The Discursive Co-Construction of Knowledge, Identity, and Difference: An Ethnography of Communication in the High School Mainstream.

Duff, Patricia A.

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ERIC Number: EJ652302

Record Type: CIJE

Publication Date: 2002

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The Discursive Co-Construction of Knowledge, Identity, and Difference: An Ethnography of Communication in the High School Mainstream.

Duff, Patricia A.

Applied Linguistics, v23 n3 p289-322 Sep 2002

Describes the ethnography of communication as a viable, context- and culture-sensitive method for conducting research on classroom discourse. Provides an overview of the method and its role in applied linguistics research and then presents a study of discourse in mainstream high school classes with a large proportion of students who speak English as a Second Language. (Author/VWL)

Descriptors: Applied Linguistics, Classroom Communication, Discourse Analysis, English (Second Language), Ethnography, High School Students, High Schools, Research Methodology

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research

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Language: English

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Note: Special issue: Microanalyses of Classroom Discourse: A Critical Consideration of Method.