| Understanding Communication in Second Language Classrooms Contributor(s): Johnson, Karen E. (Author) |
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ISBN: 0521459680 ISBN-13: 9780521459686 Publisher: Cambridge University Press OUR PRICE: $56.25 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: February 1995 Annotation: The author constructs a conceptual framework that clarifies patterns of classroom communication. The paperback edition offers an integrated view of communication in second language classrooms - one that acknowledges the importance of what teachers and students bring to the class environment, as well as what actually occurs during face-to-face communication within the classroom. Drawing on actual classroom transcripts from a range of instructional settings, Johnson constructs a conceptual framework through which teachers can recognize how patterns of classroom communication are established and maintained, how these patterns affect students' participation in classroom events, and how their participation shapes the ways they use language for learning and their opportunities for second language acquisition. Relevant research is presented from the areas of classroom discourse, language in communities, teacher cognition, classroom learning, and second language acquisition. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Education - Foreign Language Study | English As A Second Language |
| Dewey: 418.007 |
| LCCN: 94027033 |
| Series: Cambridge Language Education |
| Physical Information: 0.53" H x 6.2" W x 9.1" (0.69 lbs) 204 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: An integrated view of communication in second language classrooms that acknowledges the importance of what teachers and students bring to the class environment. Drawing on actual classroom transcripts from a range of instructional settings, Johnson constructs a conceptual framework through which teachers can recognize how patterns of classroom communication are established and maintained, how these patterns affect students' participation in classroom events, and how their participation shapes the ways they use language for learning and their opportunities for second language acquisition. Relevant research is presented from the areas of classroom discourse, language in communities, teacher cognition, classroom learning, and second language acquisition. |