17. Classroom discourse
1. Introduction
This chapter provides an overview of the discourse domain of classroom discourse, broadly described as the spoken interactions which take place in any formal learning environment. The main rationale for bringing ‘classroom’ and ‘discourse’ together under one umbrella heading is to enhance our understandings of learning. This has been the main reason for studying spoken interaction in classrooms for more than fifty years. In essence, an understanding of the interactions which occur in classrooms (whatever our understanding of classroom or discourse) lies at the very heart of our understanding of learning. This chapter begins with a discussion of current research on classroom ...
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