Breaking classroom silences: a view from linguistic ethnography

• Published in: Language and intercultural communication Vol. 16; no. 1; pp. 4 - 21
• Main Authors: Rampton, Ben, Charalambous, Constadina
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Abingdon Routledge 02.01.2016; Taylor & Francis Ltd
• Subjects: Case studies; Classroom Communication; Conflict; Cyprus; discourse; Discourse Analysis; Education policy; Educational Policy; England (London); English; English language; Ethnography; Ethnolinguistics; Foreign Countries; Greek; Greek language; identity; ideology; Intervention; Language Attitudes; Language Tests; linguistic diversity; Nonstandard Dialects; Oral Language; pedagogy; Second Language Instruction; Second Language Learning; Secondary education; Secondary School Students; Self Concept; Social Differences; Standard Spoken Usage; Teacher Education; Teaching Methods; Test Preparation; Turkish; Turkish language; Cyprus; United Kingdom (London)

This paper addresses potentially problematic classroom episodes in which someone foregrounds a social division that is normally taken for granted. It illustrates the way in which linguistic ethnography can unpack the layered processes that collide in the breaking of silence, showing how linguistic f...