The following article1 attempts to account for empirical findings (Doughty and Pica 1986; Long and Sato 1983; Pica and Doughty 1985a, b, in press; Pica and Long, 1986) regarding the relative absence in classroom discourse of interactional moves through which learners and their teachers seek cla...
This article takes a social-theoretical view of the reality created by a foreign language in the classroom. It examines the interaction of teacher and learners in their various activities along a continuum that extends from instructional to natural discourse and is determined by the way participants...
Audiolingualism taught us a long time ago the importance of keeping our learners active in the classroom. At the time that meant reducing the amount of teacher-talk in class in order to increase learner talking time. This led naturally to getting them talking to each other 关键词: amp quot...
However, this chapter focuses on another key element which mediates access to these other resources: patterns of interaction with other people, analysed here as social networks. Language learning beyond the classroom is not unstructured; on the contrary, it is structured by the contexts in which a...
Since the mid 90s, an increasing number of researchers have adopted a sociocultural theory (SCT) of mind to investigate the social and cognitive functions of language during learner-learner interaction (Lantolf & Thorne, 2007). Researchers from an SCT perspective have identified that first languages...
Teacher Level of Interaction with Learners Based on Classroom Seating Position From experience, I have noted that in most classrooms teachers tend to nominate either high ability or extrovert students to speak, hence, the same students tend to participate most of the time. This research aimed at ...
As an educator, teaching social skills is likely already integrated into your day-to-day lesson planning; however, there needs to be an emphasis on helping students regain lost ground. These ideas and resources are meant for younger learners, but can be adjusted for older students as needed. ...
Virtual classrooms should support seamless collaboration so that learners and instructors can connect in real-time and exchange ideas. In addition, it promotes active participation, engagement, and social interaction. When learners collaborate, they can learn from each other and acquire fresh ideas and...
In this paper, the literature of Multiple Intelligences theory and its benefits on learners' learning cognition, motivation, interaction and achievement are reviewed.Besides that, types of language learning activities and classroom activities to accommodate to learners' Multiple Intelligences are presented....
Learners’ language development is formed through the verbal interaction between the teachers and students as well as among students (Hall & Verplaetse, 2000). Thanks to the classroom discourse which teachers and students construct together, teachers and students form “the intellectual and practical ...