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What Quality Talk in a Reading Circle Does for Interthinking

Authors :
Clifford Kast
Source :
Changing English: Studies in Culture and Education. 2024 31(3):253-263.
Publication Year :
2024

Abstract

In the English for Academic Purposes (EAP) classroom, speaking is a relatively marginalised learning activity, often employed merely to facilitate transition between activities which prioritise communication skills deemed more important. A significant consequence of this privation is limited practice in situated discourse. This paper presents a theorised account of an instance of situated discourse: Quality Talk in a reading circle within an EAP classroom. With reference to a single dialogic spell unfolding around a specific issue, I examine participants' verbal transactions and the ways in which these enhance high-level comprehension of text. Overall, this account seeks to highlight the efficacy and affordances of situated discourse as a social mode of cognition in EAP instruction.

Details

Language :
English
ISSN :
1358-684X and 1469-3585
Volume :
31
Issue :
3
Database :
ERIC
Journal :
Changing English: Studies in Culture and Education
Publication Type :
Academic Journal
Accession number :
EJ1435100
Document Type :
Journal Articles<br />Reports - Evaluative
Full Text :
https://doi.org/10.1080/1358684X.2024.2373982