Understanding Communication in Second Language Classrooms

This volume offers an integrated view of communication in second language classrooms Drawing on actual classroom transcripts from a range of instructional settings through which teachers can recognize how patterns are established and maintained. Understanding 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 classroom learning and second language acquisition; PART 2 EXAMINING PATTERNS OF COMMUNICATION IN SECOND LANGUAGE CLASSROOMS; 6 Examining teacher-student interaction; 7 Examining student-student interaction; 8 Examining community/school-based issues and second language classrooms; PART III PROMOTING COMMUNICATION IN SECOND LANGUAGE CLASSROOMS; 9 Promoting communication in second language classrooms; 10 Classroom communicative competence.

Contents: PART 1 UNDERSTANDING COMMUNICATION IN SECOND LANGUAGE CLASSROOMS; 1 Understanding 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 classroom learning and second language acquisition; PART 2 EXAMINING PATTERNS OF COMMUNICATION IN SECOND LANGUAGE CLASSROOMS; 6 Examining teacher-student interaction; 7 Examining student-student interaction; 8 Examining community/school-based issues and second language classrooms; PART III PROMOTING COMMUNICATION IN SECOND LANGUAGE CLASSROOMS; 9 Promoting communication in second language classrooms; 10 Classroom communicative competence.