| Description |
xv, 187 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm |
| Series |
Cambridge language education |
|
Cambridge language education.
|
| Contents |
I. A Framework for Understanding Communication in Second Language Classrooms. 1. Communication in second language classrooms. 2. Teachers' control of the patterns of classroom communication. 3. Students' perceptions of the patterns of classroom communication. 4. Students' knowledge and use of language. 5. Students' use of language for learning and second language acquisition -- II. Examining Patterns of Communication in Second Language Classrooms. 6. Teacher-student interaction. 7. Student-student interaction. 8. Community- and school-based issues and second language classrooms -- III. Promoting Communication in Second Language Classrooms. 9. Expanding the patterns of classroom communication. 10. Classroom communicative competence |
| Summary |
This volume 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. --From publisher's description |
| Analysis |
Language Learning |
|
Language Learning |
| Notes |
Bibliography: p171-184. -Includes index |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 171-184) and index |
| Subject |
Communication in education.
|
|
Language and languages -- Study and teaching.
|
|
Second language acquisition.
|
|
Teacher-student relationships.
|
| LC no. |
94027033 |
| ISBN |
0521453550 (hardback) |
|
0521459680 (paperback) |
|
