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Musayeva, Gulsen – IRAL, 1998
A study examined oral corrective discourse in English-as-a-Foreign-Language (EFL) classes at a Turkish university, with data gathered through classroom observation of teacher-student interaction, teacher interviews, and a student survey concerning preferences for amount and type of corrective feedback. Results indicate a small degree of parity…
Descriptors: Applied Linguistics, Classroom Communication, Classroom Techniques, Discourse Analysis
Alvermann, Donna E. – 1995
Drawing from a five-site multicase study, this paper examines three middle school students' perspectives on weekly classroom discussions that took place over a 6-month period in order to analyze the dynamics of classroom talk and how discussions can be affected by the teacher's interaction with the students. The three students were members of an…
Descriptors: Adolescent Attitudes, Case Studies, Classroom Communication, Discourse Analysis
Bouton, Lawrence F., Ed. – 1995
The series of articles in this volume were selected from among those presented at the 8th Annual International Conference on Pragmatics and Language Learning in April 1994. Articles include: "The Right Tool for the Job: Techniques for Analysis of Natural Language Use" (Georgia M. Green); "Sinclair & Coulthard Revisited: Global-…
Descriptors: Ambiguity, Arabic, Body Language, Chinese
Elksnin, Nick, Ed.; Elksnin, Linda, Ed. – OPEC Review, 1996
These four newsletters from the South Carolina Department of Education focus on teaching and serving students with disabilities. The first newsletter includes articles addressing ways that special education professionals can be good to themselves so they can meet the needs of exceptional children; strategies for instructing children with attention…
Descriptors: Behavior Problems, Classroom Communication, Coping, Deaf Blind
Byrne, John Stephen – TEANGA: The Irish Yearbook of Applied Linguistics, 1995
A study investigated the instructional effectiveness of Autotutor, an interactive video program developed at Trinity College (Ireland), based on its ability to create an environment promoting learner interaction in a second language. Six students in three monolingual pairs (Japanese, Korean, Spanish) were filmed and recorded using the business…
Descriptors: Business Communication, Classroom Communication, Computer Software, Computer Software Evaluation
Pitton, Debra; And Others – 1993
In the drive to facilitate inclusion in the classroom, one often overlooked factor that affects the environment of all classrooms is nonverbal interaction. This study was conducted to identify some specific nonverbal messages that are often culturally bound; to help educators and others involved in education understand nonverbal signals and avoid…
Descriptors: American Indians, Asian Americans, Attitudes, Behavior
Casanave, Christine Pearson, Ed.; Yamashiro, Amy D., Ed. – 1996
This collection of articles on gender issues in second language education includes the following: "Colleagues Writing Together: The Evolution of an Edited Publication" (Christine Pearson Casanave, Amy D. Yamashiro); "Reflections on a Critical Approach to Language Teaching" (Alan J. McCornick); "Forging Alliances:…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Childrens Literature, Classroom Communication, Classroom Techniques
Stott, Michael – 1995
This book is intended for foreign language teachers interested in the approaches used in Rudolf Steiner schools, and also classroom teachers who teach foreign languages. Chapters address these issues: what the language lesson is to achieve; how the language lesson differs from other lessons; lesson design; examples of actual lessons; avoiding the…
Descriptors: Audiovisual Aids, Classroom Communication, Classroom Environment, Classroom Techniques
Parkinson, Brian, Ed. – Edinburgh Working Papers in Applied Linguistics, 1998
Papers on applied linguistics and language pedagogy include: "Non-Exact Quantification in Slide Presentations of Medical Research" (Ron Howard); "Modality and Point of View: A Contrastive Analysis of Japanese Wartime and Peacetime Newspaper Discourse" (Noriko Iwamoto); "Classroom Transcripts and 'Noticing' in Teacher Education" (Tony Lynch);…
Descriptors: Applied Linguistics, Classroom Communication, Discourse Analysis, English for Academic Purposes
Cantalupo, Denise – 1993
The Exemplary Capacity Building Program of Transitional Bilingual Education was a federally funded program serving 266 limited-English-speaking, Spanish-speaking students in two Manhattan (New York) elementary schools. Participating students received instruction in English as a Second Language (ESL), native language arts (NLA), and content areas.…
Descriptors: Achievement Gains, Classroom Communication, Elementary Education, English (Second Language)
Byrd, Patricia, Ed.; Constantinides, Janet C., Ed. – 1986
Essays on cross-cultural elements in college and university programs in English as a Second Language (ESL) include the following: "Barriers to Cross-Cultural Communication in English-as-a-Second-Language Programs in the United States"; "Acculturation or Enculturation: Foreign Students in the United States"; "A Framework…
Descriptors: Case Studies, Classroom Communication, College Students, Communication Apprehension
Scollon, Suzanne Bau Kam – 1981
A weekly professional development seminar, designed to help University of Alaska education professors (four White, one Alaska Native) become more culturally sensitive in multicultural classrooms and discover ways teaching may construct barriers to participation by Alaska Native students, was supplemented by videotapes of participants' teaching…
Descriptors: Alaska Natives, American Indian Education, Classroom Communication, Classroom Environment
Sperling, Melanie; Freedman, Sarah Warshauer – 1987
To gain insight into why students frequently misunderstand their teachers' written responses to compositions, this paper looks in depth at one promising ninth grade student's processing of teacher written comments in a response-rich classroom, considering the larger learning contexts that impinge on the student's interpretations. The various…
Descriptors: Classroom Communication, Communication Problems, Communication Research, Grade 9
Peace Corps, Gaborone (Botswana). – 1985
A Peace Corps workshop for prospective language teachers is reported. The workshop's goals were to train a team of teacher candidates in effective language instruction methods, Peace Corps organization and operations, cross-cultural skills, and adult second language instruction techniques. Workshop content covered: discussion of the teacher…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Audiolingual Methods, Behavioral Objectives, Classroom Communication
ERIC Clearinghouse on Reading and Communication Skills, Urbana, IL. – 1983
This collection of abstracts is part of a continuing series providing information on recent doctoral dissertations. The 25 titles deal with a variety of topics including the following: (1) the effects of a heuristic prewriting model on eleventh-grade students; (2) a writing-across-the-curriculum program at a small liberal arts university; (3) a…
Descriptors: Academically Gifted, Annotated Bibliographies, Classroom Communication, Cognitive Processes
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