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Showing 1 to 12 of 12 for “"Discourse Patterns"”.
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Discourse in Science Communities: Issues of Language, Authority, and Gender in a Life Sciences Laboratory
"Using ethnographic and discourse analytic methods, I present a detailed analysis of the discourse patterns in a life sciences laboratory group at a large research university. I show how language accomplishes the work of indexing and constituting social constraints, of maintaining or undermining …
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Teaching and learning through interaction : a case study of Japanese children learning English as a foreign language
… Drawing on sociocultural theory, a method of discourse analysis was developed to reveal the educational processes involved in discourse. Data obtained from eight lessons was transcribed and coded for discourse actions, actions whose pedagogic functions are realised through the mediational use …
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An Inquiry Into Discourse Choices As Indicators Of Gender Attitudes In A Non-profit Conservative Christian Business
This paper is an inquiry into the discourse styles of men and women who work together in a conservative Protestant Christian business. Many conservative Protestant Christian churches teach that the Bible forbids women from holding positions of authority over men. Yet in the communications …
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Socializing English-Speaking Navajo Children
… of Navajo culture and culturally influenced discourse patterns remain in primarily English-speaking homes. The implication of this study is that as cultural and linguistic practices change on the Navajo Nation, so do the socialization processes and products of storytelling."
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How English as first additional language is taught and used in quintile one primary school in Grade 4 where learners officially change from isiXhosa to English as the language of instruction: a case study
… specific knowledge in English. Classroom discourse patterns, which includes safetalk (Chick, 1996) and safetalk and safetime (Hornberger and Chick, 2001) and the kind of teaching practices prevalent in schools in post-colonial countries are examined to explain the low proficiency level of …
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An Analysis of Teachers’ Discourse and Their Perceptions Concerning the Use of Questioning and Feedback during Reading Instruction in Third-Grade Classrooms
… study was designed to gain insight into existing discourse patterns and to attempt to understand how change in these patterns might be facilitated. The design of the study evolved after a review of existing literature on the topic of teacher talk indicated a lack of widespread, intentional focus …
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Variation in academic writing among Generation 1.5 learners, native English-speaking learners and ESL learners: the discoursal self of G1.5 student writers
… multiple methodologies, the text explores the discourse patterns of G1.5 students in their academic writing. Elements in each section include: Module I: o A discussion and literature review of research on Generation 1.5 students and design criteria for an extended corpus study. Module II: o A …
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Science as a Second Language: Analysis of Emergent Bilingual Performance and the Impact of English Language Proficiency and First Language Characteristics on the Colorado Measures of Academic Success for Science
… to a second language in that it uses specific discourse patterns, semantic rules, and a very specific vocabulary. There is a need for educators to better understand how language impacts academic achievement, specifically concerning Emergent Bilinguals (EBs). Research has identified the need to …
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First Year in Front of the Class: The Development of Beginning Elementary School Mathematics Teachers in China
… were conducted at both times. Analyses of discourse patterns during instruction showed that beginning teachers' lack of proficiency was reflected in their less effective questioning techniques which evidently improved over their first year of teaching. In the second study, teachers' daily …
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Cognitive genre prototype modelling and its implications for the teaching of academic writing to learners of English as a second language
… to identify and analyse recurring prototypical discourse patterns in academic writing in English in order to inform the teaching of writing for academic purposes to non English-speaking background (NESB) students. Chapter 1 presents the motivation for the thesis, and outlines the aims, …
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Argumentation in an online mathematics course.
… to provide a setting in which communication and discourse patterns can mirror a classroom setting and encourage critical thinking on the part of participants. This is particularly important in mathematics education, in which communication and discourse within classroom settings are included in …
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How a Master Teacher Uses Questioning Within a Mathematical Discourse Community
… which such learning can take place must include patterns of behavior, known as social norms that promote deeper thinking. When the social norms encourage reflection and communication among the members of the classroom community, or supports learning with understanding, it becomes what I term a …