On student engagement in whole-class oral interaction: from classroom discourse and sociocultural aspects to implications for language learning On student engagement in whole-class oral interaction: from classroom discourse and sociocultural aspects to implications for language learning
This article reports on a study on classroom interaction in an EFL context in Brazil. The study, of an ethnographic nature, analyses recorded lessons, interviews and questionnaires answered by the students. The social rules governing classroom interaction usually determine an asymmetrical relationsh...
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doaj-8623537715f24944b6704bac1347825c2020-11-25T00:31:20ZengUniversidade Federal de Santa CatarinaIlha do Desterro 0101-48462175-80262008-04-01041041060On student engagement in whole-class oral interaction: from classroom discourse and sociocultural aspects to implications for language learning On student engagement in whole-class oral interaction: from classroom discourse and sociocultural aspects to implications for language learningDouglas Altamiro ConsoloThis article reports on a study on classroom interaction in an EFL context in Brazil. The study, of an ethnographic nature, analyses recorded lessons, interviews and questionnaires answered by the students. The social rules governing classroom interaction usually determine an asymmetrical relationship between the teacher and the students, though it may be possible, according to the data obtained, to create an atmosphere of co-operation in which interaction may occur within less asymmetrical verbal patterns. This atmosphere, determined by linguistic, pedagogical, psychological and social factors, favours student language production. The data suggest connections between the students’ views of classroom language learning, their engagement in classroom discourse, and possible implications for (foreign) language development. Este artigo relata um estudo sobre interação em sala de aula em um contexto de inglês como língua estrangeira, no Brasil. O estudo, de natureza etnográfica, analisa aulas gravadas, entrevistas e questionários respondidos pelos alunos. As regras sociais que permeiam a interação em sala de aula geralmente determinam uma relação assimétrica entre professor e alunos, embora seja possível, com base nos dados obtidos, criar-se uma atmosfera de cooperação, na qual uma interação caracterizada por padrões verbais menos assimétricos possa ocorrer. Tal atmosfera, determinada por fatores lingüísticos, pedagógicos, psicológicos e sociais, favorece a produção verbal dos alunos. Os dados sugerem relações entre as visões dos alunos sobre aprendizagem de línguas, seu engajamento no discurso de sala de aula e possíveis implicações para o desenvolvimento da competência em língua estrangeira. http://www.periodicos.ufsc.br/index.php/desterro/article/view/7471classroom researchEFLinteraction |
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On student engagement in whole-class oral interaction: from classroom discourse and sociocultural aspects to implications for language learning On student engagement in whole-class oral interaction: from classroom discourse and sociocultural aspects to implications for language learning |
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On student engagement in whole-class oral interaction: from classroom discourse and sociocultural aspects to implications for language learning On student engagement in whole-class oral interaction: from classroom discourse and sociocultural aspects to implications for language learning |
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On student engagement in whole-class oral interaction: from classroom discourse and sociocultural aspects to implications for language learning On student engagement in whole-class oral interaction: from classroom discourse and sociocultural aspects to implications for language learning |
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This article reports on a study on classroom interaction in an EFL context in Brazil. The study, of an ethnographic nature, analyses recorded lessons, interviews and questionnaires answered by the students. The social rules governing classroom interaction usually determine an asymmetrical relationship between the teacher and the students, though it may be possible, according to the data obtained, to create an atmosphere of co-operation in which interaction may occur within less asymmetrical verbal patterns. This atmosphere, determined by linguistic, pedagogical, psychological and social factors, favours student language production. The data suggest connections between the students’ views of classroom language learning, their engagement in classroom discourse, and possible implications for (foreign) language development. Este artigo relata um estudo sobre interação em sala de aula em um contexto de inglês como língua estrangeira, no Brasil. O estudo, de natureza etnográfica, analisa aulas gravadas, entrevistas e questionários respondidos pelos alunos. As regras sociais que permeiam a interação em sala de aula geralmente determinam uma relação assimétrica entre professor e alunos, embora seja possível, com base nos dados obtidos, criar-se uma atmosfera de cooperação, na qual uma interação caracterizada por padrões verbais menos assimétricos possa ocorrer. Tal atmosfera, determinada por fatores lingüísticos, pedagógicos, psicológicos e sociais, favorece a produção verbal dos alunos. Os dados sugerem relações entre as visões dos alunos sobre aprendizagem de línguas, seu engajamento no discurso de sala de aula e possíveis implicações para o desenvolvimento da competência em língua estrangeira. |
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