)
Cumming, Alister – 1989
The classes of one experienced teacher of English as a Second Language were observed over four months, using principles of naturalistic inquiry to obtain a holistic interpretation of the processes of language learning and instruction. Events in the classes were found to be related through the teacher's orchestration of student performance. This…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Classroom Communication, Classroom Techniques, English (Second Language)
Martini, Mary – 1978
Noting that many instructional routines discourage complex thought and language, a study examined how teachers and children used language in the first 3 weeks in 3 preschools. Specifically it explored how teachers talk to children, what teachers ask children to do with language, and what children say in school. The language features of…
Descriptors: Case Studies, Child Language, Classroom Communication, Communication Skills
Kang, Hee-Won; Pham, Kien T. – 1995
Techniques for integrating English-as-a-Second-Language (ESL) instruction and mathematics instruction, particularly the language of mathematics, are discussed. Focus here is on mathematics instruction for limited-English-speaking students in the mainstream classroom. First, examples of the academic language of mathematics that students must…
Descriptors: Classroom Communication, Classroom Environment, Classroom Techniques, Concept Formation