Investigating classroom discourse
By: Steve Walsh.
Series: Domains of discourse
Publisher: Routledge
Published: 2006
Place of publication: Abingdon, Oxon; New York, NY
Language: eng
Number of pages: 183
Subjects: Language and education; Oral communication; Discourse analysis; Interaction analysis in education; Second language acquisition
Description: "Investigating Classroom Discourse presents language use and interaction as the basis of good teaching and learning, and provides teachers and researchers with the tools to analyse classroom discourse and move towards more effective instruction. The book provides an overview of the existing approaches to describing and analysing classroom discourse and identifies the principal characteristics of classroom language in the contexts of second language classrooms, primary and secondary classrooms and higher education settings."--BOOK JACKET.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.