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Graff, Nelson – Educational Research, 2009
Background: Research on teacher-student relationships has focused logically on classroom talk. Investigations of classroom talk range from broad consideration of the structures of such talk to a somewhat narrower focus on the interpersonal dimensions of such talk, and their consequences for student achievement and motivation. Purpose: This study…
Descriptors: Discussion, Investigations, Classroom Communication, Participant Observation
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Shi, Ling; Kubota, Ryuko – English for Specific Purposes, 2007
In order to examine the value of explicating genre and rhetorical rules for teaching, this study explores the level of consistency between the linear, deductive discourse pattern recommended for school writing and the actual structure of reading materials selected from seventh- and eighth-grade English language arts textbooks. We focus on 25…
Descriptors: Textbooks, Reading Materials, Language Arts, Literary Genres