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Peer reviewedO'Hanlon, Christine – English in Education, 1992
Considers teachers' research into adult/pupil dialog. Questions the way teachers converse with students. Asks how teachers listen to what children say and how teachers reciprocate. Studies language facility as an age-related phenomenon and considers whether conversation is led and developed in linguistic context by the adult. (HB)
Descriptors: Communication Research, Elementary Education, English Instruction, Linguistic Theory
Peer reviewedMyhill, Debra – English in Education, 1999
Describes outcomes of a national investigation in the United Kingdom into linguistic characteristics of writing in GCSE (General Certificate of Secondary Education) English examination. Argues that greater precision in describing writing will promote better teaching and learning. (NH)
Descriptors: Content Analysis, Foreign Countries, Secondary Education, Sentences
