Classroom Discourse and Teacher Development

ISBN-13: 9780748645183 / Angielski / Twarda / 2013 / 208 str.

Steve Walsh

Opis

Highlights the importance of classroom discourse to any second language teacher education programmeReflective practice is central to teacher education and development, yet is something that many teachers struggle with. Can reflective practice be refocused by asking teachers to place classroom interaction and discourse at the centre of their reflections?In this accessible textbook, Steve Walsh explains why it is essential to put an understanding of classroom discourse at the centre of any second language teacher education programme, whether it is a formal programme under the guidance of a teacher educator or a more informal, self-directed programme of teacher development. He argues that in order to improve their professional practice, language teachers need to gain a detailed, up-close understanding of their local context by focusing on the complex relationship between teacher language, classroom interaction and learning. In order to do this he revisits and reconceptualises the notion of reflective practice by giving teachers appropriate tools which allow them to reflect on and improve their professional practice. This thought-provoking book not only stimulates debate on classroom discourse and reflective practice, but also contains practical exercises and advice which will be invaluable to both new and experienced language teachers as well as to researchers in applied linguistics.Task commentaries, a glossary of technical terms and an annotated list of further reading are also included.

Spis treści

Series Editors’ Preface; 1. Chapter 1. Introduction, Introduction, Teachers as researchers, L2 teacher education and sociocultural theory, Teacher development and classroom discourse, Challenges for teachers and learners, Overview of the book; 2. Chapter 2. Classroom discourse: an overview; Introduction; Discourse and discourse analysis, Features of classroom discourse, The IRF exchange structure, Summary; 3. Chapter 3. Classroom interactional competence, Introduction, Interactional competence, Classroom interactional competence, CIC and teacher development, Summary; 4. Chapter 4. SETT: self-evaluation of teacher talk, Introduction, Context and contexts, The SETT framework, SETT and teacher development, Summary; 5. Chapter 5. Researching classroom discourse, Introduction, Recording, transcription and ethics, Interaction analysis, discourse analysis and conversation analysis, Corpus linguistics, CLCA, Summary; 6. Chapter 6. Reflective practice revisited, Introduction, Definitions of RP, The problems of RP, Reflective Practice Revitalised, Summary; 7.Chapter 7. Conclusion, Task commentaries, References, Index; 8. Appendices