Turn allocation patterns and learning opportunities

• Autores: Xiaoyan Xie
• Localización: ELT journal: An international journal for teachers of English to speakers of other languages, ISSN 0951-0893, Vol. 65, Nº 3, 2011, págs. 240-250
• Idioma: inglés
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• Resumen

  • Drawing on data from three English classrooms at two Chinese universities, this paper documents the turn-taking patterns that the teachers and students developed over time and explores how these patterns affected students� opportunities to participate in classroom discourse. The data were collected through observations, audio- and video-taping, and stimulated reflection across a two-and-a-half-month period. Based on the findings, participatory implications are discussed and some possible changes to turn management proposed, which are applicable not only to the Chinese context but beyond.