Investigating classroom discourse / Steve Walsh.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Walsh, Steve, 1959-

Series:

Domains of discourse

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Language and education.

Oral communication.

Discourse analysis.

Interaction analysis in education.

Second language acquisition.

Physical Description:

vi, 188 pages ; 25 cm.

Place of Publication:

London ; New York : Routledge, 2006.

Contents:

1 Features of classroom discourse 3

Control of patterns of communication 5

Elicitation techniques 7

Repair 10

Modifying speech to learners 12

2 Learning in the second language classroom 16

Classrooms as social contexts 16

Classroom interaction and second language acquisition 20

Socio-cultural theory and language learning 32

3 Approaches to analysing classroom discourse 39

Interaction analysis approaches 39

Discourse analysis approaches 45

Conversation analysis approaches 49

A variable approach to investigating L2 classroom interaction 55

4 A framework for analysing classroom interaction 62

Establishing modes 63

Deviant cases 82

5 Using SETT in different contexts 93

Investigating primary classrooms 93

Investigating EFL secondary classrooms 98

Investigating Irish-medium education 104

Investigating higher education interaction 105

6 Using SETT for teacher education 111

The reflective feedback corpus 112

Teachers' identification of modes 113

SETT and critical reflective practice 125

Classroom interactional competence (CIC) 130

SETT and second language acquisition 144

SETT and second language teaching 154

SETT and second language teacher education 157

Future research directions 161

Appendix 1 Transcription system 165

Appendix 2 SETT procedure 166

Appendix 3 SETT workshop materials 169.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages [172]-184) and index.

ISBN:

0415364698

041536468X

OCLC:

61499988

Publisher Number:

9780415364690

9780415364683