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What Quality Talk in a Reading Circle Does for Interthinking
- Source :
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Changing English: Studies in Culture and Education . 2024 31(3):253-263. - Publication Year :
- 2024
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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