Classroom Discourse: The Language of Teaching and Learning

Noting that classroom communication is a central issue in school systems, because spoken language is the medium by which much teaching takes place, this book investigates classroom discourse within the framework of applied linguistics, and discusses research drawn from elementary, secondary and post...

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Main Author Cazden, Courtney B
Format Book
LanguageEnglish
Published 1988
Subjects
Applied Linguistics
Classroom Communication
Classroom Environment
Classroom Research
Cognitive Processes
Communication Research
Context Clues
Conversation
Cooperation
Discourse Analysis
Elementary Secondary Education
Higher Education
Interpersonal Communication
Language Research
Language Usage
Linguistic Theory
Oral Language
Peer Relationship
Registers (Linguistics)
Speech Communication
Teacher Student Relationship
Teaching Methods
Theory Practice Relationship
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Summary:Noting that classroom communication is a central issue in school systems, because spoken language is the medium by which much teaching takes place, this book investigates classroom discourse within the framework of applied linguistics, and discusses research drawn from elementary, secondary and postsecondary classrooms. The first section deals with talk with the teacher, and includes chapters on sharing time, the structure of lessons, variations in lesson structure, differential treatment, and classroom discourse and student learning. Talk with peers is the focus of the second section, which contains chapters on cognitive processes and contextual influences of peer interactions. The third section reviews ways of talking in the classroom, and includes chapters on the teacher-talk register and the student-talk register and an afterword. Sixteen pages of references, a subject index, and an author index conclude the book. (SKC)
ISBN:0435084453
9780435084455