Classroom discourse
ABSTRACT
Classroom discourse analysis is an aspect of classroom process research. It helps teacher understand how teachers use a language in classroom. Based on the record of discourse collected from the course we learn in the class, this paper attempts to reveal the features of discourse English classroom. The paper describes and analyzes the data from the aspects of the amount of teacher talk, the structures of classroom discourse and the questions of teacher. It finds out some features in the classrooms. This paper finds that teacher talk more than students talk. By discussing the nature of participation structure, the patterns of interaction characteristic of most classrooms and then give some pedagogical implications.
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Analysis of the Patterns of Interaction Characteristic of most Classrooms
3.1 Typical Classroom Discourses [PLI12] Class, do you still remember what is it? What is it? It is a ... What is it? It is a ... Starting with M, M A P. What is it? It is a ... Map. Map, yes, very good, map. okay, now please close all your books first. Close all your books first. Okay, today I'm going to play a game, with you first okay. Here are some names of different countries, okay here are the names of different countries. You are going to pick one country. okay? You are going to pick one country, and then, put it on the correct place on the map okay? Put it on the correct place on the map. Then you have to, bring out after putting the the name, you have to read, the country name out. Okay? Do you know what to do? Know what to do? Yes. Yes okay now. Who wants to put the first name, okay? You can choose, choose anyone. Who wants to put the first one, raise your hands, okay, (name), please come out. You can choose anyone [while task pause] okay. Okay, okay (name), how to read this word, read this country. The U S A. Yes very good. Okay, whole class, read after