Talk in the Second and Foreign Language Classroom: A Review of the Literature

doi:10.3969/j.issn.1674-8921.2013.12.008

摘要/Abstract

摘要： Classroom interaction has long been a rich site for scholarly research, as attested by the sizable body of literature surrounding classroom discourse. This paper reviews three frameworks currently informing studies of L2 and FL classroom talk, with a focus on qualitative analyses of turn-by-turn talk between teachers and students, and amongst students themselves. Findings from studies working within (1) language socialization and sociocultural theory, (2) critical discourse analysis, and (3) conversation analysis are explored, along with the ways in which these frameworks complement and complicate one another. Finally, we briefly consider possible areas of further research and implications for teacher training.

关键词: classroom discourse, teacher-student interaction, qualitative research, language socialization, critical discourse analysis, conversation analysis

CATHERINE DIFELICE BOX, SARAH CHEPKIRUI CREIDER, HANSUN ZHANG WARING. Talk in the Second and Foreign Language Classroom: A Review of the Literature[J]. 当代外语研究, 2013, 13(12): 82-93.

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