Full Description
How does a dynamic classroom operate? What role does interaction play? This textbook examines the relationship between language, interaction and learning, and shows how classroom discourse can be applied to develop and improve teaching. Combining examples from everyday practice with theoretical approaches, this book provides a comprehensive account of current perspectives on classroom discourse.
Contents
Series Editors' Preface; 1. Chapter 1. Introduction, Introduction, Teachers as researchers, L2 teacher education and sociocultural theory, Teacher development and classroom discourse, Challenges for teachers and learners, Overview of the book; 2. Chapter 2. Classroom discourse: an overview; Introduction; Discourse and discourse analysis, Features of classroom discourse, The IRF exchange structure, Summary; 3. Chapter 3. Classroom interactional competence, Introduction, Interactional competence, Classroom interactional competence, CIC and teacher development, Summary; 4. Chapter 4. SETT: self-evaluation of teacher talk, Introduction, Context and contexts, The SETT framework, SETT and teacher development, Summary; 5. Chapter 5. Researching classroom discourse, Introduction, Recording, transcription and ethics, Interaction analysis, discourse analysis and conversation analysis, Corpus linguistics, CLCA, Summary; 6. Chapter 6. Reflective practice revisited, Introduction, Definitions of RP, The problems of RP, Reflective Practice Revitalised, Summary; 7.Chapter 7. Conclusion, Task commentaries, References, Index; 8. Appendices
